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BOS-PRD-0303.901001
Methods of collection and storage can be divided into two groups; the disposal of waste onshore and the
processing of waste onboard.
Appropriate onboard procedures
shall
be developed and followed for each situation (type of vessel, number
of passengers onboard, type of navigation).
All garbage
shall
be handled according to instructions given in the Garbage Management Plan.
The discharge of waste at sea when authorised, or otherwise in port,
shall
be logged in the
Garbage Record
Book
.
A person or persons
shall
be designated as responsible for collecting waste and maintaining equipment in
each department (deck, engine, and galley).
Waste disposal into the sea can only be done after the
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has been informed and has
granted permission.
The
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shall
only grant permission after ensuring that overboard disposal is legal with
regard to the position of the vessel and type of waste.
When discharge from any processing equipment into the sea is planned, the vessel position during discharge
is to be verified and recorded as required
As per Company’s environmental policy, the vessel
shall
take appropriate actions in order to reduce waste
onboard. Thus all vessels
shall
specify in ODA or in the
Environmental Monthly Report
the amount of waste
generated classified by category. This allows the implementation of a policy of waste reduction by the
Company.
4.3.1 Garbage collection
Collection of waste pending offloading
shall
take into account local conditions. The procedures
shall
be
adapted to the reception facilities available onshore.
Some countries have special sanitary regulations and may require special disposal methods; for example
incineration or sterilisation of food waste and associated packing materials in order to prevent risk of disease.
Waste materials
shall
be segregated and collected using containers that are easy to handle and maintain.
As per MEPC 201(62), the garbage is now defined in 9 categories:
A. Plastics;
B. Food wastes;
C. Domestic Wastes;
D. Cooking Oil;
E. Incinerator ashes;
F. Operational wastes;
G. Cargo Residues;
H. Animal Carcass(es);
I. Fishing Gear.
The containers
shall
be colour coded for the content as following (associated with the corresponding new
garbage categories):
x
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:
Plastics
Æ
C
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g
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,
x
Yello
w
:
Dunnage, lining and packing material
Æ
Part o
f C
ate
g
ory F
,
x
Bl
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:
Rags, paper, glass, bottles, metal
Æ
C
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g
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C
,
x
Green:
Food
Æ
C
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B
,
x
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:
Special waste such as chemicals, batteries
Æ
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,
Version 04. Original date: 25/05/2012. Version date: 31/12/2014. Valid version only on QMS site. Uncontrolled document when printed.
Procedure prepared by: BOS Environmental Coordinator. Approved by: BOS QHSES Manager. Validated by: BOS Quality Representative.
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