Garbage Management Plan and Record Book: 2026 [paper]

Garbage Management Plan and Record Book – 1st Edition (2026)

MARPOL Annex V-compliant for ships and offshore platforms

A single-document solution for garbage management plans and record-keeping on board ships. Meets MARPOL Annex V, Regulations 10.2 (garbage management plans) and 10.3 (garbage record books).

Key Features

• Combined Plan & Record Book: Covers collection, segregation, storage, processing, and disposal of shipboard waste.
• Regulatory Compliance:
  • MEPC.277(70): 11-category garbage classification and two-part Garbage Record Book (effective 1 March 2018).
  • MEPC.360(79): Mandatory for ships ≥100 GT (effective 1 May 2024).
• Ship-Specific Content: Includes operational procedures, appendices, and record pages to satisfy MARPOL Annex V, Regulation 10.

Systematic use of this Garbage Management Plan Record Book enables the Master and responsible officers to:

• Demonstrate compliance with MARPOL Annex V during port State control inspections, flag State surveys, company audits and Class attendance.
• Maintain an auditable trail of all garbage discharges, incinerations, receptions and accidental losses as required by Regulation 10.3.
• Verify that no garbage is discharged at sea unless all applicable conditions are positively confirmed.
• Support the ship’s safety management system by integrating garbage management with purchasing, galley hygiene, maintenance, cargo operations, fire prevention and pest control.

Produced in accordance with:
– Regulation 10 of MARPOL Annex V – ‚Placards, garbage management plans and garbage record-keeping‘
– ISM Code Sections 7 and 11 to define and control shipboard garbage management procedures
– IMO Resolution MEPC.295(71) – ‚2017 Guidelines for the implementation of MARPOL Annex V‘
– IMO Resolution MEPC.360(79) – ‚Amendments to MARPOL Annex V‘ (entered into force 1st May 2024)

Specifications:
ISBN: 9781918144734
Publication Date: July 2026
Product code: BP110974
Author: Witherbys