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Clean Ships, Clean Ports, Clean Oceans Controlling Garbage and Plastic Wastes at Sea (1995) / Chapter Skim
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Pages 69-75

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From page 69...
... Technologies tailored for use in port reception facilities also would support Annex V; existing technologies used to manage other waste streams need to be adapted for use in ports. As valuable as technology may be, it is not a panacea for environmental problems.
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... 70 CLEAN SHIPS, CLEAN PORTS, CLEAN OCEANS TABLE 3-1 Applying the Hazard Evolution and Intervention Model to MARPOL Annex V Provisions Hazard Evolution Model Intervention Model Technological Organizational and Operational Behavior that Encourages Generating Garbage Modify Behavior that Encourages Generating Garbage Behavior modification is encouraged throughout guidelines but not mandated by Annex V regulations. On-board Generation of Garbage Breakdown in Compliance Reduce Garbage Prevent Generation Breakdown in during Voyage Compliance While not mandated by Annex V regulations, waste reduction is encouraged explicitly by Guideline 3 (Minimizing the amount of potential garbage)
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From page 71...
... after comminution to address means for particles less than 25 meeting the need to mm in diameter. retain garbage on board for disposal in port reception facilities (addressed in Guideline 6)
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From page 72...
... On-board Generation of Garbage Reduce Garbage Generation during Voyage Breakdown in Compliance Prevent Breakdown in Compliance Placards and notices must be provided to crews of vessels over a certain size (under U.S.
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From page 73...
... Guideline 1.3 encourages the maximum use of port reception facilities rather than continued discharges at sea, even where legal.
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From page 74...
... Such changes can range from modifying a procurement officer's job description to specifying that suppliers use reusable packaging, to reorganizing a port's waste management operations so that services are integrated. Organizational activities also can include development of company rules for handling garbage and internal penalties for violations of the rules, up to and including dismissal (Estes, 19931.
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... Annex V does not require ports to charge fees or ships to land garbage 75 Diminish Consequences of Discharged Garbage Annex V compliance, and commitment of organizational resources to develop new internal garbage management plans. Again, Table 3-1 makes it clear that the drafters of Annex V expected seafarers to include organizational and operational changes in their compliance plans.
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  • port reception
  • vessel garbage
  • waste management
  • garbage handling

  • garbage management
  • vessel operators
  • garbage generation
  • compliance strategies
  • fishing gear

  • overboard disposal
  • vessel operator
  • generating garbage
  • plastic garbage
  • management plan

  • handling practices
  • food waste
  • encourages generating
  • reduce garbage
  • internal penalties

  • discharged garbage


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