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Environmental Management System Manual

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6.4. SOME GUIDELINES FOR HANDLING DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF GARBAGE

ARE GIVEN BELOW

 CATEGORY A: PLASTICS

 Whenever possible request suppliers to avoid supplying items in plastic packing

and use other disposable type packing.
 All Plastics have to be collected centrally and landed ashore.
 Plastics must not be burnt in the Incinerator, unless it is capable of doing so. As
far as practicable, plastics should be landed ashore as their incineration
produces toxic fumes.
 Packing material received on board like large Plastic sheets should be stored and
used for packing when items are landed ashore.
 In case of large plastic pallets, attempts must be made to return these along with
all plastic material to the supplier / ship chandler.

 CATEGORY B: FOOD WASTE

 As far as practical the Company will persuade the Owners for fitting the
Comminuter in the Galley.
 The operation of Comminuter shall be the responsibility of the Chief Cook.
 Food waste should not be bagged in receptacles if intended for disposal at sea.

 CATEGORY C: DOMESTIC WASTE

 Includes paper, rags, glass, metal, cans, crockery and similar refuse.
 Computers and peripherals and other electronic devices also come under this
category
 Ensure that such garbage generation is kept to a minimum.
 All domestic waste should be landed ashore.

 CATEGORY D: COOKING OIL

 Cooking oil should be landed ashore; (entry to make in GRB) or

 It can be mixed with rags / oily rags and burnt in the incinerator. (entry to make in
GRB)
 Alternatively it can be disposed as per any other guidelines provided by Flag
State / PSCO / Owner or Company to meet any local port requirements or to
meet any new guidelines provided by IMO.

 CATEGORY E: INCINERATOR ASH

 Incinerator ash should be disposed off ashore.

 CATEGORY F: OPERATIONAL WASTE

 Operational wastes also includes cleaning agents and additives contained in

cargo hold and external wash water, scavenge space carbon, paint buckets,
empty oil drums, wire ropes, condemned cargo gear wires, metal waste from
workshop, synthetic mooring rope, used L.O./F.O filter cartridges, scavenge
space carbon, dry soot from economizer cleaning, rust and scale debris.
 Cleaning agents and additives contained in cargo hold wash water:
Outside special areas: These may be discharged into the sea. These substances
must not be harmful to the marine environment taking in to account guidelines
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developed by the organization. NOTE: For vessels in Australian waters the

vessels also need to be en route and more than 12 nm from the nearest land.
 Cleaning agents and additives contained in cargo hold wash water:
Within special areas: The vessel should be en route, greater than or equal to
12nm from the nearest land, and as far as practicable and is allowed only if (a)
both the port of departure and the port of destination are within the special area
and the ship will not transit outside the special area between these ports; and (b)
if no adequate reception facilities are available at those ports. These substances
must not be harmful to the marine environment taking in to account guidelines
developed by the organization.
 Cleaning agents and additives contained in deck and external surfaces wash
water: Outside special areas: These may be discharged into the sea. These
substances must not be harmful to the marine environment taking in to account
guidelines developed by the organization. NOTE: For vessels in Australian
waters the vessels also need to be en route and more than 12 nm from the
nearest land
 Cleaning agents and additives contained in deck and external surfaces wash
water: Within special areas: These may be discharged into the sea. These
substances must not be harmful to the marine environment taking in to account
guidelines developed by the organization.
 All operational waste except for cleaning agents and additives contained in cargo
hold wash water and deck and external surfaces wash water should be landed
ashore.

 CATEGORY G: CARGO RESIDUE

 Cargo residues not contained in wash water ( e.g collected on deck / from
sweeping of cargo holds):
- Outside special areas: The vessel should be en route, greater than or equal to
12nm from the nearest land, and as far as practicable. These substances
must not be harmful to the marine environment. An entry for disposal needs to
be recorded under (Cat G) of Garbage Record Book.
- Within special areas: Discharge is prohibited.
 Cargo residues contained in wash water:
- Outside special areas: The vessel should be en route, greater than or equal to
12nm from the nearest land, and as far as practicable. These substances
must not be harmful to the marine environment.
- Within special areas: The vessel should be en route, greater than or equal to
12nm from the nearest land, and as far as practicable and is allowed only if (a)
both the port of departure and the port of destination are within the special
area and the ship will not transit outside the special area between these ports;
and (b) if no adequate reception facilities are available at those ports. These
substances must not be harmful to the marine environment.
Note: In all cases of disposal of cargo residues, only the actual / estimated
quantity of cargo residue disposed of should be recorded under category-G in
the Garbage Record Book.
Please also refer to Training Material 152 for guidance on disposal and
recording of hold wash water.

 CATEGORY H: ANIMAL CARCASSES

 Disposal in special areas is prohibited.

 Outside special areas: The vessel must be en route and as far from the nearest
land as possible.

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 CATEGORY I: FISHING GEAR

 Within special areas: Disposal is prohibited.

 Outside special areas: Disposal is prohibited.

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