USCG Exam PracticePollution prevention and environmental awareness
Under 33 CFR §151.05, the term 'garbage' includes which of the following items generated during the normal operation of a vessel?
- A. Fresh fish and parts thereof generated as a result of fishing activities undertaken during the voyage
- B. Graywater from shower and laundry drains
- ✓ Fishing gear and animal carcassesCorrect
- D. Oily bilge water from machinery spaces
Why C is correct
33 CFR §151.05 defines garbage to include all kinds of food wastes, domestic wastes, operational wastes, all plastics, cargo residues, cooking oil, fishing gear, and animal carcasses generated during normal ship operations. Fresh fish from fishing activities and graywater are expressly excluded from the garbage definition, and oily bilge water is addressed under separate definitions.
Cited:33 CFR §151.05