英国立法限制船舶压载水排放
New laws to restrict the way ships release ballast water into UK seas
发布者：KnowMi 发布时间： 2022-08-24 10:08:18 点击量： 1129 来源：hellenicshippingnews
英国《2022商船（船舶压载水和沉积物控制与管理）规则》正式生效，该规则旨在限制船舶在英国水域内的压载水排放。新立法由英国海事与海岸警卫署（MCA）根据IMO《压载水管理公约》提出。将该公约引入英国法律的这一举措，可保护其海岸线免受国际航行船舶压载水中潜在水生物种与病原体的危害，有利于防范外来物种入侵，维护生态安全。
The Merchant Shipping (Control and Management of Ships’ Ballast Water and Sediments) Regulations 2022 introduces legislation into UK law controlling the discharge of ships’ ballast water into UK waters, having come into force now. The new legislation, put forward by the Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA), is based on the international Ballast Water Management Convention which was negotiated at the International Maritime Organization. By introducing the Ballast Water Management Convention into UK law, the UK coastline will be protected from the ballast water by ships entering the UK after travelling internationally, which contains harmful aquatic species and pathogens. It aims to take precaution against the risk of exotic species invasion and safeguard the safety of ecosystem.
Ballast n.（船中保持平衡的）压舱物
美/ˈbæləst/ 英/'bæləst/
Ballast Water n.压舱水
Tips：货船压载水能够保证其航行过程中的稳定性和操作安全。据估计，每年有100到300亿吨载有多种生物群的压载水在世界各地运转。这些非本地水生物种进入新的自然环境会引起生物入侵，从而造成严重的生态破坏和经济损失。一个典型的例子是压载水的排放导致北美斑马贻贝的入侵，整治费用达数十亿美元。不仅如此，货船压载水中由病原体微生物引发的疾病的潜在传播也威胁着人类健康。目前压载水的处理方法主要有：紫外辐射法、电化学法、臭氧氧化法、光催化氧化法、芬顿氧化法等。
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