Class 4 (4th Engineer) SSEP 📅 Sep 2024

Exam Question

(a) What are the different types of garbages that are generated on board as per MARPOL Annex V and what are the provisions for dealing with them? (10)

(b) State the requirements for maintaining Garbage management Plan and Garbage Record book, Name the entries to be made in garbage record book. (10)

Reference Answer

### Part (a): Garbage Types and Management as per MARPOL Annex V
As per MARPOL Annex V (Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships), garbage is defined as all kinds of food wastes, domestic wastes and operational wastes, all plastics, cargo residues, incinerator ashes, cooking oil, fishing gear, and animal carcasses generated during the normal operation of the ship and liable to be disposed of continuously or periodically.
**1. Categories of Garbage**
MARPOL Annex V categorizes garbage to facilitate proper segregation and management:

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