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MARPOL compliance and distances ‘from the nearest land’

MARPOL compliance and distances ‘from the nearest land’
MARPOL permits unprocessed food waste to be discharged into the sea from vessels proceeding at a distance not less than 12 nautical miles from the nearest land. Sounds straightforward? Unfortunately, it is not - all coastal states do not define their ‘nearest land boundary’ in the same way.
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Posted: Oct 24, 2018,
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Author: Jon
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