Question 2556 Deck General

The correct answer is C) A person falls overboard, and a plastic ice chest is thrown for flotation. The reason this is the correct answer is that Annex V of MARPOL 73/78 provides an exception to the garbage discharge requirements when the item being discharged is necessary for the purpose of securing the safety of a ship and those on board or saving a life at sea. Throwing a plastic ice chest or other floating object to aid someone who has fallen overboard would be considered a valid exception under this regulation. The other answer choices are incorrect because they do not represent valid exceptions to the Annex V garbage discharge requirements. Sinking garbage (A), inability to offload garbage at a port (B), or exceeding onboard storage space (D) are not acceptable reasons to discharge garbage overboard under MARPOL Annex V.