IMOs Ballast Water Convention, adopted in 2004, will go into force in September 2017. The Convention requires that all ships in international waters manage their ballast water and sediment to standards, maintain a detailed ballast water record book, and hold an international ballast water management certificate. SNAME's technical library includes hundreds of papers to help you meet this standard, including this 2013 paper. Join SNAME and get 20 FREE downloads of valuable papers like this per year.