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SHIPS
CATERING
SERVICES NC 1
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Objectives:
Recognize the environmental responsibilities
of a shipping vessel.
Identify the importance of waste management
on board.
Explain the importance of MARPOL Annex V
as guidelines to garbage disposal at sea.
Recognize the underlying principle of
MARPOL Annex V
Identify the specific time taken for specific
objects to dissolve at sea



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Objectives:
Identify garbage as defined by MARPOL
Annex V.
Identify the effects of garbage to marine life.
Practice proper garbage disposal and waste
management






ENVIRONMENTAL
RESPONSIBILITIES
AND
WASTE MANAGEMENT
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ENVIRONMENTAL
RESPONSIBILITIES
Environmental
Responsibilities
Handling and storage of garbage can present
health and safety hazards to crews and ships.
Requirements of the garbage management
plan should be observed.
Particular attention should be paid to the
correct methods of disposal of waste.
Incinerators and compactors should always
be operated by competent personnel and
operating instructions should be strictly
followed.

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MARPOL Annex V
Overview
Marine litter is addressed under:
MARPOL Annex V
Underlying Principle:
In as far as is possible and practicable, all
garbage and other wastes should be retained
on board for disposal at adequate shore
reception facilities. If this is not possible, the
disposal into the sea should be made as far as
practicable from the nearest land and, in no
case, at a distance below the range stipulated
by the Convention.
MARPOL Annex V
Overview
Garbage from ships can be just as deadly to
marine life as oil or chemicals.
The greatest danger comes from plastic,
which can float for years. Fish and marine
mammals can in some cases mistake plastics
for food and they can also become trapped in
plastic ropes, nets, bags and other items.
some areas most of the garbage found
comes from passing ships which find it
convenient to throw rubbish overboard rather
than dispose of it in ports.

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*Source: IMO pollution Prevention
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MARPOL Annex V
Overview
All ships of 400 gross tonnage and above and
every ship certified to carry 15 persons or
more will have to carry a Garbage
Management Plan, to include written
procedures for collecting , storing, processing
and disposing of garbage, including the use
of equipment on board. The Garbage
Management Plan should designate the
person responsible for carrying out the plan
and should be in the working language of the
crew.
*Source: IMO pollution Prevention
MARPOL Annex V
Overview
Many people believed that the oceans could
absorb anything that was thrown into them,
but this attitude has changed along with
greater awareness of the environment.
Many items can be degraded by the seas -
but this process can take months or years, as
the following table shows:
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*Source: IMO pollution Prevention
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MARPOL Annex V
Overview
Time taken for objects to dissolve at sea
Paper bus ticket 2-4 weeks
Cotton cloth 1-5 months
Rope 3-14 months
Woollen cloth 1 year
Painted wood 13 years
Tin can 100 years
Aluminium can 200-500 years
Plastic bottle 450 years
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Source: Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association (HELMEPA)
The MARPOL Convention sought to eliminate and reduce the amount of garbage being dumped into the sea from ships.
*Source: IMO pollution Prevention
MARPOL Annex V
Overview
Time taken for objects to dissolve at sea
Newspaper 6 weeks
Glass indefinite
Polystyrene foam Indefinite
Cardboard 2-4 months
Plastic six pack rings 400 years+
Painted wood 13 years
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Source: Hellenic Marine Environment Protection Association (HELMEPA)
The MARPOL Convention sought to eliminate and reduce the amount of garbage being dumped into the sea from ships.
*Source: IMO pollution Prevention
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Garbage Pollution Prevention
Marpol Annex V
As defined in Annex V, Garbage means all
kinds of victual, domestic and operational
waste excluding fresh fish and parts thereof,
generated during the normal operation of the
ship and liable to be disposed of continuously
or periodically except those substances which
are defined or listed in other Annexes to the
present Convention.
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*Source: IMO pollution Prevention
Garbage Pollution Prevention
Marpol Annex V
Annex V totally prohibits of the disposal of
plastics anywhere into the sea, and severely
restricts discharges of other garbage from
ships into coastal waters and "Special Areas".
The Annex also obliges Governments to
ensure the provision of reception facilities at
ports and terminals for the reception of
garbage.
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*Source: IMO pollution Prevention
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Garbage Pollution Prevention
Marpol Annex V
The special areas established under Annex V are:
the Mediterranean Sea
the Baltic Sea Area
the Black Sea area
the Red Sea Area
the Gulfs area
the North Sea
the Wider Caribbean Region and
Antarctic Area
* These are areas which have particular problems because of heavy maritime traffic or
low water exchange caused by the land-locked nature of the sea concerned.

