(a) To discharge ballast water into waters of the United States, the master, owner, operator, agent, or person in charge of a vessel subject to § 151.2025 of this subpart must either ensure that the ballast water meets the ballast water discharge standard as defined in § 151.2030(a), use an AMS as described in § 151.2025(a)(3) or ballast exclusively with water from a U.S. public water system, as described in § 151.2025(a)(2), according to the schedule in paragraph (b) of this section.
(b) Implementation Schedule for the Ballast Water Management Discharge Standard for vessels using a Coast Guard approved BWMS to manage ballast water discharged to waters of the U.S. After the dates listed in Table 151.2035(b), vessels may use a USCG-approved BWMS and comply with the discharge standard, use PWS per § 151.2025(a)(2), or use a previously installed AMS per § 151.2025(a)(3).
Table 151.2035(b)—Implementation Schedule for Approved Ballast Water Management Methods
|
| Vessel's ballast
water capacity
| Date constructed
| Vessel's compliance date
|
|---|
| New vessels | All | On or after December 1, 2013 | On delivery.
|
| Existing vessels | Less than 1500 m
3 | Before December 1, 2013 | First scheduled drydocking after January 1, 2016.
|
| | 1500-5000 m
3 | Before December 1, 2013 | First scheduled drydocking after January 1, 2014.
|
| | Greater than 5000 m
3 | Before December 1, 2013 | First scheduled drydocking after January 1, 2016. |