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Which is an exception to the garbage discharge requirements in Annex V to MARPOL 73/78?

Question 1 of 27070

Which is an exception to the garbage discharge requirements in Annex V to MARPOL 73/78?

🔍 Key Concepts

• MARPOL Annex V – Garbage from Ships and its overall purpose • Emergency actions allowed to protect human life or ensure safety of a ship or aircraft • Normal vs. exceptional conditions for discharging garbage at sea

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: In which option is garbage used directly to save a life or respond to an immediate emergency? • Which options describe long‑term or planning issues (like storage or port reception) that should be managed by proper garbage management, not by dumping at sea? • Which choice best fits the idea that environmental rules can be relaxed only to the extent necessary to protect human life?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify which choice clearly involves immediate safety of human life at sea. • Check MARPOL Annex V language about discharges made for the purpose of securing the safety of a ship or saving life at sea. • Eliminate any option that is just an operational inconvenience (e.g., no storage / no reception facilities) rather than an actual emergency.

Question 1 of 27070

Which is an exception to the garbage discharge requirements in Annex V to MARPOL 73/78?

Garbage accumulation on board has exceeded storage space.

A person falls overboard, and a plastic ice chest is thrown for flotation.

The destination port or terminal cannot receive garbage.

The garbage to be discharged will sink.

Question 1 / 270705eccef9ebacbc34ba4d466dc

Question 1 of 270705eccef9ebacbc34ba4d466dc

Which is an exception to the garbage discharge requirements in Annex V to MARPOL 73/78?

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Question 1 of 27070

Which is an exception to the garbage discharge requirements in Annex V to MARPOL 73/78?