Don't throw garbage overboard

You could be breaking the law

Garbage type
Food waste comminuted or
ground
Food waste not comminuted
or ground
Cargo residues0®not
contained in washwater
Cargo residues9Ocontained
in washwater
Cleaning agents and
additivesOcontained in cargo
hold washwater
Discharge permitted
Any garbage discharge must be recorded
Revised to include Polar Code amendments effective 1 January 2017
All ships except platforms
Outside special areas © Within special areas
(Distances are from the (Distances are from
nearest land) nearest land or nearest
lce-shelf)
>3 nm, en route and as far >12 nm, en route and as far
as practicable as practicable
>12 nm, en route and as far
as practicable |Discharge prohibited
Discharge prohibited X
> 12 nm, en route and as far> 12 nm, en route and as far
as practicable
as pracicable (subject to
conditions in regulation
6.1.2)
> 12 nm, en route and as far
as practicable (subject to
conditions in regulation 6.1.2) Discharge prohibited
Offshore platforms located
more than 12 nm from In Arctic Waters
nearest land and ships (Not special aroa)
when alongside or within
500 metres of such
platforms
>12 NM, enroute and as far as
practicable from areas of ice
Discharge permitted concentration exceeding 1/10.
Discharge prohibited
Discharge prohibited
Discharge prohibited X
Discharge prohibited
Discharge permitted subject to
Reg 4.1.3 & Polar Code
Reg 5.2.1.5
Discharge permitted provided
does not include any substances does not include any substances
classified as harmful to the
marine environment, >12NM,
enroute, and as far as
practicable from areas of ice
concentration exceeding 1/10
subject to Polar Code
Reg 5.2.1.5
In Antarctic Waters
(Special aroa)
>12 NM, enroute and as far as
practicable from areas of ice
concentration excoeding 1/10.
Discharge prohibited X
Discharge prohibited X
Discharge permitted subject to
Reg 6.1.1&Polar Code
52.2.1
Discharge permitted provided
classified as hamful to the marine
environment, >12NM, enroute,
and as far as practicable from
areas of ice concentration
exceeding 1/10 subject to
Reg 6.1.2 & Polar
Code 5.2.2.1

Cleaning agents and

additivesOin deck and Discharge permitted Discharge permitted Discharge pemitted
extermal surfaces washwater

Animal Carcasses (should Must be en route and as far

be split or otherwise treated from the nearest land as |Discharge prohibited Discharge prohibitedX Discharge prohibited X Discharge prohibited
to ensure the carcasses will possible. Should be >100 nm
sink immediately) and maximum water depth

Al other garbage incluing plasics,

syntheic ropes, fishing gear, plastic
garbage bags, incinerator ashes,
cinkers, oooking oil, fioating dunnage, Discharge prohibitedDischarge prohibited Discharge prohibited X Discharge prohibited Discharge prohibited X
lining and packáng materials, paper,
rags, glass, metal, bottles, arockery
and similar refuse

oWhen gartage is mibved with or contaminated by oher hamnful substances prohibited from discharge or having different discharge requirements, the more stingent requirements shall
apply.
O Comminuted or ground food wastes must be able to pass through a screen with mesh no larger than 25 mm.
OThe discharge of introduced avian products in the Antarcic area is not permitted uless incinerated, autoclaved or otherwise treated to be made sterile.
OOfshore platfoms located 12 nm from nearest land and associated ships include allixed or floating platfomns engaged in exploration or exploitation or associated processing of seabed
mineral resources, and all ships alongside or within 500 m of such platfoms.
Cargo residues means only those cargo residues that cannot be recovered using commonly available methods for unloading.
These substances must not be harmful to the marine environment.
OlnArctic waters, discharge of gartbageinto the sea pemited in accordance with regulation 4of MARPOLAnnex V. shall meet the additional requirements prescribed in secion 5.2.1.of
part ll-A of MEPC.264(68).
Olnthe Antarctic area. discharge of garbage into the sea penitted in accordance with requlation 6 of MARPOLAnnex V, shall meet the additional requirements prescribedin section
5.22 of part ll-A of MEPC.264(68).
OFor more detailedguidance regarding the respecive discharge requirements, refer to the text of MARPOL Annex Vor to the 2012 Guidelines for the Implementation of MARPOL
Annex V and part l-B of MEPC.264(68).

If in doubt don't throw anything overboard