Question 2561 Deck General

The correct answer is A) 3 nm. According to Annex V of MARPOL, the international treaty that regulates the disposal of garbage from ships, you must be at least 3 nautical miles from land to discharge ground garbage that will pass through a one-inch (25 mm) screen into the sea, as long as you are not in a special area as defined by the treaty. The other options are incorrect because: 6 nm (B) is the distance required to discharge unground garbage, 12 nm (C) is the distance required to discharge food waste, and 25 nm (D) is not a distance specified in the MARPOL Annex V regulations for this type of garbage discharge.