6 Compliance with the Rate
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6 Compliance with the Rate

  6.1 Before undertaking a sewage discharge in accordance with this standard, the crew member responsible for sewage operations should ensure that the ship is en route, is more than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land and the navigation speed is consistent with the discharge rate that has been approved by the Administration. Ships with high discharge requirements are encouraged to keep notes of calculations of the actual discharges to demonstrate compliance with the approved rate.

Parent topic: Annex - Recommendation on Standards for the Rate of Discharge of Untreated Sewage from Ships
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