The Isle of Man Ship Registry issues Marine Notice re Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships as follows:

The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships) Regulations 2003 implement Annex IV of MARPOL 73/78 - Regulations for the Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from Ships.

This Notice provides information on the technical requirements, where Annex IV provides discretion to the Administration, for ships to comply with the Isle of Man implementation of Annex IV of MARPOL 73/78, the key requirements being: Acceptable sewage systems, standard dimensions of flanges for discharge connections and the Isle of Man "moderate rate of discharge of sewage from a holding tank".

In addition, this Notice provides guidance on the interpretation of 'special circumstances' in which a new Certificate need not be dated from the date of expiry of the existing Certificate, but from the date of completion of the survey.

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Source: The Isle of Man Ship Registry