Providing you are not sailing in the Red Sea or another special area as listed in ANNEX V of MARPOL, how many miles from land must you be to throw garbage including bottles, rags, and glass that has not been ground up into the sea?
• MARPOL Annex V garbage discharge rules for plastics vs. non-plastic garbage • The specific distance-from-land limits for floatable garbage like bottles, rags, and glass • The difference between ground (pulverized) garbage and un-ground (bulk) garbage under Annex V
• Ask yourself: Are bottles, rags, and glass considered plastics, or another category of garbage under Annex V? • Think about whether Annex V is stricter for items that float and can wash ashore versus food waste that sinks or dissolves. • Consider how the distance-from-land requirement changes as the garbage becomes more harmful or persistent in the marine environment.
• Verify in Annex V the rule that applies specifically to bottles, rags, metal, and similar solid garbage that is not ground up. • Confirm whether these items may be discharged at any distance from land, or whether they are completely prohibited except under special conditions. • Double‑check whether the 3 nm, 6 nm, and 12 nm limits correspond to all garbage or only to certain types like food waste or ground garbage.
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