MARPOL ANNEX V

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CREW CHECKLIST Is the vessel more than 3 nm from the nearest land or ice shelf?
▼ Yes
No No ‘garbage’ of any sort may be
discharged overboard
Is the vessel within a MARPOL designated ‘Special Area’*?

Split animal carcasses may only be ▼ No ▼ Yes

discharged >100 nm from
Discharge of ‘garbage’ Discharge of ‘garbage’ is Discharge of food waste not ground

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land in max water depth
is less restricted more restricted or crushed through a >25 mm mesh
▼ is prohibited
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Discharge of ground or crushed Discharge of Discharge of non-recoverable
food waste permitted >3 nm from non-recoverable cargo cargo residues and cleaning
land while en route and should be residues and cleaning agents or additives is only
as far out to sea as feasible agents or additives permitted in special cases Discharge is prohibited
▼ ▼ ▼ ▼
Yes
Discharge of non-ground or crushed Is the cargo or cleaning Is the cargo or cleaning agent classed as
food waste permitted >12 nm from agent classed as ‘harmful to ‘harmful to the marine environment’ (HME)?
land while en route and should be as the marine environment’
far out to sea as feasible (HME)? ▼ No
Yes Is it within wash water?
▼ No ▼
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Until December 31 2015 discharge

of non-recoverable cargo residues ▼ No ▼ No ▼ Yes ▼ Yes
Discharge Discharge
is permitted when no adequate
of cleaning of non- Discharge Discharge Wash Cargo hold wash water may
reception facilities exist, when
agents and recoverable of cargo of cleaning water only be discharged >12 nm from
>12 nm from land while en route and
additives is residues is residues is agents and retained land en route and as far out to
should be as far out to sea as feasible
permitted permitted prohibited additives in on board sea as feasible only if departure
within wash >12nm from deck and for later and destination are both within
DISCHARGE PROHIBITED AT SEA water land while en external disposal the Special Area and no
route and surface outside of adequate reception facilities
Glass: Plastics: Paper: Incinerator ash: should be as waters is the Special are available at those ports, or
Floating dunnage: Cooking oil: far out to sea permitted Area in an emergency situation
Crockery: Bottles: Metal: as feasible
Lining and packaging materials:
* The Mediterranean, the ‘Gulfs’ area, the wider Caribbean including the Gulf of Mexico, the Baltic
Rags: Synthetic ropes Sea, the North Sea and the Antarctic where the disposal of garbage at sea is heavily restricted

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