Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what training requirements are mandated for ships’ crews and port operatives to ensure compliance with the International Maritime Organisation’s 2017 International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments.

There are no mandatory training requirements for ships’ crews and port operatives set out in the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments.

The Ballast Water Management Plans required on board ships, and any ballast treatment systems fitted to comply with the Convention, may require appropriate crew training to be undertaken in some cases. This training will fall under the mandate of the ship’s existing safety management system.