Marine Sewage Legislation

 

This page provides useful links and downloads to standards and legal requirements we are aware of.

 

MARPOL Annex IV refer to IMO: Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships (imo.org) is generally the standard that most regulating bodies adopt our use to set standards within their specific area of jurisdiction.

 

Marine Safety Queensland (MSQ) provide a detailed overview of the current legislation, types of sewerage and detailed maps associated with where it is legal to discharge treated waste, please review these here:

https://www.msq.qld.gov.au/Marine-pollution/Sewage/Vessel-sewage-discharge-restriction-maps

 

Specific more stringent requirements are applied in certain areas by the authorities and we therefore recommend you check  the relevant regulating bodies requirements website for specific requirements in your area or for areas you intend to travel to.