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In accordance with international MARPOL Annex V regulations and federal regulations under 33 CFR Subchapter O, the discharge of plastics into the sea or the navigable waters of the United States is strictly prohibited. Which of the following statements is true concerning the legal disposal of plastics?

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kt ktmaynard · Sep 12, 2016

This answer is wrong. Plastics cannot be burned in an incinerator on board. They must be discharged to an approved shoreside facility.

dm dm1989 · Sep 15, 2016

Some plastics can be incinerated. See below that is the correct answer.

Â§ 151.67 Operating requirements: Discharge of plastic prohibited.
No person on board any ship may discharge into the sea, or into the navigable waters of the United States, plastic or garbage mixed with plastic, including, but not limited to, synthetic ropes, synthetic fishing nets, and plastic garbage bags. All garbage containing plastics requiring disposal must be discharged ashore or incinerated.

Bu Buenaventura · Apr 10, 2019

plastic cannot incinerate on board.

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