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Open consultation: Consultation on amendments to the merchant shipping (prevention of pollution by garbage from ships) regulations 2020 and the merchant shipping (prevention of pollution by sewage from ships) regulations 2020.

Maritime Coastguard Agency

October 16
07:00 2023

The draft Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships and Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 will expand the category of ships that are required to carry a Garbage Record Book to include every ship of 100 GT and above. The main objective is to further reduce marine debris coming from ships.

A full list of consultation questions is contained in Section 5 of the consultation document.

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