Revoked by MEPC.220(63)
Resolution MEPC.71(38)
GUIDELINES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF GARBAGE MANAGEMENT PLANS
(For compliance with regulation 9(2), Annex V of MARPOL 73/78)
(adopted
on 10 July 1996)
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In 1995, IMO adopted, by resolution MEPC.65(37), amendments to 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) which requires
that every ship of 400 tons gross tonnage and above and every ship certified to
carry 15 persons or more shall carry a garbage management plan and shall be
provided with a Garbage Record Book. In addition, every ship of 12 metres or
more in length overall shall display placards to notify the crew and passengers
of the ship's disposal requirements. A new regulation 9 to Annex V of MARPOL
73/78 enters into force effective 1 July 1997 for new ships and 1 July 1998 for
ships built before 1 July 1997.
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These Guidelines provide direction on complying with the mandatory requirements
for the development of a ship's garbage management plan, and arc intended to
assist the shipowner/operator in the implementation of regulation 9(2) of Annex
V of MARPOL 73/78. It is assumed that the writer of the garbage management plan
is familiar with the requirements of Annex V of MARPOL 73/78 and the IMO
"Guidelines for the Implementation of Annex V of MARPOL 73/78".
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A ship's garbage management plan should contain a list of the particular ship's
equipment and arrangements for the handling of garbage, and may contain
extracts from and/or references to existing company instructions.
Regulation
9(2) of Annex V of MARPOL 73/78 reads as follows:
"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. PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM GARBAGE
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To achieve cost-effective and environmentally sound results, many garbage
management planners use a combination of three complementary techniques to
manage garbage:
.1 source reduction,
.2 recycling, and
.3 disposal.
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When requisitioning stores and provisions, shipping companies should encourage
their suppliers to apply the substitutionary principle in order to reduce, to
the greatest possible extent and at an early stage, the generation of garbage
on board ships.
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The ship's garbage is made up of distinct components, some of which are
addressed in MARPOL 73/78, whilst others may be addressed locally, nationally
or regionally, e.g. domestic, operational, cargo-associated, food and maintenance
wastes. Each component should be evaluated separately to determine the best
waste management practice for that waste.
4. MATTERS TO BE ADDRESSED IN THE GARBAGE
MANAGEMENT PLAN
.1 Designated person in charge of carrying
out the plan
.1
In accordance with the regulation, a person shall be designated in the garbage
management plan to be responsible for implementing the procedures within the
plan.
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This person should be assisted by departmental staff to ensure that the
collection, separation and processing of garbage is efficient in, all areas of
the ship, and that the procedures aboard are carried out in accordance with the
garbage management plan.
.2 Procedures for collecting garbage.
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identify suitable receptacles for collection and separation*.
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* Separation of garbage for the purposes of
these Guidelines is considered part of the collection process. Separation may
take place at the source or at a separate designated station.
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identify locations of receptacles, collection, and separation stations.
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describe the process of how garbage is transported from the source of
generation to the collection and separation stations.
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describe how garbage will be handled between primary collection and separation
stations and other handling methods commensurate with the following:
.1 needs of reception
facilities, taking into account possible local recycling arrangements.
.2 on-board processing.
.3 storage.
.4 disposal at sea.
.5 describe the training or
education programmes to facilitate collection of garbage.
.3 Procedures for processing garbage
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identify personnel responsible for the operation of the equipment
.2
identify available processing devices and their capacities
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identify location of processing devices and stations
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identify the categories of garbage that will be processed by each of the
available processing devices
.5
describe how garbage will be handled between primary processing stations and
the storage or disposal stations
.6
describe processing procedures used commensurate with the following:
.1 needs of reception
facilities, taking into account possible local recycling arrangements
.2 storage
.3 disposal at sea
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describe the training or education programmes to facilitate the processing of
garbage