Garbage Management Plan-2021 (Rev 2023)

SHIP’S SANITATION CONTROL MANUAL
SECTION 3 -
GARBAGE MANAGEMENT PLAN
(This plan meets the requirements of USCG 33 CFR 151.57 and 33 CFR 151.66)
Ship Particulars
Name CSL ARGOSY

IMO-Number 7915412
Call Sign C6UZ9
Type SUL BULK CARRIER
Port of Registry NASSAU
Flag BAHAMAS
Gross Tonnage 49409
Number of persons ship certified to carry 35
This plan has been developed in accordance with Revised MARPOL Annex V, IMO Res
MEPC.295(71) “2017 Guidelines for the implementation of MARPOL Annex V” and IMO Res.
MEPC.277 (70) .
Page 1 of 42 Section 3 – Garbage Management Plan
Revision: 5.6
Revision Sheet & Approvals
All sections have been issued at Revision Number 5.0. Where individual sections have been subsequently revised, these
are listed below. The changes within these sections are clearly highlighted in yellow.
We confirm that the ship-specific details have been added to this plan and that the plan is adequate and satisfies all the
requirements of MARPOL Annex V. To be re-approved after each revision.
Section Revision Date Master’s Signature

Amended inserted
All 5.1 23/01/18

Sections
Reviewe
d
3.5.4 5.2 31/07/18
3.5.4 5.3 21/08/18
3.2.1 5.4 11/01/19
3.2.1 5.5 20/06/19
3.0 5.6 31/10/19

3.2.1
Revision: 5.6
Contents
3.0 Introduction
3.1 Waste Minimization
3.2 Collection of Garbage
3.3 Processing of Garbage
3.4 Storage of Garbage
3.5 Disposal of Garbage
3.6 Management of Cargo Residues of Solid Bulk Cargoes
3.7 Training
Appendix 1 Placards by Language
Appendix 2 Options for Shipboard Handling and Discharge of Garbage
Revision: 5.6
Placards & Forms
Placard 1 - Disposal requirements
Placard 2 - Special Areas
Placard 3a - Garbage Prohibition
Placard 3b - Garbage Prohibition (fixed or floating platforms and ships operating < 500
metres of such platforms only)
Placard 3c - Garbage Prohibition (vessels carrying passengers)
Reporting Alleged Inadequacies of Port Reception Facilities
Advance Notification Form for Waste Delivery to Port Reception Facilities
Reference
2017 Guidelines for the Implementation of MARPOL Annex V
Copy of IMO Resolution MEPC.277(70)
Revision: 5.6
3.0 INTRODUCTION TO THE GARBAGE MANAGEMENT PLAN
Company Policy Statement
The Company recognises environmental protection and management as one of its highest
priorities. Every effort is to be made to conserve and protect the environment from marine
pollution, and in doing so, the Company recognises its responsibility to fulfil all
requirements required under Annex V of MARPOL 73/78 as amended by MEPC.277 (70).
All employees must understand their duties and responsibilities, therefore:-
 All vessels are required to conform with the Company’s Garbage Management Plan,
specifically further developed on each vessel to ship specific requirements including
the use of the equipment onboard.
 The Master of every vessel is to ensure that each new employee boarding his vessel
receives comprehensive instruction and training in the management (collection,
separation, processing, storage and disposal) of shipboard generated waste.
 During the monthly shipboard management meetings, or as necessary, the Master

