There seems to be a little confusion around Waste Management Plans. And have seen two somewhat related items used a bit interchangeable.
With regards to boats, there are two 'trash' regulations we need to pay attention to. 1) Garbage Placard. Boats 26' or greater must have a standard garbage placard. "Each manned U.S. ship (other than a fixed or floating platform) that is 26 feet or more in length." This is the small placard which specifies what trash can and can not be disposed of depending on how far out to sea one is per MARPOL. It is required to be 'placed in a visible location' on the boat. This card is what you can pick up for little (or even no) cost at most marine supplies. You can read the law here: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2005/julqtr/33cfr151.59.htm Here is an example of one of these placards: http://boatingcertificate.com/images/Chapter2/Garbage_Placard.jpg 2) Waste Management Plan: This is an ADDITIONAL requirement for boats over 40'.: "United States oceangoing vessels of 40 feet or longer which are engaged in commerce or are equipped with a galley and berthing must have a written Waste Management Plan describing the procedures for collecting, processing, storing and discharging garbage, and designate the person who is in charge of carrying out the plan." You can see the actual law here: http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/cfr_2005/julqtr/33cfr151.57.htm Several examples of plans have been Emailed, here is a tool that can also help make one for your boat: http://cruisinglife.org/waste.htm Unlike the Trash Placard, there is no requirement to post the Waste Management Plan in a visible place, but it must be able to be produced on demand. If the skip wishes to use posting as a way to help with the 'communication' of that plan, that is OK. Hope this helps. -al- _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://www.liveaboardnow.org/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardnow.org/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
