What is special area Annex V?

The special areas established under Annex V are: the Mediterranean Sea area. the Baltic Sea area. the Black Sea area.

What is Annex V of the MARPOL Convention?

Annex V of the MARPOL Convention aims to eliminate and reduce the amount of garbage being dumped into the sea from ships. Its terms include all kinds of food, domestic and operational waste that are likely to be disposed of during the normal operation of the ship.

What is Annex V in marine pollution?

The revised Annex V prohibits the discharge of all garbage into the sea, except as provided otherwise. For example, Annex V totally prohibits of the disposal of plastics anywhere into the sea, and severely restricts discharges of other garbage from ships into coastal waters and “Special Areas”.

What is the most important feature of Annex V?

Annex V Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships Deals with different types of garbage and specifies the distances from land and the manner in which they may be disposed of; the most important feature of the Annex is the complete ban imposed on the disposal into the sea of all forms of plastics.

Which ships do MARPOL Annex V applies?

According to MARPOL Annex V, this garbage regulation applies to all the ships which are operating in the marine environment, including merchant ships, fixed or floating platforms, non-commercial ships like yachts, pleasure crafts, ferries etc.

How many special areas are in MARPOL Annex V?

778 List of special areas under MARPOL and particularly sensitive sea areas.

When was the revision of MARPOL Annex 5 entered into forced?

MARPOL Annex V – entered into force on 1 March 2018: IMO Resolution MEPC. 277(70) introduces requirements related to “E-waste”, cargo residues, including the cargo hold washing water that are declared as “Harmful to Marine Environment” (HME)” and changes to the format of garbage record book.