shall review the effectiveness of Garbage Waste Management Plan and confirm the
same to the Company in the meeting minutes.
 During the weekly inspections of the vessel, the Master shall check compliance with
this policy.
Revision: 5.6
Garbage Management Plan & Disposal Record
a) Statutory Requirements
Every ship of 100 gross tonnage and above, and every ship certified to carry 15 or more persons, and fixed
and floating platforms are required to carry and implement a garbage management plan that specifies
procedures to be followed to ensure proper and efficient handling and storage of garbage.
Every ship of 400 gross tonnage and above and every ship which is certified to carry 15 or more persons
engaged in voyages to ports or offshore terminals under the jurisdiction of another Party to the Convention
and every fixed or floating platform shall be provided with a Garbage Disposal Record Book.
Note: V.Ships Garbage Disposal Record Book is referenced below as SAF14. Flag
Administration Garbage disposal record books may also be utilised on board vessels.
Full statutory requirements can be found in IMO MEPC. 277 (70) attached to this plan.
b) Company Requirements
A copy of this waste management plan shall be displayed in a position visited by all crew members. The
plan and Garbage Disposal Record (SAF 14) must be kept up-to-date and ready to be made available for
inspection on occasions by superintendents and port state control inspectors.
Each vessel’s master is to ensure that the ship-specific information required for the vessel is
entered in the appropriate place.
Each discharge into the sea or to a reception facility, or a completed incineration, shall be promptly
recorded in the Garbage Record Book (SAF 14) and signed for on the date of the discharge or incineration
by the officer in charge. Where the flag state has published its own Garbage Disposal Record Book, this
should be used in lieu of the V.Ships SAF 14.
Receipt obtained from reception facilities are to be along with Garbage Record Book. (Retention period of
Garbage Record Book and receipts is three years.)
Each completed page of the Garbage Record Book shall be signed by the Master of the ship.
The entries in the Garbage Record Book shall be in English. Where the entries must also be made in an
official language of the flag state, the entries in that language shall prevail in case of a dispute or
discrepancy.
Revision: 5.6
Garbage Management Officer
The designated Garbage Management Person in charge of carrying out this plan, ensuring that the
requirements of all the processes of this plan are fully implemented and understood by all ship’s personnel is
the:-
CHIEF OFFICER
Support staff representatives from deck, engine, catering or other job responsibilities are:
<<VESSEL TO IDENTIFY DESIGNATED SUPPORT STAFF>>
Placards
Every ship of 12 m or more in length overall and fixed or floating platforms shall display placards which notify
the crew and passengers of the discharge requirements of MARPOL Annex V regulations 3, 4, 5 and 6, as
applicable.
The Company Placards (1 to 3) should be placed in prominent places where crew will be working and living,
and in areas where bins are placed for collection of garbage. These places include galley spaces, mess room(s),
wardroom, bridge, main deck and other areas of the ship, as appropriate.
Placard 1 - Disposal requirements
Placard 2 - Special Areas
Placard 3a - Garbage Prohibition
Placard 3b - Garbage Prohibition (fixed or floating platforms and ships operating < 500 metres of
such platforms only)
Placard 3c - Garbage Prohibition (vessels carrying passengers)
The placards should be displayed at line of sight height and be printed in the working language of the crew and
in English.
To ensure durability, they should be laminated and replaced when damage or wear compromises the readability
of the placard.
Revision: 5.6
See Appendix 1 for Placards in English / Russian / Tagalog / Chinese
Definitions
For the purposes of this Garbage Management Plan, the following definitions apply:-
a) Animal carcasses means the bodies of any animals that are carried onboard as cargo and that die or are
euthanized during the voyage.
b) Cargo residues means the remnants of any cargo which are not covered by other MARPOL Annexes to
the present Convention and which remain on the deck or in holds following loading or unloading, including
loading and unloading excess or spillage, whether in wet or dry condition or entrained in wash water but
does not include cargo dust remaining on the deck after sweeping or dust on the external surfaces of the
ship.
c) Cooking oil means any type of edible oil or animal fat used or intended to be used for the preparation or
cooking of food, but does not include the food itself that is prepared using these oils.
d) Domestic wastes means all types of wastes not covered by other MARPOL Annexes that are generated in
the accommodation spaces onboard the ship. Domestic wastes does not include grey water.
e) En route means that the ship is underway at sea on a course or courses, including deviation from the
shortest direct route, which as far as practicable for navigational purposes, will cause any discharge to be
spread over as great an area of the sea as is reasonable and practicable.
f) Fishing gear means any physical device or part thereof or combination of items that may be placed on or
in the water or on the sea-bed with the intended purpose of capturing, or controlling for subsequent
capture or harvesting, marine or fresh water organisms.
g) Fixed or floating platforms means fixed or floating structures located at sea which are engaged in the
exploration, exploitation or associated offshore processing of sea-bed mineral resources.
h) Food wastes means any spoiled or unspoiled food substances and includes fruits, vegetables, dairy
products, poultry, meat products and food scraps generated aboard ship.
i) Garbage means all kinds of food wastes, domestic wastes and operational wastes, all plastics, cargo
residues, cooking oil, fishing gear, and animal carcasses 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 MARPOL Convention.
Revision: 5.6
Garbage does not include fresh fish and parts thereof generated as a result of fishing activities undertaken
during the voyage, or as a result of aquaculture activities which involve the transport of fish including
shellfish for placement in the aquaculture facility and the transport of harvested fish including shellfish from
such facilities to shore for processing.
j) Grey water means drainage from dishwater, shower, laundry, bath and washbasin drains. It does not
include drainage from toilets, urinals, hospitals and animal spaces, as defined in MARPOL Annex IV
(sewage), and it does not include drainage from cargo spaces. Grey water is not considered garbage in
the context of MARPOL Annex V.
k) Incinerator ashes means ash and clinkers resulting from shipboard incinerators used for the incineration
of garbage.
l) Nearest land. The term "from the nearest land" may relate to set baselines which differ from the actual
shore line. Such areas include Australia and China. . 'From the nearest land'' on the coast of Australia
relates a line drawn from a point in:
latitude 11°00΄ S, longitude 142°08΄ E
to a point in latitude 10°35΄ S, longitude 141°55΄ E,
thence to a point latitude 10°00΄ S, longitude 142°00΄ E,
thence to a point on the coast of Australia in
latitude 24°42΄ S, longitude 153°15΄ E.
Click here for a Statement of Baseline of China.
m) Ice-shelf means a floating ice sheet of considerable thickness showing 2 to 50 m or more above sea-
level, attached to the coast
n) Fast ice means sea ice which forms and remains fast along the coast, where it is attached to the shore, to
an ice wall, to an ice front, between shoals or grounded icebergs
Revision: 5.6
o) Operational wastes means all solid wastes (including slurries) not covered by other Annexes that are
collected onboard during normal maintenance or operations of a ship, or used for cargo stowage and
handling.
Operational wastes include cleaning agents and additives contained in cargo hold and external wash water.
Maintenance/Operational wastes are generated more or less steadily during the course of routine ship
operations. In some cases, maintenance wastes maybe contaminated with substances, such as oil or
toxic chemicals, controlled under other annexes or other pollution control laws. In such cases, the
more stringent disposal requirements take precedence.
Operational wastes does not include grey water, bilge water, or other similar discharges essential to
the operation of a ship, taking into account the guidelines developed by IMO.
p) Plastic means a solid material which contains as an essential ingredient one or more high molecular
mass polymers and which is formed (shaped) during either manufacture of the polymer or the
fabrication into a finished product by heat and/or pressure. Plastics have material properties ranging
from hard and brittle to soft and elastic. For the purposes of this annex, "all plastics" means all
garbage that consists of or includes plastic in any form.
Plastics are used for a variety of marine purposes including, but not limited to, packaging (vapour-
proof barriers, bottles, containers, liners, bags, cargo wrapping material, foam cushioning material,
etc.); ship construction (fibreglass and laminated structures, siding, piping, insulation, flooring,
carpets, fabrics, paints and finishes, adhesives, electrical and electronic components, etc.); disposable
eating utensils (styrofoam plates, bowls, food containers, cups, etc.); bags; sheeting; floats; fishing
nets; fishing lines; strapping bands; wire rope with synthetic fibre sheaths; combination wire rope;
rope; line; sails; and many other manufactured plastic items.
q) Recycling means the activity of segregating and recovering components and materials for
reprocessing.
r) Reuse means the activity of recovering components and materials for further use without
reprocessing.
s) Special area means a sea area where for recognized technical reasons in relation to its
oceanographic and ecological condition and to the particular character of its traffic the adoption of
special mandatory methods for the prevention of sea pollution by garbage is required. See Placard 2
t) E-waste means electrical and electronic equipment used for the normal operation of the ship or in the
accommodation spaces, including all components, subassemblies and consumables, including batteries,
which are part of the equipment at the time of discarding, with the presence of material potentially
hazardous to human health and/or the environment.
Revision: 5.6
3.1 WASTE MINIMIZATION
Waste minimization is the process and the policy of reducing the amount of waste produced by a person or a
society.
Ship staff should, where ever possible, minimize taking onboard material that could become garbage.
3.1.1 Stores & Provisions
When making supply and provisioning arrangements, ship staff should liaise with the Purchasing Officer and /
or the local suppliers to consider the products being procured in terms of the garbage they will generate.
Options that should be considered to decrease the amount of such garbage include the following:
 using supplies that come in bulk packaging, taking into account factors such as adequate shelf-life
(once a container is open) to avoid increasing garbage associated with such products;
 using supplies that come in reusable or recyclable packaging and containers; avoiding the use of
disposable cups, utensils, dishes, towels and rags and other convenience items whenever possible;
and
 avoiding supplies that are packaged in plastic, unless a reusable or recyclable plastic is used.
3.1.2 Cargo Securing & Protection (not applicable to tankers)
When considering selection of materials for stowage and securing of cargo or protection of cargo from the
weather, ship staff should liaise with the stevedores and charterers to consider how much garbage such
materials will generate.
Options that should be considered to decrease the amount of such garbage include the following:
 using permanent reusable coverings for cargo protection instead of disposable or recyclable plastic
sheeting;
 using stowage systems and methods that reuse dunnage, shoring, lining and packing materials; and
Revision: 5.6
 discharging to port reception facilities the dunnage, lining and packaging materials generated in port
during cargo activities as its discharge into the sea is not permitted.
Revision: 5.6
3.2 COLLECTION OF GARBAGE
3.2.1 Receptacles
To reduce or avoid the need for sorting after collection and to facilitate recycling, distinctively marked garbage
receptacles must be provided onboard the ship to receive garbage as it is generated.
Receptacles onboard can be in the form of drums, metal bins, cans or other non-combustible materials.
Plastics
Food Waste
E- Waste
Recyclable material
Hazardous Waste
Other waste (contents

