DE-BALLASTING & BALLAST EXCHANGE AT DAMIETTA PORT- EGYPT (Notification no 18 for year 2023)

 

DAMIETTA CHAMBER OF SHIPPING

 

Notification no 18 for year 2023

Date: 06.03.2023

No. 1164

 

MESSERS: SHIPPING LINES AND SHIPPING AGECIES

 

After Greetings,

 

  Regarding to Damietta Port Authority letter received to the chamber of Shipping concerning implementation of the Arab Republic of Egypt strategy

To apply the international agreement to control and drainage of ships' Ballast water and sediments.

 

Therefore, all shipping agencies operating in port must follow below instructions:

 

·         Submit a request in advance from vessel’s master to the Department of Environmental Protection in port stating in it the quantity and date without Charging the applier any fees and to commit the flwg:

 

 

1. If the vessel is equipped with a ballast water treatment system that complies with (D-2 Standards) and intends to discharge ballast water Within Damietta Water surface, and the request must be accompanied with a valid ballast water management certificate.

 

2. If the vessel is not equipped with a ballast water treatment system,

She must exchange ballast water away from coastal areas

      at least 200 Nautical Miles away from Damietta Port and at depth not    

      less than 200 Mtr and record this data in vessel’s ballast water

      logbook and attach a copy to the said request.

 

3. In case a vessel violates above instructions and discharges any polluted water, The office of Environmental Protection will notify the Egyptian Authority for Maritime Safety (EAMS) and Environmental Affairs Agency According to article no. (56) of the Environmental Protection Act law no. 4/1994.

 

This is for your information & knowledge, as well as to take the necessary actions.

 

 

Chairman