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Ballast Control Operator Certificate of Competency

  • IMO A.1079(28)
  • Brief entry
Document type
Qualification
Validity
As shown on the issued document
Names in other countries
1 country

Brief entry: the name, code, purpose and source. A full entry will follow.

Contents3

1 What it covers

Records Ballast Control Operator qualification under an administration-adopted scheme. A general ballast-water course does not replace it.1

2 Validity and renewal

Document validity. The expiry date, if the issuing system sets one, is shown on the document itself. This reference does not calculate personal expiry dates.

3 Names in 1 country

How national systems name this document. The original name is given where the source has it; the English name is our editorial rendering.

Sources (1)
  1. wwwcdn.imo.orgIMO · provision: §§1.2,2.4;6.4.3;Table 6.4 · check date not recorded

Revision of 7 October 2026

Reference information based on regulatory documents, not legal advice. The reference does not verify a personal document and does not promise its recognition by any flag.

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