clearly identified by stencil)
All garbage receptacles should be secured to prevent spillage, or loss of any garbage that is deposited in the receptacles.
Receptacles should be clearly marked and distinguishable by graphics shape, colour, size, or location.
These containers shall be clearly marked and additionally by stencil. Use of rusty, holed or otherwise unsuitable
makeshift containers is prohibited.
Receptacles should be placed in appropriate spaces throughout the ship (e.g. the engine-room, mess rooms,
galley, and other living or working spaces) and all crew members and passengers should be advised of what
garbage should and should not be placed in them.
Any receptacles on deck areas, poop decks or areas exposed to the weather should be secured to the ship and
have lids that are tight and securely fixed.
The recommended garbage types that should be separated are:
• Non-recyclable plastics and plastics mixed with non-plastic garbage;
• Rags
Revision: 5.6
 E-waste generated on board (e.g. florescent lights and other light bulbs, electronic cards, gadgets,
instruments, equipment, computers, printer cartridges, batteries, etc.)
• Recyclable material:
 Cooking oil;
 Glass;
 aluminium cans
 paper, cardboard, corrugated board;
 wood;
 metal;
 plastics; (including Styrofoam or other similar plastic material);
• Garbage that might present a hazard to the ship or crew (e.g. oily rags and filters, acids, chemical,
etc.)
• Food waste - shall only be collected at mess rooms, galleys and food preparation areas, and a
container marked “food waste” shall be provided in these areas.
The following receptacles are placed in public spaces onboard this vessel:-
Category of Waste Colour of Receptacle Location Capacity (m3)
Plastic – Category A RED Navigation Bridge 0.04

Recyclable – Category C GREEN Navigation Bridge 0.04
Other Waste – Category F BLACK Navigation Bridge 0.03
Plastic – Category A RED Galley 0.10
Recyclable – Category C GREEN (Glass) Galley 0.10
Recyclable – Category C GREEN (Metal) Galley 0.04
Food Waste – Category B BLUE Galley 0.04
Used Cooking Oil – Cat. GREEN Galley 0.02
Used Cooking Oil – Cat. GREEN Galley 0.02
Plastic – Category A RED Crew Messroom 0.04
Other Waste – Category F BLACK Crew Messroom 0.04
Food Waste – Category B BLUE Crew Messroom 0.04
Plastic – Category A RED Meeting Room S/S A-Deck 0.04
Recyclable – Category C GREEN Meeting Room S/S A-Deck 0.04
Plastic – Category A RED Deck Office P/S A-Deck 0.02
Recyclable – Category C GREEN Deck Office P/S A-Deck 0.01
Plastic – Category A RED ER Workshop 0.1
Recyclable – Category C GREEN ER Workshop 0.1
Other Waste - Category F BLACK ER Workshop 0.1
Plastic – Category A RED CCR 0.01
Recyclable – Category C GREEN CCR 0.01
E-Waste GREY CCR 0.01
Plastic – Category A RED ECR 0.02
Revision: 5.6
Recyclable – Category C GREEN ECR 0.02

E-Waste GREY ECR 0.01
Plastic – Category A RED Deck Workshop 0.1
Plastic – Category A RED Officer`s laundry D-Deck 0.04
Recyclable – Category C GREEN Officer`s laundry D-Deck 0.04
Plastic – Category A RED Rating’s laundry B-Deck 0.04
Recyclable – Category C GREEN Rating`s laundry B-Deck 0.04
Plastic – Category A RED Rating’s Smoking Room 0.04
Recyclable – Category C GREEN Rating’s Smoking Room 0.04
Recyclable – Category C GREEN Toilet A-Deck 0.02
Additionally each cabin shall be provided with a receptacle for other garbage.
3.2.2 Collection Procedures
All staff are to assist the Garbage Management Personnel in the proper and effective collection and segregation
of all garbage generated onboard, according to the requirements of this plan.
Discharge into the sea of all plastics, including but not limited to synthetic ropes, synthetic fishing nets, plastic
garbage bags and incinerator ashes from plastic products is prohibited. When plastic garbage is not separated
from other garbage, the mixture must be treated as if it were all plastic.
Where bin liners are used to keep the inside of receptacles clean, only paper bags shall be used. Plastic
garbage shall be collected directly into the receptacle with no use of paper lining bags. Effective separation of
plastic garbage from other garbage shall be made at the point of collection.
Crew members must place the garbage in the relevant receptacles as per their markings onboard the ship and
which are summarised above. Effective separation at the garbage collection stage reduces the processing work
later.
During storing of the vessel great care shall be taken to ensure that the various packaging materials are
carefully collected up and immediately transferred to the storage containment. During storing due attention
shall be made to ensure no plastics or other packaging material is accidentally released into the environment
i.e. during strong winds etc. Whenever possible all boxes should be opened inside the vessel superstructure to
prevent accidental release.
The designated Garbage Management Personnel shall collect, or arrange collection of, the garbage from all the
collection receptacles placed aboard this ship as and when necessary .
This collected garbage shall be transferred to the designated garbage storage [or processing] areas located
onboard this vessel, detailed in Section 3.3.
This transfer will be carried out utilising strong paper bags and these bags will be placed in the appropriate
storage receptacle, except in the case of plastic garbage where the plastic will be emptied out into the storage
container i.e. without paper bag lining. This will be repeated for each category of waste.
Revision: 5.6
The following authorised personnel are permitted to make these transfers onboard this vessel, including
collection from living and working areas throughout the ship. These personnel are to be specifically instructed in
the duties by the Chief Officer:
Rank Name Rank Name
BOSUN
COOK
MESSMAN
2ND ENG
4TH ENG
During weekly inspections the Master should check compliance with these procedures.
3.2.3 Recovery of Garbage at Sea
Seafarers are encouraged to recover persistent garbage from the sea during routine operations as opportunities
arise and prudent practice permits, and they are encouraged to retain the material for discharge to port
reception facilities.
Revision: 5.6
3.3 PROCESSING OF GARBAGE
The handling and processing of garbage is explained in Appendix 2 will depend on the type of garbage, the
equipment available onboard, number of persons onboard and the vessel’s trading area.
Use of compactors, incinerators, comminuters, and other such devices has a number of advantages, such as,
reducing shipboard space requirements for storing garbage, and making it easier to discharge garbage at port
reception facilities.
The processing of garbage shall occur as and when necessary. Garbage processing onboard the vessel must be
utilised efficiently to ensure that the minimum amount of garbage or waste is required to be disposed of to
shore.
Once the garbage has been processed it shall be returned to the storage area if applicable.
Batteries, expired medicine, Aerosol cans, fluorescent tubes, chemical waste, old paint must never be
incinerated. Such waste must be landed to shore reception facilities.
Empty Paint and Chemical drums must also be landed to shore reception facilities, ensuring that the drums are
completely empty.
The designated Garbage Management Personnel are responsible for carrying out or arranging the processing of
the garbage.
3.3.1 Compactors
Compaction reduces the volume of garbage. In most cases, the output from compactor is a block of material
which facilitates the shipboard storage of garbage and its discharging of the material in a port facility.
Examples of Special handling Compaction characteristics On-board

garbage
by vessel personnel storage
Rate of Retainment Density of
before compaction space
alteration of compacted form compacted
form
Metal, food and Very rapid Almost 100% High Minimum

beverage
None
containers, glass,
small
Revision: 5.6
wood pieces
Comminuted plastics, Minor –reduce material Rapid Approximately80% Medium Minimum

