Illegal discharges of pollutants from ships to the sea are rare and caused mostly by a dearth of the shore reception facilities. In the project are reviewed international and national requirements of Canada and Russia for handling ship wastes. The Guidelines were developed with a view to reducing the quantities of pollutants introduced from ships to the sea environment. The document provides also recommendations for the ship personnel on how to reduce quantities of operational ship wastes and to treat them rationally. Some specific recommendations on preventing sea pollution from tankers are given.
Attention is given to ecologically safe operation of tankers in the ice.
The second and the third sections consider problems of prevention of sea pollution by harmful liquid substances carried in bulk and by packed or bulk solid substances. Quality standards of the discharge of chemical products are given. It is prohibited to carry and discharge unevaluated substances. The fourth section considers problems of prevention of sea pollution by sewage waters. The quality standards of the effluents, which should be observed when discharging to the sea are given.