Chapter 1. Introduction -- Chapter 2 -- Vessels and Ballast Water -- Chapter 3. The Transfer of Harmful Aquatic Organisms and Pathogens with Ballast Water and their Impacts -- Chapter 4. Policy and Legal Framework and the Current Status of Ballast Water Management Requirements -- Chapter 5. Ballast Water Management under the Ballast Water Management Convention -- Chapter 6. Ballast Water Management Systems for Vessels -- Chapter 7. Risk Assessment in Ballast Water Management -- Chapter 8. Ballast Water Sampling and Sample Analysis for Compliance Control -- Chapter 9. Ballast Water Management Decision Support System -- Chapter 10. Ballast Water Management Decision Support System Model Application -- Chapter 11. Overall Conclusions on the Ballast Water Issue and its Management Options.