Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships and for Dangerous Chemicals

140 Subject to sections 9 and 141, ships in Section II waters and Canadian ships in waters seaward of the outermost limits of Section II waters are authorized to discharge garbage if

• (a) in the case of dunnage, lining material or packing material that does not contain plastics and is capable of floating, the discharge is made as far as practicable from the nearest land but under no circumstances shall the distance of the ship from the nearest land be less than 25 nautical miles at the time of discharge;

• (b) subject to paragraph (c), in the case of garbage other than plastics and garbage that is referred to in paragraph (a) the discharge is made as far as practicable from the nearest land but under no circumstances shall the distance of the ship from the nearest land be less than 12 nautical miles at the time of discharge; and

• (c) in the case of garbage that is referred to in paragraph (b) that has been passed through a comminuter or grinder such that the comminuted or ground garbage is capable of passing through a screen with openings no greater than 25 mm, the discharge is made as far as practicable from the nearest land but under no circumstances shall the distance of the ship from the nearest land be less than 3 nautical miles at the time of discharge.