fibre and paper to size for feed,
board minimal
Manual labour
Small metal drums, Moderate – longer Slow Approximately50% Relatively Moderate
uncomminuted cargo manual labour time low
packing, large pieces required to size

of material
wood for feed
Uncomminuted Major – very long Very slow Less than 10% Very low Maximum
manual
plastics
labour time to size
material for feed;

usually
impractical
Bulky metal cargo Impractical for Not Not applicable Not Maximum
containers, thick shipboard
metal applicable applicable
compaction; not
items feasible
3.3.2 Comminuters
Outside special areas, ships operating primarily beyond three nautical miles from the nearest land are
encouraged to install and use comminuters to grind food wastes to a particle size capable of passing through a
screen with openings no larger than 25 millimetres. Such a process is recommended even beyond 12 nautical
miles because the particle size hastens assimilation into the marine environment.
When operating inside a special area, all food wastes must be comminuted or ground prior to discharge in to
the sea. All discharges are to be as far as practicable, and not less than, 12 nautical miles from the nearest land
or ice-shelf. It is recommended that the discharge from shipboard comminuters be directed into a holding tank
when the vessel is operating within an area where discharge is prohibited.
It is recommended that garbage not be discharged into a ship’s sewage treatment system unless it is approved
for treating such garbage.
Furthermore, garbage should not be stored in bottoms or tanks containing oily wastes. Such actions can result
in faulty operation of sewage treatment or oily-water separator equipment and can cause sanitary problems for
crew members and passengers.
Revision: 5.6
3.3.3 Incinerators
Incineration conducted in a shipboard incinerator can significantly reduce the need to store garbage onboard
the ship. Shipboard incinerators should be designed, constructed, operated and maintained in accordance with
the IMO Standard
Specification for Shipboard Incinerators (IMO Resolution MEPC.76(40) and MEPC.93(45)). MARPOL Annex VI
requires shipboard incinerators installed after 1 January 2000 to be type-approved and meet specific air
pollution criteria.
Incinerators should only be used to incinerate materials that are specified by the incinerator manufacturer.
Annex VI prohibits the incineration of MARPOL Annex I, II and III cargo residues, related contaminated packing
materials, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), garbage contaminated with more than traces of heavy metals,
refined petroleum products containing halogen compounds and exhaust gas cleaning systems.
The incineration of sludge oil, generated during the normal operation of the ship, is allowed in main or auxiliary
power plant or boilers under Annex VI, but incineration by such methods is banned in ports, harbours and
estuaries.
Note: residue (ash) from plastic incineration is still considered plastic and thus cannot be
discharged overboard. This ash shall be transferred to a storage receptacle clearly marked “PLASTIC ASH”.
Onboard this vessel the plastic ash receptacle is located as follows -
Location : Engine Room Capacity (m3): 0.4
Due to the potential environmental and health effects from combustion of by-products, shipboard incineration
of polyvinyl chlorides (PVCs) is prohibited, except in shipboard incinerators for which IMO Type Approval
Certificates have been issued (MEPC.76(40) and MEPC.93(45) specifications).
Special rules on incineration may be established by authorities in some ports and may exist in some special
areas. Prior to using an incinerator while in port, permission must be taken from the port authority concerned.
In general, the use of shipboard garbage incinerators in ports in or near urban areas should be avoided as their
use will add to possible air pollution in these areas.
It should be noted that special rules on incineration under domestic law may apply in some ports and may exist
in some special areas. Incineration of hazardous materials (e.g. scraped paint, impregnated wood) and certain
types of plastics (e.g. PVC-based plastics or other plastics containing hazardous chemicals) calls for special
precaution due to the potential environmental and health effects from combustion of by-products.
Revision: 5.6
Where the vessel is fitted with an approved incinerator suitable for garbage disposal this shall be used to its
maximum capabilities. If any machinery for garbage processing becomes defective the superintendent engineer
shall be advised.
Home-made / self-manufactured incinerators must not be used.
Incinerator Ash must be recorded within the Garbage Record as Category E and disposed to port facilities.
3.3.4 Equipment Onboard
The following equipment is / are provided onboard this vessel for processing garbage. i.e. incinerators,
compactors, comminuters, maceration equipment.
Equipment Location Capacity Category(s) of garbage

processed
INCINERATOR ER 0.4 A,C
Revision: 5.6
GALLEY GALLEY 0.05 B
COMPACTOR Port Side LOCKER 0.5 C,F
The garbage shall be processed according to the equipment / machinery operating instructions. A copy of the
operating instruction should be placed in the vicinity of the equipment.
Garbage processing equipment such as incinerators, compactors and comminuters must be maintained in safe
working operation and all safety devices/interlocks are to be regularly tested. Maintenance routines
recommended by the manufacturers must be included in the vessel’s PMS.
Note: Type approval certificates copies should be available onboard.
3.3.5 Equipment Operators
The following personnel are responsible for operating the above equipment. The Garbage Management
Personnel in charge shall ensure that these personnel are properly trained in the use of processing equipment,
and that they are aware of all the related MARPOL Regulations.
Name Rank Name Rank
2ND ENG
4TH ENG
COOK
MESSMAN
BOSUN
Revision: 5.6
3.4 STORAGE OF GARBAGE
Garbage collected from various areas throughout the ship should be delivered to designated processing or
storage locations. Garbage that must be returned to port for discharge at port reception facilities may require
storage until arrangements can be made to discharge it ashore for appropriate processing depending on the
length of the voyage or availability of port reception facilities. Garbage should be stored in a manner which
avoids health and safety hazards.
Sufficient storage space and equipment (e.g. cans, drums, paper bags or other containers) should be provided.
All processed and unprocessed garbage stored for any length of time should be in tight, securely covered
containers in order to prevent the unintentional discharge of stored garbage.
Food wastes and other garbage which are returned to port and which may carry disease or pests should be
stored in tightly covered containers and be kept separate from garbage which does not contain such food
wastes. Both types of garbage should be in separate, clearly marked containers to avoid incorrect discharge
and facilitate proper handling and treatment on land.
The collected or processed garbage shall be stored in the following locations onboard this vessel.
Category of Waste Location Capacity

