Ballast Water Management Convention & Guidelines (BWMS Code), 2018 Edition Basic Documents and Resolutions Approved for use in lifeboats

Approved for use in lifeboats and life rafts

making it easier for you to plot your course accurately

Reference is made throughout to IMO (International Maritime Organization) Performance Standards

Mean Neap and Spring tidal rates presented in tenths of a knot for easy reading

Current Names

Ballast Water Management Convention & Guidelines (BWMS Code), 2018 Edition Basic Documents and Resolutions Approved for use in lifeboatsThe International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships Ballast Water and Sediments, 2004 (BWM Convention), is concerned with preventing, minimizing and ultimately eliminating the risks to the environment, human health, property and resources arising from the transfer of harmful aquatic organisms and pathogens, through the control and management of ships ballast water and sediments. The BWM Convention also aims to avoid unwanted side