Seascape 27 - Garbage Discharge

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7. GARBAGE DISCHARGE
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 may not throw anything overboard.
WITHIN 3-12 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE:
You cannot throw overboard paper, crockery, rags,
metal, glass, food, plastic, dunnage and lining and
packing materials that float.
You can through overboard paper, crockery, rags,
metal, glass and food, provided it is ground to less
than 25mm.
WITHIN 12-25 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE:
You cannot throw overboard plastic, dunnage, lining
and packing material that float.
You can throw overboard paper, crockery, rags,
metal, glass and food etc.
OUSIDE 25 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE:
You cannot throw overboard plastic.
NOTE:
In each case, plastic includes, but is not limited to
synthetic rope, nets & plastic garbage bags.
All garbage discharges must be recorded in the garbage
record book.