(m3)
Plastic Waste ER Garbage Store / Main Deck Aft S/S 3x0.2/2x0.1

Food Waste ER Garbage Store / Main Deck Aft S/S 1x0.2/2x0.1
Recyclable Waste ER Garbage Store / Main Deck Aft S/S 5x0.2/2x0.1
Hazardous waste ER Garbage Store / Main Deck Aft S/S 2x0.2/1x0.1
Other Waste ER Garbage Store / Main Deck Aft S/S 4x0.2/1x0.1
E-Waste ER Garbage Store / Main Deck Aft S/S 1x0.2/1x0.1
Sufficient storage space shall be provided and checked by the designated Garbage Management Personnel.
The storage area shall be divided up into the different categories of wastes according to Section 3.2.1 in this
plan and the containers clearly colour coded and marked accordingly. The storage areas for plastics shall be
separated by at least 3 metres from other storage areas, where practicable.
When garbage is collected from the collection receptacles or processing area and arrives at the storage
receptacles, the storage receptacle shall only be loaded under the supervision of the Garbage Management
Personnel, in all cases other than galley generated food waste.
Revision: 5.6
A special check shall be made at this stage that plastics are properly separated from all other garbage including
even small pieces such as plastic cigarette packet wrappers or internal packaging.
It is not permitted for individual crew members to empty their individual collection receptacles into the storage
receptacles in an unsupervised way.
The designated Garbage Management Personnel must ensure that there is no build up of gas or spillage of
garbage from the waste in the storage area.
The Master must include garbage storage areas in his weekly inspection of the vessel.
Revision: 5.6
3.5 DISCHARGING OF GARBAGE
3.5.1 Discharge of Garbage to sea
a) General
Although discharge into the sea of limited types of garbage is permitted under Annex V, discharge of
garbage to port reception facilities should be given primary consideration.
When discharging garbage to sea, the following points should be considered:
 Section 3.5.2 summarizes the requirements for garbage permitted to be discharged into the
sea. In general the discharge shall take place when the ship is en route and as far as
practicable from the nearest land.
Attempts should be made to spread the discharge over as wide an area as possible and in
deep water (50 meters or more). Prevailing currents and tidal movements should be taken
into consideration when discharging into the sea is permitted.
 To ensure timely transfer of ship-generated garbage to port reception facilities, ship agents
are to be advised for guidance. Discharging needs should be identified particularly when
arrangements are necessary for garbage requiring special handling. The Advance
Notification Form for Waste Delivery to Port Reception Facilities form must be used.
 Batteries, expired medicine, aerosol cans, fluorescent tubes, chemical waste, old paint and
other hazardous waste should be separated from other garbage, and discharged to a shore
reception facility. See Section 3.5.4
 Plastic garbage shall be effectively separated from other garbage. If this is impractical due to
the special nature of the garbage then the mixture must be treated as if it were all plastic.
Discharge of plastic waste to sea is prohibited.
The designated Garbage Management Personnel are responsible for ensuring the correct discharge of
garbage. No garbage shall be discharged without the authority of the Garbage Management Officer.
The requirements of table 3.5.2, overleaf, must be complied with at all times.
b) Special Exceptions for the Discharge of Garbage
Regulations 3, 4, 5 and 6 of MARPOL Annex V shall not apply to:
a) The discharge of garbage from the ship necessary for the purpose of securing the safety
of a ship and those onboard or saving life at sea; or
Revision: 5.6
b) The accidental loss of garbage resulting from damage to a ship or its equipment provided
all reasonable precautions have been taken before and after the occurrence of the
damage, for the purpose of preventing or minimising the escape; or
c) The accidental loss of the fishing gear from a ship provided that all reasonable
precautions have been taken to prevent such loss; or
d) The discharge of fishing gear from a ship for the protection of the marine environment or
for the safety of that ship or its crew.
Exception of en-route:
The en-route requirements of regulations 4 and 6 shall not apply to the discharge of food
wastes where it is clear the retention onboard of these food wastes presents an imminent
health risk to the people onboard.
Vessels which are staying on anchor at hot weather areas are free to apply the above
exception of the MARPOL Annex V subject of: the vessel is complying with the other
requirements for the discharge of food waste overboard in accordance with MARPOL Annex V
regulations 4 & 6.
The daily discharging of the food waste should be avoided where this is practically possible
and effective. The management office should be notified by the vessel on use of the
exception and appropriate records to be done in the Garbage Record Book and Deck Log
Book.
This is applicable for the discharging of the food waste only. There are no exceptions for the
discharging of other types of garbage.
Revision: 5.6
3.5.2 Simplified Overview of Discharge at Sea Provisions

All ships except platforms 4
Offshore platforms
Within special areas and
Outside special areas and
Arctic waters (more than 12 nm from land)
Arctic waters
Type of garbage 1 and all ships within 500 m of
Regulation 6
Regulation 4 such platforms 4
(Distances are from nearest land,
(Distances are from the nearest Regulation 5
nearest ice-shelf or nearest fast
land)
ice)
Discharge permitted Discharge permitted

Food waste comminuted
≥3 nm, en route and as far ≥12 nm, en route and as far Discharge permitted
or ground 2
as practicable as practicable 3
Discharge permitted
Food waste not
≥12 nm, en route and as far as Discharge prohibited Discharge prohibited
comminuted or ground
practicable
Cargo residues 5,6 not

Discharge prohibited
contained in wash water
Discharge permitted
Discharge prohibited
Discharge permitted
≥12 nm, en route and as far
> 12 nm, en route and as far as
Cargo residues 5,6 as practicable
practicable (subject to
contained in wash water conditions in regulation 6.1.2
and paragraph 5.2.1.5 of part
II-A of the Polar Code)
Discharge permitted
Cleaning agents and > 12 nm, en route and as far as

Additives 6 contained in practicable (subject to
cargo hold wash water conditions in regulation 6.1.2
and paragraph 5.2.1.5 of part
Discharge permitted Discharge prohibited
II-A of the Polar Code)
Cleaning agents and

Additives 6 in deck and
Discharge permitted
external surfaces wash
water
Animal Carcasses (should Discharge permitted

be split or otherwise Must be en route and as far
treated to ensure the from the nearest land as Discharge prohibited Discharge prohibited
carcasses will sink possible. Should be >100 nm
immediately) and maximum water depth
All other garbage Discharge prohibited Discharge prohibited Discharge prohibited

Including: e-waste, plastics,
synthetic ropes, fishing gear,
Revision: 5.6
plastic garbage bags,

