MARPOL-certificates and marine pollution prevention equipment:
BG Verkehr / Dienststelle Schiffssicherheit
Referat Maschine
Brandstwiete 1
20457 Hamburg
Holger Steinbock
Phone: +49 40 36137-217
Fax: +49 40 36137-204
Mail: maschine@bg-verkehr.de
Jörg Heuckeroth
Phone: +49 40 361 37-231
Fax: +49 40 361 37-204
Mobile: +49 171 50 57 038
Mail: maschine@bg-verkehr.de
Administrative offences in relation to MARPOL infringements:
Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie
Sachgebiet S 41
Bernhard-Nocht-Straße 78
20359 Hamburg
Katrin Ewert
Phone: +49 40 31 90 74 10
Fax: +49 40 31 90 5000
Mail: marpol@bsh.de
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Ship's garbage (Annex V)
New regulations regarding ship’s garbage
The revised MARPOL annex V has been adopted by resolution MEPC.201(62) of the Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). It has entered into force on 1 January 2013 entailing the following substantial changes:
- Generally no garbage must be discharged into the sea,
- Exceptions still apply for particular kinds of garbage,
- Animal carcasses and cooking oil are introduced as new garbage categories,
- Cargo hold wash water may be discharged under certain restrictions,
- Lost fishing gear must be reported to the responsible authorities.
Guidelines for implementation of the new regulations
For the implementation of MARPOL annex V the following resolutions have been developed and adopted at the 63rd session of the Marine Environmental Protection Committee (MEPC) of the IMO in March 2012:
- Resolution MEPC.219(63) - 2012 Guidelines for Implementation of MARPOL Annex V
- Resolution MEPC.220(63) - 2012 Guidelines for the Development of Garbage Management Plans
