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A person on a fixed or floating platform engaged in oil exploration located 10 nautical miles from nearest land MAY discharge which of the following?

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Question 1 of 27070

A person on a fixed or floating platform engaged in oil exploration located 10 nautical miles from nearest land MAY discharge which of the following?

🔍 Key Concepts

• MARPOL Annex V garbage discharge rules • Special rules for fixed or floating platforms (including drilling rigs) near land • Distance required from the nearest land for any garbage discharge

💭 Think About

• What special, stricter limits apply to platforms within a certain number of nautical miles from land? • Do the rules treat food waste differently from paper and plastics near offshore platforms? • Is there a minimum distance from land for any garbage discharge from platforms, and is 10 NM inside or outside that limit?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify the exact MARPOL Annex V distance limit (in nautical miles from nearest land) for platforms before any garbage may be discharged • Confirm whether paper counts as garbage that is always prohibited from platforms regardless of distance to land • Check if food waste has an exception only when beyond a specific distance from land, and whether grinding it changes that distance requirement

Question 1 of 27070

A person on a fixed or floating platform engaged in oil exploration located 10 nautical miles from nearest land MAY discharge which of the following?

paper, ground to less than 1"

food, ground to less than 1"

food waste

None of the above