TEXTS
OF AMENDMENTS TO ANNEX V OF MARPOL 73/78
(Adopted
on 14 September 1995
by Resolution MEPC.65(37))
Regulation
2. Application
The
existing text of regulation 2 should be replaced by the following:
"Unless
expressby provided otherwise, the provisions of this Annex shall apply to all
ships."
New
regulation 9 should be added as follows:
"Regulation 9.
Placards, garbage management plans and garbage record-keeping
1.
a) Every ship
of 12 metres or more in length overall shall display placards which notify the
crew and passengers of the disposal requirements of regulations 3 and 5 of this
Annex, as applicable.
b) The placards
shall be written in the official language of the State whose flag the ship is
entitled to fly and, for ships engaged in voyages to ports or offshore
terminals under the jurisdiction of other Parties to the Convention, in English
or French.
2. Every ship of 400 tons gross tonnage and above, and every ship
which is certified to carry 15 persons or more, shall carry a garbage management
plan which the crew shall follow. This plan shall provide written procedures
for collecting, storing, processing and disposing of garbage, including the use
of the equipment on board. It shall also designate the person in charge of
carrying out the plan. Such a plan shall be in accordance with the guidelines
developed by the Organization and written in the working language of the crew.
3. Every ship of 400 tons gross tonnage and above and every ship
which is certified to carry 15 persons or more engaged in voyages to ports or
offshore terminals under the jurisdiction of other Parties to the Convention
and every fixed and floating platform engaged in exploration and exploitation
of the sea-bed, shall be provided with a Garbage Record Book. The Garbage Record
Book, whether as a part of the ship's official logbook or otherwise, shall be
in the form specified in the Appendix to this Annex;
a) each
discharge operation, or completed incineration, shall be recorded in the
Garbage Record Book and signed for on the date of the incineration or discharge
by the officer in charge. 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 both in an official language of the State whose flag the ship is
entitled to fly, and in English or French. The entries in an official national
language Or the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly shall prevail in
case of a dispute or discrepancy;
b) the entry
for each incineration or discharge shall include date and time, position of the
ship, description of the garbage and the estimated amount incinerated or
discharged;
c) the Garbage
Record Book shall be kept on board the ship and in such a place as to be
available for inspection in a reasonable time. This document shall be preserved
for a period of two years after the last entry is made on the record;
d) in the event
of discharge, escape or accidental loss referred to in regulation 6 of this
Annex an entry shall be made in the Garbage Record Book of the circumstances
of, and the reasons for, the loss.
4. The Administration may waive the requirements for Garbage
Record Books for:
i) any ship
engaged on voyages of 1 hour or less in duration which is certified to carry 15
persons or more; or
ii) fixed or
floating platforms while engaged in exploration and exploitation of the
sea-bed.
5. The competent authority of the Government of a Party to the
Convention may inspect the Garbage Record Book on board any ship to which this
regulation applies while the ship is in its ports or offshore terminals and may
make a copy of any entry in that book, and may require the master of the ship
to certify that the copy is a true copy of such an entry. Any copy so made,
which has been certified by the master of the ship as a true copy of an entry
in the ship's Garbage Record Book, shall be admissible in any judicial
proceedings as evidence of the facts stated in the entry. The inspection of a
Garbage Record Book and the taking of a certified copy by the competent
authority under this paragraph shall be performed as expeditiously as possible
without causing the ship to be unduly
delayed.
6. In the case of ships built before 1 July 1997, this regulation
shall apply as from 1 July 1988.
APPENDIX.
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 (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 kinds 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. Entries in the Garbage Record Book
4.1 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) Estimated
amount discharged for each category in m3.
iv) Category of
garbage discharged.
v) Signature of
officer in charge of the operation.
c) When garbage
is incinerated:
i) Date and
time of start and shop of incineration.
ii) Position of
the ship (latitude and longitude).
iii) Estimated
amount incinerated in m3.
iv) Signature
of the officer in change of the operation.
d) Accidental
or other exceptional discharges of garbage:
i) Time of
occurrence.
ii) Port or
position of the ship at time of occurrence.
iii) Estimated
amount and category of garbage.
iv)
Circumstances of disposal, escape or loss, the reason therefore and general
remarks.