incinerator ashes, clinkers,
cooking oil, floating dunnage,
lining and packing materials,
paper, rags, glass, metal,
bottles, crockery and similar
refuse
1
- When garbage is mixed with or contaminated by other harmful substances prohibited from discharge or having different discharge
requirements, the more stringent requirements shall apply.
2
- Comminuted or ground food wastes must be able to pass through a screen with mesh no larger than 25 mm.
3
- The discharge of introduced avian products in the Antarctic area is not permitted unless incinerated, autoclaved or otherwise treated
to be made sterile. In polar waters, discharge shall be made as far as practicable from areas of ice concentration exceeding 1/10; in any
case food wastes shall not be discharged onto the ice.
4
- Offshore platforms located 12 nm from nearest land and associated ships include all fixed or floating platforms engaged in
exploration or exploitation or associated processing of seabed mineral resources, and all ships alongside or within 500 m of such
platforms.
5
- Cargo residues means only those cargo residues that cannot be recovered using commonly available methods for unloading.
6
- These substances must not be harmful to the marine environment.
3.5.3 Discharging of Garbage in Port
Whilst in port, all garbage shall be retained onboard unless specific arrangements have been made by the
Master or Garbage Management Personnel for the garbage to be discharged to shore reception facilities.
Providing advance notification to the shore reception facility of the type and quantity of residues / wastes
onboard and the type and quantity intended to be delivered will greatly assist the reception company in
receiving the materials. It will also minimise any delay to the vessel’s port operations. The port agent will
normally provide the vessel with the port authority’s pre-arrival form, but where this is not available the IMO
template (Advance Notification Form for Waste Delivery to Port Reception Facilities), contained within
this plan, should be used.
In general, the port authorities will arrange for the discharging of all types of garbage. If reception facilities are
found to be inadequate then the Master should report such to the Company and IMO using the form
Reporting Alleged Inadequacies of Port Reception Facilities.
Combustible materials may be incinerated provided local air pollution regulations can be complied with – see
Section 3.3.3
When garbage is to be discharged to reception facilities ashore the Master shall ensure that all local regulations
in this aspect are adhered to. The Master shall enquire from the vessel’s local agent details regarding special
requirements such as segregation, cleanliness of garbage and disposal containers / transportation bags, and
should any special transport containers be required, these are to be arranged via the Agent.
Revision: 5.6
When garbage is discharged ashore, it is essential that a receipt is obtained which clearly shows
the amount and type of garbage discharged. These receipts are to be retained onboard along with
Garbage Record Book for inspection.(Retention period is three years)
3.5.4 Garbage Discharging – Hazardous Materials
General
Batteries, expired medicine, Aerosol cans, fluorescent tubes, chemical waste, old paint must never be
incinerated. Such waste must be discharged to shore reception facilities.
Empty Paint and Chemical drums must also be discharged to shore reception facilities ensuring that the drums
are completely empty.
Disposal of Batteries and Other Hazardous Waste
i) Batteries
Batteries and other hazardous materials are to be declared and discharged to shore-based reception
facilities and recorded within the Garbage Disposal record (SAF 14).
Batteries are classified and recorded in the Garbage Record Book as Category I – E-waste.
Receipts are to be obtained and filed onboard along with the Garbage Record Book.
Where shore facilities refuse to accept, the management office is to be notified using the format stated
in 3.5.3 of this plan.
Note that under no circumstances are batteries to be incinerated as this will cause the cells to burst
causing an explosion or the release of toxic materials. Please refer to the Code of Safe Working
Practices (COSWP) for additional information on the safe handling of batteries.
ii) Medicines
These also considered “Domestic Waste” and are recorded within Category C of the Garbage Record
Book. The vessel must make arrangements with the agent for appropriate collection by a pharmacist,
in accordance with local regulations, especially where “controlled” drugs are involved.
Revision: 5.6
iii) Cooking Oil
To be recorded under Category D. Cooking oil (MARPOL Annex V) should not be mixed with oil
wastes from (MARPOL Annex I). Old cooking oil should be collected in cans marked appropriately for
shore disposal and processing.
iv) Other hazardous waste
Other hazardous waste can be classified as either
 Domestic Wastes such as Rags, Aerosols, Chemicals – not subject to other MARPOL Annex, or as
 Operational Wastes.
In accordance with the above they will be recorded in the Garbage Record book under Category C or
F, respectively.
Harmful to the Marine Environment (HME) Cargoes

It is a mandatory requirement under MARPOL Annex V for shippers ot declare whether the cargoes are HME cargoes or
not. If a cargo is declared as HME cargo there could be difficulties and significant costs to send the cargo residue and
hold washings to port reception facilities. MARPOL Annex V bans the discharge of any amount of HME cargo residue and
hold washings to the sea, including high seas.
The 5 materials linked to HME cargo are:
1. Lead Lead concentrates generally may not be declared as HME cargo but largely depends on the
level of refinement and source rock.
2. Lead-zinc As above.
3. Zinc As above.
4. Copper Copper concentres may or may not be declared as HME cargo, but largely depends on the
level of refinement and source rock.
5. Chrome Only Hexavalent Chrome type is declared as HME cargo. Chrome concentres may or may not
be declared as HME cargo, largely depends on the chrome properties (hexavalent) shipped.
Metal ores, commercially shipped, generally comprise of metals contained in their compound mineral form,
along with other minerals such as silicon, sulphur, barite and other heavy metals. Most metals are not
shipped in their elemental form but varying levels of processing can make it so. This explains the HME
variability when heavy metals are shipped in the compound mineral form.
Hazardous metals contained within mineral compounds that trigger the HME threshold, are generally
determined by using the approved MECLAS system developed by extensive industry and government
research. The MECLAS system utilizes the breakdown of the various minerals and metals compounds found
in the shipped product to analyse against established HME research threshold data.
Revision: 5.6
3.5.5 Garbage Disposal Record Book Entries

Each discharge operation, or completed incineration, must be recorded in the Garbage Disposal Record Book
and signed for on the date of the discharge, or incineration, by the officer in charge.
a) Garbage Categories
Garbage categories to be used are:
Part I
A. Plastics
B. Food wastes
C. Domestic Wastes
D. Cooking Oil
E. Incinerator ashes
F. Operational wastes
G. Animal Carcass(es)
H. Fishing Gear
I. E-waste
Part II
j. Cargo residues (Non – HME)
k. Cargo residues (HME)
b) Recording Requirements
Items to be entered into the Garbage Record Book are stated inside SAF 14 and summarised below:
When garbage is discharged to a reception facility ashore or to other ships:
1. Date and time of discharge
2. Port or facility, or name of ship
3. Categories of garbage discharged
4. Estimated amount discharged for each category in cubic metres
5. Signature of officer in charge of the operation.
When garbage is incinerated:
1. Date and time of start and stop of incineration
2. Position of the ship (latitude and longitude) at the start and stop of incineration
3. Categories of garbage incinerated
4. Estimated amount incinerated in cubic metres
5. Signature of the officer in charge of the operation.
Revision: 5.6
When garbage is discharged into the sea in accordance with regulations 4, 5 or 6 of Annex V of
MARPOL:
1. Date and time of discharge
2. Position of the ship (latitude and longitude). Note: for cargo residue discharges, include discharge start and
stop positions.
3. Category of garbage discharged
4. Estimated amount discharged for each category in cubic metres
5. Signature of the officer in charge of the operation.
Accidental or other exceptional discharges or loss of garbage into the sea, including in accordance
with regulation 7 of Annex V of MARPOL:
1. Date and time of occurrence
2. Port or position of the ship at time of occurrence (latitude, longitude and water depth if known)
3. Categories of garbage discharged or lost
4. Estimated amount for each category in cubic metres
5. The reason for the discharge or loss and general remarks.
Once a page of the Garbage Disposal Record Book has been completed it shall be presented to the Master of
the ship, by the designated Garbage Management Personnel, for signature.
The Master must obtain from the operator of port reception facilities, or from the Master of the ship receiving
the garbage, a receipt or certificate specifying the estimated amount of garbage transferred including a
breakdown of the types of garbage landed.
The receipts shall be retained with the Garbage Disposal Log for three years.
Revision: 5.6
3.6 MANAGEMENT OF CARGO RESIDUES OF SOLID BULK

