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    Marine Safety Information Bulletin

    Commandant MSIB Number: 39-13


    U.S. Coast Guard Date: November 5, 2013
    Inspections and Compliance Directorate Contact: LCDR Andy Meyers
    2703 Martin Luther King Jr Ave, SE, STOP 7501 Phone: (202) 372-1232
    Washington, DC 20593-7501 E-Mail: CGCVC@uscg.mil

    MARPOL Annex V – Wider Caribbean Region Special Area


    On January 1, 2013, amendments to MARPOL Annex V entered into force and established a general prohibition
    on discharges of garbage into the sea. Under prescribed conditions, there are exceptions for food wastes, cargo
    residues, cleaning agents or additives contained in cargo hold, deck, and external surface wash waters, and animal
    carcasses. Of particular note, disposal of garbage from ships in special areas remains even more restrictive and is
    detailed in Regulation 6 of MARPOL Annex V. As a reminder, one of these eight special areas is the Wider
    Caribbean Region, which is outlined in MARPOL Annex V, Regulation 1.14.8, and includes the Gulf of Mexico
    and the Caribbean Sea.

    The Coast Guard has noticed a recent increase in the number of MARPOL Annex V related deficiencies during
    Port State Control exams of foreign vessels calling on ports around the Gulf of Mexico. Specifically, there have
    been a number of violations of the MARPOL Annex V, Regulation 6 requirement to comminute food waste prior
    to discharge in a special area. In many instances, the vessel has an updated Garbage Management Plan on board
    and posted placarding that includes the new provisions of MARPOL Annex V. However, the vessel’s crew is
    unfamiliar with the new MARPOL Annex V provisions and is not properly implementing the approved Garbage
    Management Plan, resulting in the improper disposal of uncomminuted food wastes within the Wider Caribbean
    Region special area.

    This improper disposal is considered clear grounds for believing that the master and crew are not familiar with
    essential shipboard procedures relating to the prevention of pollution by garbage as discussed in MARPOL
    Annex V, Regulation 8. As such, a foreign vessel that improperly disposes of garbage in a special area may be
    subject to a number of Port State Control interventions, including an International Maritime Organization
    reportable detention.

    CG-CVC Policy Letter 13-01 titled “Interim Guidance for Revised MARPOL Annex V Implementation” is
    available on the Coast Guard’s Homeport website at http://homeport.uscg.mil. Enter 13-01 in the search function.

    Coast Guard units should share this bulletin with shipping companies, local vessel agents, and vessel masters
    during regularly scheduled PSC exams. Additional enforcement guidance will be sent internally to Coast Guard
    PSCOs via the next PSC monthly message.

    Questions regarding Port State Control enforcement of MARPOL Annex V should be forwarded to the Office of
    Commercial Vessel Compliance, Foreign and Offshore Vessel Division (CG-CVC-2) at 202-372-1232 during
    regular business hours or by email at CGCVC@uscg.mil.

    Commander Michael B. Zamperini, Chief, Foreign and Offshore Vessel Compliance Division (CG-CVC-2) in the
    Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance sends.

    -uscg-

    This release has been issued for public information and notification purposes only.

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