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Annex V — Regulations foe the Prevention of Pollution by Gabbage 



From Ships 



regulation 1 — definitions 



(1) "Garbage" means all kinds of victual, domestic and operational waste 

 excluding fresh fish and parts thereof, generated during the normal operation of 

 the ship and liable to be disposed of continuously or periodically except those 

 substances which are defined or listed in other Annexes to the present Convention. 



(2) "Nearest land" is as defined in Regulation 1(9) of Annex I of the present 

 Convention. 



regulation 2 — application 



The requirements of this Annex shall apply to all ships. 



regulation 3 — discharge of garbage^ 



(1) Subject to the provisions of this Annex :* 



(a) the discharge into the sea of all plastics, including but not limited to syn- 

 thetic ropes, synthetic fishing nets and plastic garbage bags is prohibited ; 



(b) the discharge into the sea of food wastes is prohibited witliin a distance 

 of [3] ^ nautical miles from the nearest land ; 



(c) the discharge into the sea of wood dunnage, lining and packing materials 

 which wi'l continue to float, is prohibited : 



(i) within a distance of [25] ^ nautical miles from the nearest land; and 

 (ii) [anywhere within .special areas] ; ^ 



(d) the discharge into the sea of all other garbage including paper, rags, glass, 

 metal, bottles, crockery, and similar refuse is prohibited : ° 



(i) within a distance of [12] nautical miles from the nearest land; and 

 (ii) [anywhere within special areas ].^ 



(2) When the garbage is mixed with waste or waste water having different 

 discharge requirements specified in Annex IV of the present Convention the more 

 severe dischariie reauirementi? shall auuly. 



regulation 4 — EXCEPTIONS 



Regulation 3 of this Annex shall not apply to : 



(a) the discharge of garbage from a ship necessary for the pnrjwse of 

 securing the safety of a ship and its per.sonnel. or saving life at sea ; " 



(b) the escape of garbage resulting from damage to a ship provided all rea- 

 sonable precautions have been taken after the occurrence of the demage for the 

 purpose of preventing or minimizing the escape : and 



(c) the accidental loss of synthetic fishing nets or synthetic material inci- 

 dental to the repair of such nets, provided that all reasonable precautions have 

 been taken to prevent such loss. 



regulation 5 RECEPTION FACILITIES 



Each Contracting Government shall take appropriate steps to ensure that ports 

 shall be provided with facilities adequate for the reception of garbage without 

 causing undue delay to ships. 



' One delegation svipcested that consideration should be given to inclusion of special 

 reouirements for fixed iilatfornis. 



2 Some deleeations sutrcpsted that the Insertion of the following words at the beeinnlng 

 of this sentence : "Without projudlce to more strlnsrent regulations which a coastal State 

 may make [within the limits of national jurlsdiction/ln respect of access under its 

 jurisdictlon/ln respect of waters under Its jurisdiction]". 



' Two de'ecations pointed out that this criterion mljrht cause difficulty to some coun- 

 tries in relation to existing national regulations and they would prefer a figure of 12 

 nautical miles. 



* Some delegations expressed a preference for a distance of 50 miles from the nearest 

 land. 



^ These areas have yet to be defined. Some delegations pointed out that such areas 

 should not he established until it has been ensured that adequate reception facilities can 

 be made available in the countries concerned. 



" Some delegations felt that the types of garbage mentioned In suh-j'aragraph (d) 

 could, if passed through a comniinnter or grinder, be discharged under the same conditions 

 as those mentioned in sub-iiaragrapli (b) of this Regulation. 



'' Some delegations preferred a broader exception and proposed the addition of the 

 following : "or of avoiding damage to a ship or its cargo". 