CARGOES (not applicable to tankers)
Cargo residues are included in the definition of garbage within the meaning of MARPOL Annex V, regulation 1.9
and may be discharged in accordance with regulations 4.1.3 and 6.1.2.
Cargo material contained in the cargo hold bilge water should not be treated as cargo residues if the cargo
material is not harmful to the marine environment and the bilge water is discharged from a loaded hold through
the ship's fixed piping bilge drainage system. Cleaning agents and additives in deck and external surfaces wash
water that are not harmful to the marine environment can be discharged to sea. See Section 3.5.2 of this plan
for further details.
Cargo residues are considered harmful to the marine environment and subject to regulations 4.1.3 and 6.1.2.1
of the revised MARPOL Annex V if they are residues of solid bulk substances which are classified according to
the criteria of the United Nations Globally Harmonized System for Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (UN
GHS) meeting the following parameters1:
1. Acute Aquatic Toxicity Category 1; and/or
2. Chronic Aquatic Toxicity Category 1 or 2; and/or
3. Carcinogenicity2 Category 1A or 1B combined with not being rapidly degradable and having high
bioaccumulation; and/or
4. Mutagenicity2 Category 1A or 1B combined with not being rapidly degradable and having high
5. Reproductive Toxicity2 Category 1A or 1B combined with not being rapidly degradable and having high
6. Specific Target Organ Toxicity Repeated Exposure 2 Category 1 combined with not being rapidly degradable
and having high bioaccumulation; and/or
7. Solid bulk cargoes containing or consisting of synthetic polymers, rubber, plastics, or plastic feedstock
pellets (this includes materials that are shredded, milled, chopped or macerated or similar materials).
Notes:
1) The criteria are based on UN GHS, fourth revised edition (2011). For specific products (e.g. metals and inorganic metal
compounds) guidance available in UN GHS, annexes 9 and 10 are essential for proper interpretation of the criteria and
classification and should be followed.
2) Products that are classified for Carcinogenicity, Mutagenicity, Reproductive toxicity or Specific Target Organ Toxicity
Repeated Exposure for oral and dermal hazards or without specification of the exposure route in the hazard statement.
Cargo residues that are harmful to the marine environment may require special handling not normally provided
by reception facilities. Ports and terminals receiving such cargoes should have adequate reception facilities for
all relevant residues, including when contained in wash water. Where the vessel calls at a port where
insufficient facilities are available, the form “Reporting Alleged Inadequacies of Port Reception
Facilities” must be used and the Commercial Operator notified immediately.
Revision: 5.6
Solid bulk cargoes should be classified and declared by the shipper as to whether or not they are harmful to the
marine environment. Such declaration should be included in the information required in section 4.2 of the
IMSBC Code.
Cargo residues are created through inefficiencies in loading, unloading, and onboard handling. The approved
cargo Plan (DRY 13) should consider cargo loading, unloading and onboard handling practices in order to
minimize production of cargo residues. Options that should be considered to decrease the amount of such
garbage include the following:
 ensuring the vessel is suitable to carry the intended cargo and also suitable for unloading the same
cargo using conventional unloading methods;
 unloading cargo as efficiently as possible, utilizing all appropriate safety precautions to prevent injury
or ship and equipment damage and to avoid or minimize cargo residues; and
 minimizing spillage of the cargo during transfer operations by carefully controlling cargo transfer
operations, both onboard and from dockside. This should include effective measures to enable
immediate communications between relevant ship and shore-based personnel during the transfer
operations and when feasible, enclosure of conveyance devices such as conveyor belts. Since this
spillage typically occurs in port, it should be completely cleaned up immediately following the loading
and unloading event and handled as cargo; delivering it into the intended cargo space or into the
appropriate unloading holding area.
When the Master, based on the information received from the relevant port authorities, determines that there
are no adequate reception facilities at either the port of departure or the port of destination in the case where
both ports are situated within the same special area, the condition under regulation 6.1.2.3 should be
considered satisfied.
MARPOL Annex V, regulation 6.1.2 also applies when the "port of departure" and the "next port of destination"
is the same port. To discharge cargo hold wash water in this situation, the ship must be en route and the
discharge must take place not less than 12 miles from the nearest land.
3.6.1 Additional requirements for the Great Lakes
Vessels are to minimise, to the greatest extent practicable, the discharge of bulk dry cargo residues.
Bulk dry cargo residues means nonhazardous and non-toxic residues, regardless of particle size, of dry cargo carried in
bulk, including limestone and other clean stone, iron ore, coal, salt, and cement. It does not include residues of any
substance known to be toxic or hazardous, such as nickel, copper, zinc, lead, or materials classified as hazardous in
provisions of law or treaty.
Revision: 5.6
Vessels are required to maintain decks in loading and unloading ports to a broom clean condition. Broom clean means a
condition in which the vessel’s deck shows that care has been taken to prevent or eliminate any visible concentration of
bulk dry cargo residues, so that any remaining bulk dry cargo residues consist only of dust, powder, or isolated and
random pieces, none of which exceeds 1 inch in diameter.
i) Equipment on board that is designed to minimise dry bulk cargo spillage while loading and
unloading.
The vessel is to list equipment available on board e.g. Conveyor tarps, belt scrappers, cargo surveillance
cameras, dust collection systems, belt skirting, spill trays, tunnel belt cargo height sensors, cargo hold vibration
systems, Communication systems (radios or internal phone system) or any other equipment specific to the
vessel.
Equipment listed is to be maintained in good operational order at all times to effectively minimize or eliminate
the creation of bulk dry cargo residues.
Type of Equipment Location
ii) Equipment on board that is available to recover spilled cargo from the decks and transfer tunnels
and return it to the holds or unloading conveyances.
The vessel will maintain at all times an adequate stock of suitable shovels and brooms to recover spilled cargo
from the decks and transfer tunnels and return it to the holds or unloading conveyances.
Revision: 5.6
Addition equipment available to recover spilled bulk dry cargo specific to the vessel e.g. bobcats or other
mechanical means.
Type of Equipment Location Number

