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Environmental Regulations
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Environmental Regulations
Sanitary Facilities and Sewage Handling a. Vessels transiting the Canal should have available for the pilot(s) a suitable sanitary facilities. The facilities should have a “Western-style” toilet equipped with a seat. This isparticularly important for barges, small craft (handlines) and other vessels which are not normally so equipped and whose progress is slow. Vessel shall also have “Western-style” sanitary facilities for the intended use of the Canal deckhands on deck or close to their working areas, and must be in suitable sanitary conditions. In case there are no sanitary facilities close to the deckhands working area, or the existing ones are kept in poor conditions, vessel shall make proper arrangements to provide one, in good conditions, when requested. b. If a transiting ship does not have adequate sanitary facilities, the interval for which each pilot is assigned will be shortened, and significant delays could result. c. Discharge of sewage is strictly prohibited. Water bodies under the responsibility of the Panama Canal Authority are NO-DISCHARGE Zones for treated or untreated sewage. The Gatun Lake is a drinking water intake zone. d. When a sewage treatment plant is used, the treated sewage must be collected in a holding tank with capacity for the retention of all treated sewage while the vessel remains in Canal waters. e. Sewage overboard discharge valves must be clearly marked, closed and secured by padlocks or other approved method when ships enter the Panama Canal Pacific Anchorage or Atlantic Anchorage areas, and must remain in that condition until vessel departs from Panama Canal waters. The outer boundaries of Canal waters are those of the Pacific and Atlantic anchorage areas, as indicated in nautical charts DMA No.21603 and DMA No.26068 respectively. Discharging of Vessel Wastes, Oily Bilge Water and Ballast Water In compliance with ACP Sanitation Regulations, Article 40: (1) ...
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