GARBAGE MANAGEMENT ON SHIPS AS PER IMO

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In 2011, IMO adopted amendments to MARPOL Annex V which require that:

.1 every ship of 100 gross tonnage and above, and every ship certified to

carry 15 or more persons, and fixed or floating platforms shall carry a

garbage management plan;

.2 every ship of 400 gross tonnage and above, and every ship certified to

carry 15 or more persons engaged in voyages to ports or offshore terminals

of another Party, and every fixed or floating platform shall be provided with

a Garbage Record Book; and

.3 every ship of 12 metres or more in length overall, and fixed or floating

platforms shall display placards which notify the crew and passengers of

the ship's disposal requirements of regulations 3, 4, 5 and 6 of the Annex

as applicable. 

 MATTERS WHICH SHOULD BE ADDRESSED IN THE GARBAGE

MANAGEMENT PLAN

4.1

Designated person in charge of carrying out the plan

4.1.1 In accordance with regulation 10.2 of the revised MARPOL Annex V, the plan shall

designate a person in charge of carrying out the plan. The person should ensure the

garbage management plan is followed.

4.1.2 This person should be assisted by ship's crew to ensure that the minimization,

collection, separation and processing of garbage is appropriate and efficient in all areas of

the ship.

4.2

Procedures for collecting garbage

4.2.1 Identify suitable receptacles for collection and separation

4.2.2 Identify the locations of receptacles and collection and separation stations.

4.2.3 Describe the process of how garbage is transported from the source of generation to

the collection and separation stations.

4.2.4 Describe how garbage is to be handled between primary collection and separation

stations and other handling methods relating to the following:

.1 needs of reception facilities, taking into account possible local recycling

arrangements;

.2 onboard processing and potential reuse of garbage aboard the ship;

.3 storage; and

.4 discharge into the sea in those limited situations where it is permitted.

4.2.5 Describe the training or education programmes to facilitate collection of garbage and

sorting of reusable or recyclable material

4.3 Procedures for processing garbage

4.3.1 Identify personnel responsible for the operation of the processing equipment.

4.3.2 Identify available processing devices and their capacities.

4.3.3 Identify the locations of processing devices and processing stations.

4.3.4 Identify the categories of garbage that are to be processed by each of the available

processing devices.

4.3.5 Describe how material that can be reused or recycled is to be handled between

primary processing stations and the storage or transfer stations.

4.3.6 Describe processing procedures used for the following:

.1 needs of reception facilities, taking into account available recycling

arrangements;

.2 storage; and

.3 discharge into the sea in those limited situations where it is permitted.

4.3.7 Describe the training or education programmes to facilitate the processing of

garbage and reuse or recycling of material.

4.3.8 Identify standard operating procedures for the operation and maintenance of the

equipment used to manage garbage. This may be done by reference to documents available

on board

4.4 Procedures for storing garbage or reusable or recyclable material

4.4.1 Identify the locations, the intended use, and the capacities of available storage

stations for each category of garbage or reusable or recyclable material.

4.4.2 Describe the condition of how the garbage will be stored (for example, "food –

frozen"; "cans – compacted and stacked"; "paper – compacted and should remain dry", etc.).

4.4.3 Describe how garbage, including reusable and recyclable material, is to be handled

between storage stations and discharge with regard to the following:

.1 discharge to reception facilities, taking into account available recycling

arrangements; and

.2 discharge into the sea in those limited situations where it is allowed.

4.4.4 Describe the training or education programmes to facilitate the storing of garbage

and options for reusing and recycling components of the waste stream.