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The presence of this plan on board means that before, during or after a discharge operation - or
incineration – crew members in charge are required to keep record in the Garbage Record Book
which must be also signed by the responsible officer. This Garbage Record Book shall be kept on
board ship and in such a place as to be available for inspection in a reasonable time. Authorized
officers may inspect the Garbage Record Book on board any ship while is at port or offshore
terminal and make a copy of any entry. Furthermore, they may require the Master of the ship to
certify that the copy is a true copy of such an entry.
For the appropriate handling of garbage, the vessel should be equipped with incinerators,
compactors, comminutors or other devices that may help at the garbage processing. Additionally
a specific color code is to be included for garbage segregation on board.