Guidance on the implementation of Port Waste Reception Facilities for ships and harbours/ports/terminals. The purpose of revising this MGN is to reference new methods of payment for Port Waste Exemption applications.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mgn-563-mf-amendment-2-port-waste-reception-facilities-and-management-planning/mgn-563-mf-amendment-2-guidance-on-the-merchant-shipping-and-fishing-vessels-port-waste-reception-facilities-regulations-2003-and-amendments
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Notice to all UK Shipowners, Masters and Officers of Merchant Ships, Skippers of Fishing Vessels and Ports and Terminals that undertake Port Waste Management Planning.
This notice replaces MGN 253, 259, 326, 387 and revises MGN 563 Amendment 1.
This notice should be read in conjunction with the following documents:
- The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Port Waste Reception Facilities) Regulations 2003 (SI 2003/1809)
- The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Port Waste Reception Facilities) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (SI 2009/1176)
- The Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Port Waste Reception Facilities) (Amendment) Regulations 2016 (SI 2016/1211)
- The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/620)
- The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2020 (SI 2020/621)
- The Merchant Shipping (Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Reporting Requirements) Regulations 2004 (SI 2004/2210)
- Merchant Shipping Notice 1899 (M+F) – Vessel traffic monitoring notification and reporting requirements for ships and ports.
