Table 3. MARPOL 73/78, ANNEX V: summary of proposed amendments and permitted discharges.
| Garbage type |
Current |
New |
| Plastics |
No discharge |
No discharge |
Dunnage, lining and
packing materials |
Outside 25nm |
No discharge |
| Food wastes |
If comminuted outside
3nm.
If untreated outside
12nm unless comminuted. |
Ship must be en route.
If comminuted outside 3nm.
If untreated outside 12nm unless comminuted.
In Special Areas must be 12nm from land or ice
shelves.
In the Antarctic must not contain poultry
products unless sterile. |
| Cargo residues |
Outside 3nm. |
Ship must be en route
Must not be a marine pollutant.
Outside 12nm.
In Special Areas only when contained in hold
wash water and where ship not leaving the area
between ports and no reception facilities exist. |
Paper products, Rags,
Glass, Metal, Bottles,
Crockery, Incinerator ash |
If comminuted outside
3nm.
If untreated outside
12nm unless comminuted. |
No discharge |
Cleaning agents for deck
washing |
Not regulated |
Discharge allowed with wash water but must
not be a marine pollutant. |
| Animal carcasses |
Not regulated |
Outside 100nm
Maximum possible water depth
Split to ensure they sink. |
Non-Synthetic fishing
gear |
Not regulated |
No discharge except in emergencies to protect
vessel, crew or environment. |
Source:
GESAMP, 
Proceedings of the GESAMP International Workshop
on micro- plastic particles as a vector in transporting persistent, bio- accumulating and toxic substances in the oceans.
28-30th June 2010, UNESCO-IOC, 5.2 Ship- and platform-based plastic
litter – MARPOL 73/78 Annex V, p. 33
Related publication:
Other Figures & Tables on this publication:
Table 1. Densities of ‘anthropogenic marine debris’ reported from beaches throughout the world. Adapted from Bravo et al. (2009).
Table 2. ‘Top ten’ marine debris items; adapted from UNEP (2009a), compiled from
annual ICC data reports, Center for Marine Conservation/Ocean Conservancy (1989-
2007).
Table 3. MARPOL 73/78, ANNEX V: summary of proposed amendments and permitted discharges.
Table 4. Timing for the first Regular Process assessment cycle (IOC-UNESCO,2009)
Fig. 2. Ocean regions considered in the Assessment of Assessments
