Ballast Water Treatment Masterclass

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1 Ballast Water Treatment Masterclass Sailing out species for a greener sea 09 th - 10 th July 2018 Radisson Blu, Le Vendome Hotel, Sea Point, Cape Town

2 Key highlight areas: Ballast Water Management for Marine Biodiversity Status of Ballast Water in Africa Legislation Invasive Species IMO Support Programmes and Initiative Ballast Water Management Plan Reviews Challenges in Implementing and Conducting Ballast Water Management Technology and innovation Who Should Attend: Ship Managers Cargo & Container Terminal Operators Ship Registrars Maritime Legal Professionals Freight Forwarders Government Agencies Universities- Department Fisheries Oceanography and Marine Biology Environmental officers Port Managers / Terminal Operators Shipping Lines Post graduate students studying environmental protection or marine biology Other Maritime Organisations

3 OVERVIEW Loading and discharge of ballast water is an essential part of a ship s operation, and is fundamental to maintaining safe operations. This water can contain thousands of aquatic or marine microbes, plants and animals, which are transported across the globe. Untreated ballast water released at the ship s destination can have a considerable environmental impact in the form of transferred invasive species. Hundreds of such invasions have already taken place, sometimes with devastating consequences for the local ecosystem. Aims of the two-day event The Master class will bring delegates up to date on the standing of the Ballast Water Management Convention and comprise keynote addresses, presentations on highly relevant issues first examining the issues associated with sampling and analysis and secondly, looking at the problems implementing compliant systems from the ship-owners and suppliers perspective; experts in technology The Ballast Water Management (BWM) Convention was entered into force on 8 September, 2017 to introduce global regulations to control the transfer of potentially invasive species. With the treaty now in force, ships need to manage their ballast water. In order to meet the Convention requirements, ship-owners must install a ballast water management system that cleans the water before it is discharged. This master class seeks to elaborate on the implementation of Ballast Water Management systems and the regulation associated with it. Key to the master class is equipping shipping professionals with the knowledge to comply with the recently enforced global regulations regarding Ballast Water Management. Key areas of discussion include: Status of Ballast Water Management in Africareview the key issues associated with ballast water transfer and how transported species have affected many local habitats and resulted in spread of disease Reasons for sound ballast water management and Challenges in way of implementing BWM and conducting Ballasting Operations The international regime: The Ballast Water Convention and SA ballast Management bill Summary of treatment technologies - review the operational matters of the key treatment technologies available and challenges associated. Installation, retrofitting and surveys Imo Global initiative

4 AGENDA Day one: 09:00-10:00 Opening Key note address: Status of Ballast Water Management in Africa 10:00-12:00 Introduction to Ballast Water management Alien species IMO Support Programmes Presenter: Adnan Awad, Director, IOI-SA Mr. Adnan Awad has been the Director of IOI-Southern Africa since He earned two undergraduate degrees at the University of Washington and his Master s at the University of Cape Town, where he has focused on marine ecological issues associated with invasive species. Before joining the IOI, he worked for the Global Invasive Species Programme, as well as the International Maritime Organization for 5 years on a programme addressing ballast water management. He continues to collaborate with the IMO on training, policy and technical capacity 12:00-13:00 Legislation Framework Ballast Water The international regime: The Ballast Water Convention The National regime: SA Ballast Water Bill Introduction to the Legal Framework International Conventions NEMA & EIA listed activities NEM: Biodiversity Act NEM: Integrated Coastal Management Act The Draft Ballast Water Management Bill The Objectives The Application Definitions Roles & Responsibilities Control & Management Surveys & Certificates Enforcement Schedule: Standards, additional measures, warnings, surveys & certification requirements Forms in Appendices Presenter: Catherine Warburton, Managing Director, IMBEWU Sustainability Legal Specialists (Pty) Ltd BA LLB LLM Catherine has more than twenty years of practical experience in the relatively new field of sustainability law in South Africa. Her experience has been mainly developed across a broad spectrum of large industrial and mining concerns in a number of countries. She has also assisted NGO groups and government with legal advice and has provided input into governmental policy development in South Africa. Catherine assisted with the drafting and review of South Africa s first Ballast Water Management Bill for the Department of Transport 13:00-14:00 Networking over Lunch 14:00-15:30 IMO initiatives Implementation of the convention Capacity more training SA agencies Government bodies Presenter Adnan Awad Director IOI-SA 15:30-17:00 Ballast Water Management Plan BWM Reporting and Administration Ballast Water Management Plan (BWMP) Ballast Water Record Book (BWRB) Ballast Water Reporting Form (BWRF) Approval Certification Challenges in Implementing and Conducting BWM Retrofitting of Ballast Water Treatment Systems New Build Installation of Ballast Water Treatment Systems Enforcement and Compliance Monitoring Operational Technological Presenter: Pieter Grobelaar, Project Manager, Veecraft Marine Pieter joined the South African Navy (SAN) in 2005 and completed his Military Training for Officers that same year. On completion of my training

