US Coast Guard has recently adopted new regulations relating to ballast water management
Ships calling at US ports and intending to discharge ballast will be required to use an approved ballast water treatment
system that meets the US discharge standard (which is the same as the IMO D-2 standard) in accordance with the following timetable.
Ships calling at US ports and intending to discharge ballast will be required to use an approved ballast water treatment
system that meets the US discharge standard (which is the same as the IMO D-2 standard) in accordance with the following timetable.
| Capacity | Date constructed | Compliance date | |
| New vessels | All | On or after 1 december 2013 | On delivery |
| Existing vessels | <1500 m="m" sup="sup">3 |
Existing vessels must comply at the first scheduled docking after the above date.
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