🔍 Key Concepts

• MARPOL Annex V requirements for recording garbage discharges • Difference between position information and timing information in a log entry • What details are practically useful to prove the discharge was legal

💭 Think About

• Think about what minimum information is needed so an inspector can later confirm where and when the discharge took place • Consider which options include extra details that are not normally required by the regulations for a simple garbage discharge entry • Ask yourself: which choice reflects a simple, standard log entry rather than a detailed navigation report?

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify what MARPOL Annex V says must be recorded for garbage discharges, especially food waste, in the Garbage Record Book • Check which choice provides both location and time reference, not just navigation data like course and speed • Eliminate any answer that adds information that seems unrelated to proving the discharge was within a legal area (for example, items you would not usually find in a Garbage Record Book entry)