Maritime Coastguard Agency
February 20
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2024
Summary of replies and government responses to them.
Consultation outcome: 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.
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Consultation description
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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