Under Section 7.2 of the BWMS Code (Resolution MEPC.300(72)), what is required of any bypass or override fitted for ship/personnel safety in an emergency?

A. It must be connected to the BWMS so that any bypass activates an alarm, and the bypass event must be recorded both by the control/monitoring equipment and in the Ballast Water Record Book

B. It must be sealed shut and require a class surveyor's authorisation to open under any circumstances

C. It may bypass the system silently provided the Master verbally informs the Chief Engineer

D. It is only required to be logged if used more than once per voyage

A. The piping arrangement may permit the ballast water management system to be bypassed during ballast uptake and discharge operations without activating an alarm

B. BWMS units are failing to achieve the required treatment efficacy under testing

C. Crew are not trained to operate the BWMS control panel

D. Ballast water record books are not being completed in the correct language

A. Section 3.2 of the BWMS Code clarifies that the BWMS does not include the ship's ballast water fittings (piping, valves, pumps etc.) that would be required even if no BWMS were fitted at all

B. These valves were installed after the vessel's last special survey and are therefore grandfathered

C. They are located in a void space inaccessible during normal operations

D. They are owned and maintained by a separate contractor, not the shipowner