MEPC.372(80)-GuidelinesfortheuseofelectronicrecordbooksundertheBWMConvention

MEPC 80/17/Add.1Annex 6,page 1ANNEX 6RESOLUTION MEPC.372(80)(adopted on 7 July 2023)GUIDELINES FOR THE USE OF ELECTRONIC RECORD BOOKS UNDER THE BWMCONVENTIONTHE MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE,RECALLING Article 38(a)of the Convention on the International Maritime Organizationconcerning the functions of the Marine Environment Protection Committee conferred upon itby international conventions for the prevention and control of marine pollution from ships,RECALLING ALSO that the International Conference on Ballast Water Management for Shipsheld in February 2004 adopted the International Convention for the Control and Managementof Ships'Ballast Water and Sediments,2004 (the BWM Convention)together with fourConference resolutions,NOTING that regulation B-2 of the BWM Convention enables the use of electronic recordbooks.RECOGNIZING the need to develop guidance for the use of electronic record books under theBWM Convention,HAVING CONSIDERED,at its eightieth session,draft Guidelines for the use of electronicrecord books under the BWM Convention,1ADOPTS the Guidelines for the use of electronic record books under the BWMConvention,the text of which is set out in the annex to this resolution;2INVITES Governments to apply the Guidelines as soon as possible;3AGREES to keep the Guidelines under review in light of experience gained.I:MEPC80MEPC 80-17-Add.1.docx