Marine Pollution (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Act, 1986 (Act No. 2 of 1986)ScheduleInternational Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973Protocol of 1978Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973Annexes : RegulationsAnnex V : Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from ShipsAppendixForm of Garbage Record Book |
APPENDIX
FORM OF GARBAGE RECORD BOOK
Name of ship: ..................................................................................................................
Distinctive number or letters: ..........................................................................................
IMO No: .........................................................................................................................
Period: From: .................................. To: ...............................
1. Introduction
In accordance with Regulation 9 of Annex V of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, as modified by the Protocol of 1978 relating thereto (MARPOL 73/78) a record is to be kept of each discharge operation or completed incineration. This includes discharges at sea, to reception facilities, or to other ships.
2. Garbage and garbage management
Garbage includes all kind of food, domestic and operational waste excluding fresh fish and parts thereof, generated during the normal operation of the vessel and liable to be disposed of continuously or periodically except those substances which are defined or listed in other annexes to MARPOL 73/78 (such as oil, sewage or noxious liquid substances).
The Guidelines for the Implementation of Annex V of MARPOL 73/78 should also be referred to for relevant information.
3. Description of the garbage
The garbage is to be grouped into categories for the purposes of this record book as follows:
| 1. | Plastics |
| 2. | Floating dunnage, lining, or packing material |
| 3. | Ground-down paper products, rags, glass, metal, bottles, crockery, etc. |
| 4. | Paper Products, rags, glass, metal, bottles, crockery, etc. |
| 5. | Food waste |
| 6. | Incinerator ash. |
4.1 Entries in the Garbage Record Book
Entries in the Garbage Record Book shall be made on each of the following occasions:
| (a) | When garbage is discharged into the sea: |
| (i) | Date and time of discharge |
| (ii) | Position of the ship (latitude and longitude) |
| (iii) | Category of garbage discharged |
| (iv) | Estimated amount discharged for each category in m3 |
| (v) | Signature of the officer in charge of the operation. |
| (b) | When garbage is discharged to reception facilities ashore or to other ships: |
| (i) | Date and time of discharge |
| (ii) | Port or facility, or name of ship |
| (iii) | Category of garbage discharged |
| (iv) | Estimated amount discharged for each category in m3 |
| (v) | Signature of officer in charge of the operation. |
| (c) | When garbage is incinerated: |
| (i) | Date and time of start and stop of incineration |
| (ii) | Position of the ship (latitude and longitude) |
| (iii) | Estimated amount incinerated in m3 |
| (iv) | Signature of the ofyicer in charge of the operation. |
| (d) | Accidental or other exceptional discharges of garbage: |
| (i) | Time of occurrence |
| (ii) | Port or position of the ship at the time of occurrence |
| (iii) | Estimated amount and category of garbage |
| (iv) | Circumstances of disposal, escape or loss, the reason therefor and general remarks. |
4.2 Receipts
The master should 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. The receipts or certificates must be kept on board the ship with the Garbage Record Book for two years.
4.3 Amount of garbage
The amount of garbage on board should be estimated in m3, if possible separately according to category. The Garbage Record Book contains many references to estimated amount of garbage. It is recognized that the accuracy of estimating amounts of garbage is left to interpretation. Volume estimates will differ before and after processing. Some processing procedures may not allow for a usable estimate of volume, e.g. the continuous processing of food waste. Such factors should be taken into consideration when making and interpreting entries made in a record.