5 AGENDA he was afforded the opportunity by the SAN to study B.Eng (Mechanical) at Stellenbosch University, of which he graduated in After obtaining his qualification he was permanently stationed at Naval Base Simon s Town as a Naval Engineering Officer and Project Engineer for Project BIRO. Pieter left the SAN in 2016 as a Lieutenant (SAN). The next journey in his career was at a Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering company in Table Bay Harbour, where he fulfilled the role of Project Manager, Marine Engineer, as well as a part-time Course Developer and Facilitator. In April 2018 Pieter, was afforded a new opportunity as a contracted Project Manager at Veecraft Marine, his current employer, where he oversees the design and construction for vessel new builds. Day two: Workshop Ballast water management: technologies, operation and further development Led by International expert Professor J. Paul Chen, PhD (Georgia Tech), CEng, CSci, CMarEng, FRSC, FIChemE, FIMarEST -National University of Singapore, Singapore Outlines: Reasons for sound ballast water management Overview of treatment technologies Mechanisms of key technologies Common operation problems Personal experiences and suggestions What would we like to have in the management? Understanding currently available ballast water treatment systems UV systems Chemical systems Comparison Installation and operation issues for ballast water treatment systems Issues to be taken care of in installation Operation issues and 10-year experiences How to be granted exemption under regulation A4 Understanding the policies Concept of Same Risk Area and procedures Current situations in market IMO and USCG Expected market sizes Future on ballast water management New technologies Combination of technologies for ballast water treatment and exhaust `gas treatment About the expert: Professor J. Paul Chen has been teaching subjects of environmental engineering in Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the National University of Singapore (NUS) since His research interests are physicochemical treatment of water and wastewater and exhaust gases. He has received various research grants from the governmental agencies and industries such as NRF, PUB, A-Star, and APL. He has developed several ballast water treatment technologies and has done more than 10 year research on the areas. He has been a consultant for more than 30 industrial projects with such clients as DNV GL. He has published seven books, more than 150 journal papers and book chapters with citations of above 6500 and H-index of 47.Some measure of the influence and impact of his work may be drawn from citation statistics. One paper of his paper has been cited near 1,000 times, and six over 200. He holds seven patents. He has given >30 plenary/invited lectures. He is recognized as an author of hot papers and highly cited papers (Web of Science). He has trained more than 18 Post-doctorial fellows, and graduated 15 PhD students and 16 Master students (research); all of them are embarked upon successful various professional careers. In the last few years, three of his PhD students have received the prestigiousicheme and AIChE research awards. He has received various honors and awards, including the Sustainable Technology Award from the IChemE, Guest Professor of the Huazhong University of Science and Technology and Shandong University, and Distinguished Overseas Chinese Young Scholar of National Natural Science Foundation, China. He serves as the Chair of Water SIG of IChemE and aiwa committee member of Specialist Groups of Metals and Related Substances in Drinking Water and Sanitation and Water Management in Developing Countries. He is a CEng, a CSci, and a CMarEng. He was elected as a Fellow of RSC, IChemE, and I