HELCOM RECOMMENDATION 19/11 

Adopted 26 March 1998 having regard to Article 13, Paragraph b) of the Helsinki Convention 

NOTIFICATION OF SHIP’S WASTES 

THE COMMISSION,

RECALLING  the Baltic Strategy for Port Reception Facilities for Ship-generated Wastes and Associated Issues as the basic tool for substantial decrease of operational discharges and elimination of illegal discharges in the Baltic Sea Area by all ships irrespective of their nationality,

RECALLING ALSO HELCOM Recommendation 19/7 concerning amendments to Annex IV of the Helsinki Convention, HELCOM Recommendation 19/8 concerning application of the “no-special-fee” system in the Baltic Sea Area and HELCOM Recommendation 19/14 concerning a harmonized system of fines in case a ship violates anti-pollution regulations,

RECOMMENDS  that the Governments of the Contracting Parties shall ensure that oil tankers of 150 GT and above and other ships of 400 GT and above and all chemical tankers visiting their ports shall complete the attached Specific Port Waste Management Information Sheet and forward it to the appropriate Port Authority/Port Operator in the next port of call in the Baltic Sea Area before entering this port twenty-four hours before the intended time of discharge of wastes to reception facilities,

RECOMMENDS ALSO  that the ships in dedicated trade as defined in the Guidelines attached to HELCOM Recommendation 19/8 concerning application of the “no-special-fee” system in the Baltic Sea Area should be exempted from the mandatory notification of ship’s wastes,

RECOMMENDS FURTHER  that the Governments of the Contracting Parties shall report on the implementation of this Recommendation in accordance with the reporting format on the implementation of the Baltic Strategy for Port Reception Facilities and Associated Issues,

REQUESTS  the Governments of the Contracting Parties to approach the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to issue a relevant circular concerning this Recommendation after it has been implemented at national level in the entire Baltic Sea Area.

HELCOM Recommendation 19/11

ATTACHMENT

                    SPECIFIC PORT WASTE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SHEET

Instructions: Sections 1-8 are to be completed by the ship/owner/operator and forwarded to the appropriate Shipping Agent/Port Authority/Port Operator in the next port of call twenty-four hours before the intended time of discharge of wastes to reception facilities.

1.                          NAME OF SHIP, PORT OF REGISTRY, IMO NUMBER AND CALL SIGN:

2.         SHIP/OWNER/OPERATOR FAX or CABLE #:                                                                                  

3.         SHIP/OWNER/OPERATOR MAILING ADDRESS:                                                                              

4.         LAST PORT OF CALL:                                                                                                                

5.                          PORT AUTHORITY/PORT OPERATOR, ADDRESS AND FAX AT LAST PORT OF CALL:

6.         NEXT PORT OF CALL:                                                                                                                

7.         ESTIMATED TIME OF ARRIVAL AT THE NEXT PORT OF CALL:                                                       

8.         TOTAL CAPACITY OF WASTE STORAGE TANKS OR BINS ON BOARD, THE AMOUNT OF DISCHARGED WASTE AT PORT RECEPTION FACILITIES AT LAST PORT OF CALL AND ESTIMATED WASTE FOR DISCHARGE AT PORT RECEPTION FACILITIES AT THE NEXT PORT OF CALL:

Remarks (e.g. why waste was not discharged at last port of call):

Date:                            Signature of the Master or Chief Engineer:                                                           

*)  Specify category (A, B, C, D)