Garbage Management Plan
MARPOL Annex V required document setting procedures for collection, segregation, storage, processing, and disposal of garbage.
In practice
Daily garbage segregation per the plan. Garbage Record Book updated for every disposal, incineration, or handover ashore. PSC samples the OLB-cross-check.
Regulatory detail & full definition
Plan required by MARPOL Annex V Reg. 10 covering procedures to be followed by ship's personnel for the collection, segregation by category, processing, storage, and disposal of garbage. The plan applies to ships ≥100 GT and to ships certified to carry 15 persons or more. The plan covers segregation into MARPOL Annex V categories (plastics, food wastes, domestic wastes, cooking oil, incinerator ashes, operational wastes, fishing gear, animal carcasses, e-waste). The plan is supported by the Garbage Record Book, where every disposal, incineration, or handover ashore is logged.
Authoritative source: MARPOL Annex V (Garbage) ↗
Related
Source: MARPOL Annex V Reg. 10
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