Regulations for the prevention of pollution
by garbage from ships
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Time taken for objects
to dissolve at sea
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Paper bus ticket
2-4 weeks
Cotton cloth
1-5 months
Rope
3-14 months
Woolen cloth
1 year
Painted wood
13 years
Tin can
100 years
Aluminum can
200-500 years
Plastic bottle
450 years
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 Plastics — includes synthetic ropes and fishing
Garbage
type
nets and plastic garbage bags
 Floating dunnage, lining and packing materials
 Paper, rags, glass, metal, bottles, crockery and
similar refuse
 All other garbage including paper, rags, glass, etc.
comminuted or ground
 Food waste not comminuted or ground
 Food waste comminuted or ground
 Mixed refuse types
• Comminuted or ground garbage must be able to pass through a screen
with mesh size less than 25 mm
• When garbage is mixed with other harmful substances having different
disposal or discharge requirements, the more stringent disposal
requirements shall apply
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MARPOL Annex V is only dealing with garbage
“produced” onboard
Dumping is covered by the DUMPING CONVENTION
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(London 1972)
SPECIAL AREA is a sea area, where special mandatory
methods for the prevention of sea pollution by garbage is
required because of the oceanographical and ecological
condition and the character of the traffic in the area
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Summary of
at-sea garbage
disposal
Garbage type
Outside
(Reg 3)
In special areas
(Reg 5)
Plastics — includes synthetic ropes, fishing nets, plastic garbage bags
Prohibited
Prohibited
Floating dunnage, lining and packing materials
>25 miles
Prohibited
Paper, rags, glass, metal, bottles, crockery and similar refuse
> 12 miles
Prohibited
All other garbage including paper, rags, glass, etc. comminuted or ground
> 3 miles
Prohibited
Food waste not comminuted or ground
>12 miles
>12 miles
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Food waste
> 3 miles
> 12 miles
Regulation 7 -Reception facilities
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The Government of each Party to the Convention undertakes to
ensure the provision of facilities at ports and terminals for the
reception of garbage, without causing undue delay to ships, and
according to the needs of the ships using them.
2.
The Government of each Party shall notify the Organization for
transmission to the Parties concerned of all cases where the facilities
provided under this regulation are alleged to be inadequate.
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Regulation 9
Placards, garbage management plans and
garbage record-keeping
GARBAGE MANAGEMENT PLAN should contain:
a) A list of the particular ship’s equipment
b) Arrangements for the handling of garbage
c) Company instructions (policy)
Matters to be addressed in the garbage management plan:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
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Designated person in charge of carrying out the plan
Procedures for collecting garbage
Procedures for processing garbage
Procedures for storing garbage
Procedures for disposing of garbage
Waste disposal system in a passenger ferry
Source sorting
Stations
Can press tin/paint cans
Baling press plastic film
Minishredder
hard plastic
Baling press cardboard
Glass crusher non recycle
glass
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1. Refrigerated sack compactor in bar/café
to reduce transport and improve hygiene
2. Food waste disposers in galley
3. Can press in paint shop
4. Garbage chute to car deck
5. Shredding compactor - compacts the
waste
6. Standard open container for compaction
7. Holding tank for food waste
Regulation 6 - Exceptions
Regulations 3, 4 and 5 (Disposal of garbage)
of this Annex shall not apply to:
a) The disposal of garbage from a ship necessary for the
purpose of securing the safety of a ship and those on board
or saving life at sea
b) The escape of garbage resulting from damage to a ship or its
equipment provided all reasonable precautions have been
taken before and after the occurrence of the damage, for the
purpose of preventing or minimizing the escape
c) The accidental loss of synthetic fishing nets, provided that
all reasonable precautions have been taken to prevent such
loss.
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Garbage Record Book
Description of the garbage
The garbage is to be grouped into categories:
1 Plastics
2 Floating dunnage, lining, or packing material
3 Ground-down paper products, rags, glass, metal, bottles, crockery, etc.
4 Paper products, rags, glass, metal, bottles, crockery, etc.
5 Food waste
6 Incinerator ash
Entries in the Garbage Record Book
Entries in the Garbage Record Book shall be made on each of the following
occasions:
a) When garbage is discharged into the sea
b) When garbage is discharged to reception facilities ashore or to other ships
c) When garbage is incinerated
d) Accidental or other exceptional discharges of garbage
Receipts
The master should obtain from the operator of port reception facilities, or from
the master of the ship receiving the garbage, a receipt or certificate specifying
the estimated amount of garbage transferred. The receipts or certificates must
be kept on board the ship with the Garbage Record Book for two years.
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Working principle of the
Maxi incinerator type 25-SL
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The Swedish Maritime Administration
Statute Book
Decree by the Swedish Maritime Administration with
regulations concerning prohibition against incineration
on board ships of ship generated waste
Within the territorial waters and exclusive economic zone of Sweden
ship generated waste such as oil residues, sludge, oily rags and textile
fragments, plastics, packaging materials and the like, is not
permitted to be incinerated on board Swedish or foreign ships.
The term "incineration of ship generated waste" refers to all intentional
thermal destruction of waste produced during the course of normal
ship operation. This includes incineration of sludge, waste oils and
other waste in auxiliary boilers.
Johan Franson
(Maritime Safety Inspectorate)
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Summary of Annex V - garbage
No provisions concerning onboard arrangements or equipment, but
typical equipment could be:
Cargo ship:
Storage facilities
Passenger ship: Storage facilities
Compactor
Grinder
Incinerator
Bailer
Separate receptacles for 1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
Plastic wastes
Food wastes
Other garbage
Floating material
Items that can be recycled
Observe the operational and safety risks with processing units like
incinerator, compactor and comminuter
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Summary of Annex V - garbage
Most garbage is combustible and there
is a great fire risk in the garbage room:
- Closable steel containers
- Fire alarm
- Fixed fire fighting, water sprinkler
- Fire extinguisher
Requirements in store room for food wastes:
- Lack of oxygen and toxic gases
require efficient ventilation
- Must be easy to clean the deck and
other surfaces in the room
- Good drainage facilities
- Non-slip deck composition
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