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format, allowing the use of existing record books. The NPRM also 

 applies to manned oceangoing U.S. ships 40 feet or more in 

 length, allowing us to monitor the disposal practices of many 

 small commercial fishing vessels. 



The Coast Guard is pursuing adoption of an international 

 standard requiring refuse recordkeeping. In this regard, the 

 Coast Guard has submitted and will present an action paper at the 

 International Maritime Organization's Marine Environment 

 Protection Committee session in July 1993. The paper proposes 

 that Annex V be amended to include international requirements for 

 certain ships to post placards, follow waste management plans and 

 maintain records of refuse discharge operations. 



EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH 



The Coast Guard recognizes that no enforcement effort is ever 

 going to be fully effective without a strong educational outreach 

 program about marine pollution. 



In an effort to educate mariners on shipboard waste discharge 

 restrictions under Annex V, the Coast Guard developed the 

 "pollution discharge restrictions wheel," a hand held 

 informational device patterned after a similar reference 

 developed by the U.S. Navy. English, Spanish, and Vietnamese 

 versions of these wheels are being distributed through our vessel 

 boarding and inspection programs. To date, more than 25,000 

 wheels have been provided to Coast Guard Captain(s) of the 

 Port(s) for distribution. Future plans include translating the 