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*Source: IMO pollution Prevention
Garbage Pollution Prevention
Biological effects
Plastics
do not biodegrade (animals can mistake
plastic for food)
aquatic animals get trapped in plastic
ropes, nets, bags, etc
plastic can kill bottom growing plants
Food waste is usually biodegradable but
may upset balance of food chain
may promote algae blooms
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Garbage Pollution Prevention
Economic effects
Garbage can become attached to ships
and their equipment leading to
interruptions in a vessel's operations
Beaches with polluted seas can have a
negative effect on tourism
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Collection of Garbage
Containers for collecting garbage
clearly marked by the appropriate colors
Food waste is to be collected only in
mess rooms, galleys, and food
preparation areas
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Processing of Garbage
Ships may be provided with on board
incinerators, compactors , comminuters or
other equipment for garbage processing
Advantages of these facilities:
Disposal of certain garbage possible at
sea
On board storage space reduction
Helpful in unloading garbage at a port
Allowing absorption of some types of
garbage
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Garbage Record Book


Except for a few exceptions,
all ships and fixed or floating
platforms required to have a
Garbage Management Plan
Must provide a Garbage
Record Book to record all
disposal and incineration
operations.(regulation 9 (3))
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Garbage Record Book
Garbage Disposal Record Book (Garbage
Record Book) are used when:
Garbage is discharged in the sea
Garbage is discharged to reception facilities
ashore or to another ship
Garbage is incinerated for any accidental or
exceptional discharge of garbage on board for
minimum 2 years and to be available for
inspection by port officials
For receipts or certificates for any garbage landed
ashore (including the type of garbage and
estimated amount). These receipts are to be kept
for a minimum of 2 years
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Summary of at Sea Garbage
Disposal Regulations
Garbage Type All Ships Except Platforms
Note 3
Offshore
Platforms
Note 3
Outside Special Areas In Special Areas
Note 1
Plastics-include
synthetic ropes & fishing
nets & plastic garbage
bags
Disposal prohibited Disposal prohibited Disposal
prohibited
Floating dunnage, lining
& packing materials
>25 miles offshore Disposal prohibited

Disposal
prohibited

Paper, rags, metal,
bottles, crockery &
similar refuse
>12 miles Disposal prohibited

Disposal
prohibited

All other garbage
including paper, rags,
glass, etc comminuted /
ground
>3 miles Disposal prohibited

Disposal
prohibited

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Summary of at Sea Garbage
Disposal Regulations
Garbage Type All Ships Except Platforms Offshore
Platforms
Outside Special Areas In Special Areas
Food waste not
comminuted or ground
>12 miles >12 miles
Note 6
Disposal
prohibited
Food waste comminuted
or ground

>3 miles >12 miles
Noted 5,6
>12 miles

Mixed refuse types Note 4 Note 4 Note 4
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Notes
1. Special areas are as defined in the
Regulations
2. Comminuted or ground garbage must be
able to pass through a screen with mesh
size no larger than 25mm
3. Offshore platforms & associated ships
include all fixed or floating platforms
engaged in exploration or exploitation of
seabed mineral resources & all ships
alongside or within 500m of such
platforms
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Notes
4. When garbage is mixed with other harmful
substances having different disposal or
discharge requirements, the more stringent
requirements shall apply
5. >3 miles for Wider Caribbean
6. A UK ship shall not enter Antarctic unless:
a) It has sufficient capacity for the retention on
board for all garbage while operating in the area
b) It has concluded arrangements for the retention
of retained garbage at a reception facility after it
has left the area
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According to International
Law
Discharge/disposal anywhere at sea of
plastic-derived garbage is prohibited
under the MARPOL Convention
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