ballast water management system
Defined in 1 place of the United States Code.
The term "ballast water management system" means any marine pollution control device (including all ballast water treatment equipment, ballast tanks, pipes, pumps, and all associated control and monitoring equipment) that processes ballast water—
(i) to kill, render nonviable, or remove organisms; or
(ii) to avoid the uptake or discharge of organisms.
Source
- 2018–present33 U.S.C. § 1322Navigation and Navigable Waters · Marine sanitation devices · under this section