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MARPOL Annex V-related deficiencies recorded in the Paris MoU Mediterranean ports

The Sustainable Development Goal 14: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources for sustainable development can`t be achieved without a significant contribution of the maritime community. One of the necessary steps to attain a more sustainable shipping is a proper handling of ship-generated garbage. Therefore it is important to ensure the successful implementation of the relevant international measures, including IMO instrument MARPOL Annex V. During the Port State Control visits on board a ship, fulfilment of MARPOL Annex V requirements is checked and ship may be detained in the cases of significant non-compliance. Identification and elimination of ships contributing to the pollution of the Mediterranean Sea by garbage is particularly important because the concentration of marine litter in it is one of the highest in the world. In this paper inspections performed in the Mediterranean Paris MoU ports in the period from 1 July 2016 until 30 July 2019 are analyzed. During 600 inspections (out of 8883 performed in that period), deficiencies related to MARPOL Annex V were recorded. 92 (13%) detained ships had 96 defects relating to the ship’s garbage treatment, and in 20 cases they were ground for detention. It seems that there is a need to raise awareness of the need for meeting of MARPOL Annex V requirements among seafarers

MARPOL Annex V ; Port State Control ; ship

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