MARPOL Annex 5

Question 1

What ships shall carry a Garbage Management Plan?

Answer 1

Every ship of 100GT+ and certified to carry 15+ people

Question 2

What ships shall carry a Garbage Record Book?

Answer 2

Every ship of 400GT+ and certified to carry 15+ people

Question 3

Garbage Record Book Part I used by?

Answer 3

All Ships

Question 4

Garbage Record Book Part II only required for?

Answer 4

Ships that carry solid bulk cargoes

Question 5

What enteries are made into the Garbage Record Book?

Answer 5

1. When garbage is discharged ashore or to other ships
2. When garabage is discharged into the sea
3. When and what garabage is incinerated
4. Accidental or exceptional discharges

Question 6

What are Garbage Record Book Part I Categories?

Answer 6

1. A: Plastics
2. B: Food Waste
3. C: Domestic Waste
4. D: Cooking Oil
5. E: Incinerator Ashes
6. F: Operational Waste
7. G: Animal Carcass
8. H: Fishing Gear
9. I: E-Waste

Question 7

What are Garbage Record Book Part II Categories?

Answer 7

1. J: Cargo Residues (non-HME)
2. K: Cargo Residues (HME)

Question 7

Where should Garbage enteries be made when the vessel is below 400GT?

Answer 7

Ships Official Log book

Question 8

What does the Garbage Management Plan include?

Answer 8

Garbage procedures for:
1. minimising
2. collecting
3. storing
4. processing
5. disposal

Question 9

Enteries made into the garbage record book should include?

Answer 9

1. Date and Time
2. Position of the ship (Start/Stop)
3. Category of garbage
4. Amount of garabage discharged
5. Signed by officer in charge and Master

Question 10

?What is the requirement for ground food waste?

Answer 10

Able to pass through a screen with mesh no larger than 25mm

Question 11

What must ships of 12+ metres length display for crew and passengers?

Answer 11

Placards written in the working language and placed in prominent places

Question 12

What are some Prohibited Discharges?

Answer 12

1. Plastics
2. Synthetic rope
3. Fishing gear
4. Plastic garbage bags
5. Incinerator ashes
6. Cooking oils

Question 13

Where can comminuted or ground food waste be discharged?

Answer 13

1. Outside special areas: Atleast 3nm from the nearest land and enroute
2. Within special areas and arctic waters: Atleast 12nm from the nearest land and enroute
3. Inside offshore installation 500m zone

Question 14

Where can non comminuted and ground food waste be discharged?

Answer 14

Only when outside special areas and Arctic waters proceeding en route and at least 12nm from the nearest land

Question 15

What is the requirement for discharging animal carcasses?

Answer 15

Only outside special areas and arctic waters. proceeding en route and atleast 100nm from the nearest land

Question 16

What is the difference between cargo residues with/without washwater?

Answer 16

Both can be discharged outside special areas when proceeding en route and at least 12nm from the nearest land. However, when contained in wash water it can also be discharged in special areas and arctic waters subject to the conditions of the polar code

Question 17

When can cleaning agents and additives from deck water be discharged?

Answer 17

Both inside and outside special areas and arctic waters but not inside offshore platform 500m zones

Question 18

When can cleaning agents and additives contained in cargo hold wash water be discharged?

Answer 18

Can be discharged when outside special areas and also inside special areas and Arctic waters when proceeding en route at least 12nm from the nearest land or ice shelf (subject to the polar code)