National Perspective and
Status
PAKORN PRASERTWONG
Chief, Marine Environment Division
National Policy on Marine Environment
• Marine Environment Protection and Pollution Prevention are High Priority
• Accession and Implementation of IMO Convention
• Strengthening the Enforcement and Monitoring Programs
Ballast water Management in Thailand
• Discharge of dirty ballast is prohibited by law
• Marine Department is the Competent Authority
• Standard, Criteria and Guideline are not in placed
• Dirty ballast is defined as ballast water contaminated by oil or noxious substances
Direction of National BWM
• To protect marine environment and resources
• To develop marine transportation• To cooperate among stakeholders
on technical data and expertise in order to develop National BWM
National BWM the way forward
• Define all stakeholder• Review National Laws and
Regulations• Define scope of work
– Cooperation– Survey for baseline data– Risk assessment – Standard Criteria and Guideline– Public Participation– Enforcement and Monitoring
BWM Previous Activities
• 2004 Thai delegates attended the GloBallast Programme in South Asia (India) and Southeast Asia (China)
• 2005 Informal meeting among Agencies and Private sectors concerned
• 2006– Seminar on BWM Convention– Workshop on the Preparation of BWM
strategy for Thailand