🔍 Key Concepts
• MARPOL Annex V garbage record book requirements
• Difference between discharge at sea, incineration on board, and delivery to port reception facilities
• What specific details must be entered in a Garbage Record Book entry
đź’ Think About
• For each option, ask: does MARPOL require this to be recorded in the Garbage Record Book, or is it exempt?
• Think about whether distance offshore (like 25 miles) removes the record-keeping requirement, or only affects whether discharge is allowed at all.
• Consider whether operations that do NOT put garbage into the sea (like burning on board or landing ashore) still need to be logged.
âś… Before You Answer
• Verify which types of garbage operations must be recorded: discharge into the sea, incineration, or discharge to reception facilities.
• Check if there is any distance-from-land exemption from record-keeping, or only from the act of discharging.
• Confirm what data fields a correct record entry must contain: date, time, position, type, and approximate weight or volume of garbage.