4.3 Procedures for processing garbage
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4.3 Procedures for processing garbage

  4.3.1 Identify personnel responsible for the operation of the processing equipment.

  4.3.2 Identify available processing devices and their capacities.

  4.3.3 Identify the locations of processing devices and processing stations.

  4.3.4 Identify the categories of garbage that are to be processed by each of the available processing devices.

  4.3.5 Describe how material that can be reused or recycled is to be handled between primary processing stations and the storage or transfer stations.

  4.3.6 Describe processing procedures used for the following:

  • .1 needs of reception facilities, taking into account available recycling arrangements;

  • .2 storage; and

  • .3 discharge into the sea in those limited situations where it is permitted.

  4.3.7 Describe the training or education programmes to facilitate the processing of garbage and reuse or recycling of material.

  4.3.8 Identify standard operating procedures for the operation and maintenance of the equipment used to manage garbage. This may be done by reference to documents available on board.


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