🔍 Key Concepts
• MARPOL (Marine Pollution) Annex structure – each Annex deals with a different type of pollutant
• The specific Annex that covers the management, storage, and discharge of garbage from ships
• How oil, noxious liquid substances, and air pollution are handled in other MARPOL Annexes
💭 Think About
• First, recall how many MARPOL Annexes there are and which type of pollution each one addresses.
• Match each answer choice (oil, garbage, noxious liquid substances, air pollutants) with its correct MARPOL Annex number.
• Ask yourself: Which Annex sets rules about what solid waste a ship can or cannot throw overboard, and under what conditions?
✅ Before You Answer
• Be sure you know that Annex I is associated with one specific pollutant and eliminate that choice from the others.
• Confirm which Annex deals with air emissions from ships, and remove that option from consideration for this question.
• Identify the Annex that regulates solid operational wastes (like food waste, plastics, packaging, etc.) – that’s the Annex referred to here.