Section 5 Discharge Prevention and Installations Facilitating the Delivery Ashore of Waste

501. General

1. Crafts are to be constructed so as to prevent the accidental discharge of pollutants (oil, fuel, etc.) overboard.

2. Craft fitted with toilets is to have holding tanks or provision to fit holding tanks.

3. Crafts with permanently installed holding tanks are be fitted with a standard discharge connection to enable pipes of reception facilities to be connected with the craft discharge pipeline.

4. Toilet waste retention system and a standard discharge connection are to comply with the require- ments in ISO 8099.

5. In addition, any through-the-hull pipes for human waste is to be fitted with valves which are capa- ble of being secured in the closed position.