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New meaures into force to combat pollution in the Caribbean Sea

by The Editorial Team
May 30, 2011
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Became a Special Area in accordance wth MARPOL

2011.5.30- Maritime Authorityof Jamaica.pngThe Maritime Authority of Jamaica is set to get tough on pollution as new measures come into force this month to combat pollution in the Caribbean Sea.

On May 1, 2011 the Caribbean Sea became a Special Area for the prevention of pollution by garbage generated from ships in accordance with the provisions of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1978 as amended , commonly known as the MARPOL Convention.

MAJ Director of Legal Affairs, Bertrand Smith, welcomed the move saying: “The designation marks a significant milestone for the protection of the marine environment of Jamaica and the Wider Caribbean Region.”

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From now on ships trading in the Caribbean, including pleasure crafts, are prohibited from discharging any ship-generated garbage – including plastics, paper products, rags, glass, metals, crockery, dunnage and packing materials – into the sea. Jamaica, along with the other Caribbean countries, is able to enforce stricter standards on ships calling at its ports and marinas or when they are transiting Jamaican territorial waters.

Mr Smith explained: “Although shipping contributes less than ten percent of the pollution of the marine environment, the ability to enforce the stricter standards for the discharge of garbage is an important measure to protect the fragile marine resources on which most of the Caribbean countries depend for tourism and fishing.”

Countries washed by the Caribbean Sea now must have in place adequate reception facilities to receive the garbage which the ships have retained on board. In Jamaica guidelines have now been developed by an inter-agency committee consisting of the Quarantine Division of the Ministry of Health, the National Environment and Planning Agency, the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, the Port Authority of Jamaica and the National Solid Waste Management Authority to ensure that Jamaica meets its MARPOL Convention obligations while managing the risks associated with ship generated wastes. This week Mr. Smith gave a presentation to Jamaican Shipping Agents advising them of how to be vigilant and ensure the new guidelines are adhered to.

Well over 3,000 commercial ships visit Jamaica each year, particularly container vessels. Before the new regulations were brought in, the Caribbean area suffered problems from the unregulated collection and discharge of ship-generated garbage and sludge, illegal discharge of oil and garbage in coastal waters and illegal discharges of oily waste in mangroves, canefields etc.

Editors note :
Under MARPOL Annex V Reg.1, “Garbage” means: all kinds of victual, domestic and operational waste, excluding fresh fish and parts thereof, generated during the normal operation of the vessel and liable to be disposed of continuously or periodically
The Wider Caribbean was declared a Special Area for the regulation of Annex V – Garbage in 1993
The Special Area came into operation on May 1, 2011
The new Guidelines will serve as an interim measure pending the implementation of an adequate regulatory framework
Legislation will include severe penalties for failure to report discharges, falsification of reports, etc
Liability will be joint & several (owner, master, agent, waste contractor, end user).
Underlying principles:
Waste will only be permitted to be discharged provided:
It meets MARPOL requirements
It is delivered to licensed contractors and end users
End users confirm they will accept all waste being discharged
The following MARPOL Annex V wastes will not be permitted to be discharged:
Food Waste
Medical Waste
Rust
Paint
Wooden pallets will only be permitted after written approval is obtained from the Plant and Quarantine Division of the Ministry of Health
Ash will only be permitted where it is the residue of the incineration of garbage generated from the operation of the ship

Source: Maritime Authority of Jamaica

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