Elan 310 - 8 Garbage Discharge

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Annex V of the Marpol Treaty is an International Convention providing for a cleaner, safer
marine environment.
IT IS THEREFORE ILLEGAL FOR ANY VESSEL TO DUMP PLASTIC GARBAGE INCLUDING
SYNTHETIC ROPES, FISHING NETS AND PLASTIC GARBAGE BAGS ANYWHERE IN THE
OCEANS OR NAVIGABLE WATERS.
Violations of these requirements may result in civil penalties being imposed upon offenders
in the form of fines and/or legislation. Garbage must be disposed of as described in the
ship’s Garbage Management Plan and details of all garbage disposals must be kept in the
garbage record book.
WARNING:
WITHIN 3 NAUTICAL MILES OF NEAREST LAND, ALL INLAND WATERS & FROM OR WITHIN
500M OF FIXED OR FLOATING PLATFORMS:
You can not throw anything overboard.
WITHIN 3-12 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE:
You can not throw overboard paper, crockery, rags, metal, glass, food, plastic, dunnage and
lining and packing materials that float.
You can throw overboard paper, crockery, rags, metal, glass and food, provided it is ground
to less than 25 mm.
WITHIN 12-25 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE:
You can not throw overboard plastic, dunnage, lining and packing materials that float.
You can throw overboard paper, crockery, rags, metal, glass and food etc.
OUTSIDE 25 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE:
You can not throw overboard plastic.
NOTE:
In each case, plastic includes, but is not limited to synthetic rope, nites & plastic garbage
bags.
All garbage discharges must be recorded in the garbage record book.