Environmental statement - Flyndre and Cawdor - Maersk Oil

Waste from
vessels and
construction
Sewage from
vessels
existing loop hole, where some large oil and chemical spills were not open to prosecution under MARPOL.
Flyndre and Cawdor Environmental Statement
Appendix A - Register of Environmental Legislation
MARPOL 73/78 Annex V Annex V totally prohibits the disposal of plastics anywhere into the sea, and severely restricts discharges of other garbage from ships
into coastal waters and "Special Areas".
The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of
Pollution by Sewage and Garbage) Regulations
2008 (as amended 2010)
MARPOL 73/78 Annex IV Regulations for the
Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships
The Annex also obliges Governments to ensure the provision of facilities at ports and terminals for the reception of garbage.
The special areas established under the Annex are:
the Mediterranean Sea
the Baltic Sea Area
the Black Sea area
the Red Sea Area
the Gulfs area
the North Sea
the Wider Caribbean Region and
Antarctic Area
Regulator: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage) Regulations 2008 implements Annexes IV and V of MARPOL
and supersedes The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage) Regulations 1998)
Under the regulations all wastes are to be segregated and stored and returned to shore for disposal and no garbage can be dumped
overboard in a ‘Special Area’
Food waste can be discharged only if:
Greater than 12 miles from coastline; and
Ground to less than 25mm particle size.
Vessels must have a garbage management plan with suitable labelling and notices displayed.
Regulator: Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Requirement for ships to discharge sewage only under certain conditions:
Comminuted and disinfected sewage may only be discharged more than 4nm from the coast;
Non‐comminuted or disinfected sewage may only be discharged 12nm from the coast;
Original international regulations entered into for in September 2003 and the revised annex entered into force in 2005.
This does not apply of offshore installations as defined in the Petroleum Act 1998.
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