If your boat is over a 40' length a placard alone won't do. Your supposed to have a written plan that describes exactly what your doing with the garbage, who is specifically responsible for trash management, and what training you've given the crew. BoatUS has a pretty good example on their website.
-- Philip McConnell USSV Gryphon 1987 Tayana 52 CC Cutter Fort Pierce, FL Noel Russell wrote: > > Skip, > > I got a placard to cover all this from Waste Marine last year for > about a buck LOL > > Noel > > N.Y. RUSSELL > Office Coffee Service > "Java Powered Service" > > > -----Original Message----- > *From:* Skip Gundlach > *Sent:* Wed, 11 June 2008 17:33:01 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [Liveaboard] Waste Management Plans > > Hi, Y'all, Over in the Morgan sailnet list there's been a discussion > on waste handling as well as the requirement for waste management > plans. My apologies if this duplicates something recent, but I don't > recall it showing up here, so presume this may be of interest. Below > is the essence of what I've posted (absent the ensuing discussion) > regarding waste management plans (vs a simple placard), and another's > actual plan: For reference as to whether a placard showing what can be > discharged and what may not suffices for a waste management plan, see > the below link. Placards on the rules (vs a management plan) are > readily available from marine retailers. Here's a link to chapter and > verse on the subject, and below, a real-live (mostly coastwise or > inshore) example (not being aboard at the moment prevented me from > providing ours, which is primarily offshore): > http://www.safeguardmarine.com/images/waste_management_plan.pdf WASTE > MANAGEMENT PLAN For "Kindred Spirit" Person in Charge: > ______________________ 1: This plan describes policy and procedures > for handling this vessel's garbage according to MARPOL Annex V and 33 > CFR Subparts 151.51 through 151.77. As Captain, I am responsible for > carrying out this plan. All crewmembers and embarked persons shall > follow the instructions in this plan. It is the general policy of this > vessel that all food waste and garbage will be retained on board for > proper disposal ashore. 2: Solid Waste Management Procedures: A: If > the vessel is outside of 12 miles of shore or returning to shore: All > the garbage with the exception of food materials and paper is put in a > garbage bag to be hauled to the dockside trash receptacle at trips > end. Food material and paper generated in the galley are collected in > a container and the container emptied over the side by a crewmember. > In no case will waste of any kind be discharged into the water without > my prior inspection and explicit permission. B: If the vessel is > within 12 miles of shore or returning to shore: All refuse materials > are put in garbage bags and stored on board until the end of the trip > when the deckhands brings the bags to the dockside trash receptacles > for disposal. Waste for this vessel is collected in a trash container > and stored below the salon stairs. 3: Crew Education: At the beginning > of each season all crewmembers are reminded of the refuse discharge > laws and shown the MARPOL V Placard posted in the galley. Crew is told > that it is vessel policy to stow all garbage materials on board except > for food and paper when the vessel is outside of 12 miles. The captain > orients all new crew and passengers to the rules governing the vessel > including refuse laws and refuse handling. Plastics and waste > containing plastic materials will never be discharged into the water > from this vessel regardless of location. If you have any questions > about this plan, waste handling procedures or materials that may be > discharged, please consult me. _______________________________________ > _____________________ Captain Date L8R Skip See our galleries at > www.justpickone.org/skip/gallery ! 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