USCG Exam PracticePollution prevention and environmental awareness
Under 33 CFR §151.05, which of the following is included in the regulatory definition of 'garbage'?
- ✓ Cooking oil, fishing gear, and animal carcasses generated during normal ship operationsCorrect
- B. Fresh fish generated as a result of fishing activities undertaken during the voyage
- C. Graywater and oily bilge water generated during normal operations
- D. Noxious liquid substances designated under MARPOL Annex II
Why A is correct
33 CFR §151.05 defines garbage to include food wastes, domestic wastes, operational wastes, all plastics, cargo residues, cooking oil, fishing gear, and animal carcasses generated during normal ship operations. The definition expressly excludes fresh fish from fishing activities, and graywater and NLS are governed by separate MARPOL annexes.
Cited:33 CFR §151.05