Waste from ships

All waste from ships, including cargo residues, that emerges while operating, loading, unloading or washing the ship, and that is covered by annex I, II, IV, V and VI in the MARPOL convention are regulated through SFS 1980:789. This also includes passively fished waste.

The definition of cargo residues generally includes all types of cargo residues that is still on deck or in cargo holds after loading or unloading and surplus and spillage that originates from loading or unloading the ship, irrespective of if the cargo residues are wet, dry or mixed up with washing water. This does not include small remains of cargo dust still on deck after sweeping, nor dust gathered on the ships external surfaces.

The following tables consists of enumerations as well as some definitions and waste type codes of waste types included in “waste from ships”.

Marpol annex I - Oil

Waste code

Waste type

101

Oily bilgewater

102

Oily residues (sludge)

103

Oily tank washings (slops)

104

Dirty ballast water

105

Scale and sludge from tank cleaning

999

Other

Marpol annex II – Noxious Liquid Substances in Bulk

Noxious liquid substances include all substances listed in the charts of chapter 17 and 18 in the IBC code as well as records of substances classified as category X, Y or Z substances that can be attributed to, but is yet to be included in the IBC code. Note that this only applies given that the substances eligible under the definition under the first paragraph of regulation 2006:1321.

Waste  Code

Waste type

201

Category X substance

202

Category Y substance

203

Category Z substance

204

Other substances

Marpol annex IV – Sewage 

Sewage includes:

  1. Drainage and other wastes from any form of toilets and urinals.
  2. Drainage from medical premises (dispensary, sick bay, etc.) via wash basins, wash tubs and scuppers located in such premises.
  3. Drainage from spaces containing living animals.
  4. Other waste waters when mixed with the drainages defined above.

Waste code

Waste type

401

Sewage

Marpol annex V – Garbage

Garbage includes all types of food waste, domestic wastes, operational wastes, plastic, cargo residues, incinerator ashes, cooking oil, fishing gear and animal carcasses that is generated through the operating of the ship and that is continuously disposed of. This does not include waste that is otherwise specified or defined in TSFS 2010:96.

Garbage does not include fresh fish or parts of fish generated trough fishing within the operation of the ship or through aquaculture operations.

Aquaculture operations include transport of fish and shellfish to aquaculture facilities as well as transportation of harvested fish and shellfish from this type of facilities to land for  preparation.

Waste code

Waste type

501

A. Plastic

502

B. Food waste

503

C. Domestic wastes

504

D. Cooking oil

505

E. Incinerator ashes

506

F. Operational wastes liknande utsläpp av väsentlig betydelse för fartygets drift

507

G. Animal carcasses

508

H. fishing gear

509

I. E-waste

510

J. Cargo residues (non-HME)

511

K. Cargo residues (HME)

Marpol annex VI – Air pollution

Waste code

Waste type

601

Ozone-depleting substances and equipment containing such substances

602

Exhaust gas-cleaning residues

Other waste not covered by Marpol

Waste code

Waste type

991

Passively fished waste

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