Under the Pollution Regulations, which...

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Under the Pollution Regulations, which action is required when you dump food wastes in the sea?

Question 1 of 27070

Under the Pollution Regulations, which action is required when you dump food wastes in the sea?

🔍 Key Concepts

• MARPOL Annex V rules on garbage (including food waste) discharge • When logbook or record book entries are required for discharges • Differences between reporting to authorities vs. simply recording an action on board

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: Does the law usually require you to call the Coast Guard every time you lawfully discharge food waste at sea, or only when there is an incident or illegal discharge? • Think about which types of discharges and which distances from shore trigger a mandatory garbage record book or official logbook entry. • Consider whether doing nothing at all after a legal discharge sounds consistent with how pollution control is normally documented and verified on ships.

✅ Before You Answer

• Check what MARPOL Annex V / garbage record book actually requires to be logged for food waste discharges, especially beyond certain distances from land. • Verify whether the Official Logbook is normally used for navigation/discipline/safety matters, or specifically for routine garbage discharges. • Confirm whether Coast Guard notification is tied to routine, legal discharges or to illegal/accidental pollution incidents.

Question 1 of 27070

Under the Pollution Regulations, which action is required when you dump food wastes in the sea?

No action is required if you are more than 25 miles from land and no plastic materials are dumped.

Keep a record for two years

You must notify the U.S. Coast Guard

Make an entry in the Official Logbook

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Question 1 of 2707066636ee728f7522a1c5185ed

Under the Pollution Regulations, which action is required when you dump food wastes in the sea?

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Question 1 of 27070

Under the Pollution Regulations, which action is required when you dump food wastes in the sea?