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