🔍 Key Concepts

• MARPOL Annex V deals with garbage from ships, including medical and certain hazardous wastes • Port reception facilities often require advance notification so they can prepare to receive special wastes • Think about whether the rule sets a specific time period in hours or leaves it more open‑ended

💭 Think About

• Ask yourself: does Annex V treat medical/hazardous garbage more strictly than ordinary food waste or paper, and would that push the notice period longer or shorter? • Consider common operational planning: what lead time would a port reasonably need to arrange handling of special wastes from an arriving ship? • Compare typical notification periods in other maritime requirements (e.g., arrival notice, ballast water reporting) and think which one seems most consistent here

✅ Before You Answer

• Verify whether Annex V explicitly states an hour-based minimum notice before arrival for garbage reception, instead of just saying "in sufficient time" • Check if there is any statement that no advance notice is needed—if you don’t find such wording, be cautious about that option • Confirm whether longer advance times (like 48 hours) are normally associated with more complex port services needing special preparation