The Maritime Department Malaysia has announced the treatment of International Convention for The Control and Management of Ships' Ballast Water and Sediments (hereinafter referred to as "the Convention") by their SHIPPING NOTICE (MSN 04/2012) as excerpted below.

(MSN 04/2012)
1. This is to inform the Maritime Community the requirement for a ship constructed in or after 1st June 2012 with a ballast water capacity of 5,000 cubic meters or more shall conduct ballast water management that at least meet the standard described in Regulation D-2.
2. Even though the implementation of the International Convention for the Control and Management of Ship's Ballast Water and Sediments 2004 (BWM 2004) was suspended until further notice, the above requirement still applied.

The Maritime Department Malaysia has announced the following additional explanation at this time:

Ships calling at Malaysian ports inside of its Exclusive Economic Zone after operation on the waters beyond its Exclusive Economic Zone during any part of its voyage should follow the above NOTICE.

For any questions about the above, please contact:

[For questions on general matter]
NIPPON KAIJI KYOKAI (ClassNK)
External Affairs Division, Administration Center, Head Office
Address: 4-7 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8567, Japan
Tel.: +81-3-5226-2038
Fax: +81-3-5226-2024
E-mail: xad@classnk.or.jp

[For questions on appraisal service]
Marine and Industrial Service Department, Administration Center, Head Office
Address: 4-7, Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8567, Japan
Tel.: +81-3-5226-2175
Fax: +81-3-5226-2177
E-mail: mid@classnk.or.jp