Available
iii) Operational procedures employed by the vessel’s crew during the loading or unloading of bulk dry
cargoes to minimize cargo spillage onto the decks and into the transfer tunnels and to achieve
and maintain the broom clean deck condition.
 The vessel shall maintain the equipment designed to minimise DCR listed in section i) of
this procedure in operational condition.
Cargo residues are created through inefficiencies in loading, unloading, and onboard handling. The approved
cargo Plan (DRY 13) should consider cargo loading, unloading and onboard handling practices in order to
minimize production of cargo residues. Options that should be considered to decrease the amount of such
garbage include the following:
 ensuring the vessel is suitable to carry the intended cargo and also suitable for unloading the same cargo using
conventional unloading methods;
 ensuring adequately trained crew are available throughout the cargo operation to monitor and employ DCR
minimization methods.
 unloading cargo as efficiently as possible, utilizing all appropriate safety precautions to prevent injury or ship
and equipment damage and to avoid or minimize cargo residues; and
 minimizing spillage of the cargo during transfer operations by carefully controlling cargo transfer operations,
both onboard and from dockside. This should include effective measures to enable immediate communications
between relevant ship and shore-based personnel during the transfer operations and when feasible, enclosure
of conveyance devices such as conveyor belts. Since this spillage typically occurs in port, it should be
Revision: 5.6
completely cleaned up immediately following the loading and unloading event and handled as cargo; delivering
it into the intended cargo space or into the appropriate unloading holding area.
 Should methods employed to minimise DCR become inadequate or fail, the cargo operation shall be stopped
until the deficiency can be eliminated or mitigated to the best of the ability of the vessels crew and shore
facility.
iv) Operational procedures employed by the vessel’s crew during or after loading or unloading
operations to return spilled bulk dry cargo residue to the vessel’s holds or to shore via an
unloading conveyance
 The vessel shall maintain the equipment designed to recover DCR listed in section ii) of this
procedure in adequate numbers and operational condition.
 should DCR spills take place on the deck and/or unloading tunnel sufficient resources in
manpower and equipment shall be deployed by the supervising officer maintain the
surfaces in a broom clean condition with due regard to the safety of the crew taking
priority. Since this spillage typically occurs in port, it should be completely cleaned up immediately following
the loading and unloading event and handled as cargo; delivering it into the intended cargo space or into the
appropriate unloading holding area.
v) Training Requirements
As per Section 3.7 of this plan.
vi) Responsibility
As per section 3.0 of this plan the Chief Officer is responsible for ensuring compliance of the Garbage
Management Plan. The Chief Officer will report to and take direction from the Master who has overall authority
for the requirements of this plan.
vii) Disposal of Bulk Dry Cargo Residues Ashore
The commercial operators shall convey to the vessel through the ship specific voyage instructions any
arrangements with the port, terminal, shipper or customer for the unloading and disposal of the vessel’s bulk
dry cargo residue ashore.
Revision: 5.6
viii) Procedures and Operating conditions for unavoidable discharge of bulk dry cargo residues into the
Great Lakes.
 No discharge of cargo residues into the waters of the Great Lakes shall take place until all
efforts to reduce, minimise or eliminate such residues have been exhausted as per the
procedures outlined in sections iii) and iv) of this procedure.
 The applicable Great Lakes DCR regulations shall be referenced prior to ensure the
discharge is permissible in both DCR type and geographical location. (reference USCG
Code of federal regulations 33-151.66 and Canadian Vessel Pollution and Dangerous
Chemical Regulations SOR/2012-69 Division 5 Garbage)
 To ensure the safety of the crew, environment and the vessel the following shall be
considered prior to discharge: weather conditions, ship stability, crew training
 Only the Master, or his authorised delegate in writing, may authorise the disposal of cargo residue
or the discharge of tunnel water. The Master may seek the advice of the vessel Chief Engineer
when determining such authorisation.
ix) Record Keeping
1) Garbage Log Book (SAF-14)
• on each occasion the SUL space bilges are pumped out after wash down of cargo holds &
SUL spaces. To include start/stop times/position and quantity of residue discharged.
• on each occasion spillage is run, to include start/stop times/position and quantity of

residue discharged.
2) U.S. & CDN Bulk Dry Cargo Residue Reporting Forms (Form CG 33) – as per the
instructions on the form.
Revision: 5.6
3.7 TRAINING
When new crew member(s) arrive onboard the designated Garbage Management person in charge, the Chief
Officer, shall train and advise them of the specific requirements and procedures relating to garbage
management onboard the vessel including collection, processing, storage and discharging. This is a requirement
of their Shipboard Familiarization, recorded on Form SAF 01.
Personnel who will use any equipment associated with garbage management, such as incinerators,
comminutors or compactors, must receive training in the use of this equipment.
Training should utilise Computer Based Training (CBT) material such as VELS Environmental Awareness course
as well as posters, demonstrations and exercises.
The training programmes and practical operation of this plan shall be reviewed at each monthly HSE meeting. If
it is found that the plan is not operating as intended then additional training and educating shall be carried out
involving the entire ships complement.
Record of instruction is to be maintained on Form SAF 26 within “Ships Safety & Training Record Book”.
Revision: 5.6
APPENDIX 1 – PLACARDS BY LANGUAGE
English Tagalog Russian Chinese
1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2
3a 3a 3a 3a
3b 3b 3b 3b
3c 3c 3c 3c
Revision: 5.6
APPENDIX 2 - OPTIONS FOR SHIPBOARD HANDLING AND DISCHARGE OF GARBAGE
Page 25 of 42 SSCP – Section 3 – Garbage Management Plan
Revision: 5.5
Revision: 5.6

Garbage Management Plan-2021 (Rev 2023)

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

Garbage Management Plan-2021 (Rev 2023)

Uploaded by

Document Information

Original Title

Copyright

Available Formats

Share this document

Share or Embed Document

Sharing Options

Did you find this document useful?

Is this content inappropriate?

Copyright:

Available Formats

Garbage Management Plan-2021 (Rev 2023)

Uploaded by

Copyright:

Available Formats

SHIP’S SANITATION CONTROL MANUAL

Name CSL ARGOSY

Page 1 of 42 Section 3 – Garbage Management Plan

Revision Sheet & Approvals

Section Revision Date Master’s Signature

All 5.1 23/01/18

3.5.4 5.2 31/07/18

3.5.4 5.3 21/08/18

3.2.1 5.4 11/01/19

3.2.1 5.5 20/06/19

3.0 5.6 31/10/19

Page 2 of 42 Section 3 – Garbage Management Plan

3.1 Waste Minimization

3.2 Collection of Garbage

3.3 Processing of Garbage

3.4 Storage of Garbage

3.5 Disposal of Garbage

3.6 Management of Cargo Residues of Solid Bulk Cargoes

Appendix 1 Placards by Language

Appendix 2 Options for Shipboard Handling and Discharge of Garbage

Page 3 of 42 Section 3 – Garbage Management Plan

Placards & Forms

Placard 1 - Disposal requirements

Placard 2 - Special Areas

Placard 3a - Garbage Prohibition

metres of such platforms only)

Placard 3c - Garbage Prohibition (vessels carrying passengers)

Reporting Alleged Inadequacies of Port Reception Facilities

Advance Notification Form for Waste Delivery to Port Reception Facilities

2017 Guidelines for the Implementation of MARPOL Annex V

Copy of IMO Resolution MEPC.277(70)

Page 4 of 42 Section 3 – Garbage Management Plan

3.0 INTRODUCTION TO THE GARBAGE MANAGEMENT PLAN

Company Policy Statement

All employees must understand their duties and responsibilities, therefore:-

 During the monthly shipboard management meetings, or as necessary, the Master

Page 5 of 42 Section 3 – Garbage Management Plan

Garbage Management Plan & Disposal Record

Page 6 of 42 Section 3 – Garbage Management Plan

Garbage Management Officer

<<VESSEL TO IDENTIFY DESIGNATED SUPPORT STAFF>>

Placard 1 - Disposal requirements

Placard 2 - Special Areas

Placard 3a - Garbage Prohibition

such platforms only)

Placard 3c - Garbage Prohibition (vessels carrying passengers)

Page 7 of 42 Section 3 – Garbage Management Plan

See Appendix 1 for Placards in English / Russian / Tagalog / Chinese

latitude 11°00΄ S, longitude 142°08΄ E

to a point in latitude 10°35΄ S, longitude 141°55΄ E,

thence to a point latitude 10°00΄ S, longitude 142°00΄ E,

thence to a point latitude 09°10΄ S, longitude 143°52΄ E,

thence to a point latitude 09°00΄ S, longitude 144°30΄ E,

thence to a point latitude 10°41΄ S, longitude 145°00΄ E,

thence to a point latitude 13°00΄ S, longitude 145°00΄ E,

thence to a point latitude 15°00΄ S, longitude 146°00΄ E,

thence to a point latitude 17°30΄ S, longitude 147°00΄ E,

thence to a point latitude 21°00΄ S, longitude 152°55΄ E,

thence to a point latitude 24°30΄ S, longitude 154°00΄ E,