Abstract

International Convention for the Control and Management of Ship’s Ballast Water and Sediments(hereafter BWMC) adopted on 2004 will take effect on Sep. 2017. Republic of Korea established national law named Ballast Water Management Act to implement IMO’s BWMC and ship officer in charge of Ballast Water Management takes mandatory training by ship owner or approved training center according to national law. This study is to develop standardized training manual containing practical skills and knowledge for successful implementation of BWMC and national law. In order for the development of training manual, first of all, the requirements of BWMC are analyzed and the tendency of foreign nations concerning with ship officer’s training is surveyed. Moreover, it suggests subjects and training contents which the officers are necessarily skilled. Shipowners and training centers are urged to utilize the developed training manual. However, the manual should be applied with consideration for ship type, service area and ship size etc. The onboard training should be reflected to Ballast Water Management Plan to supplement the consideration and defect.

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