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BAG SLUDGE POLYPROPYLENE, W/INNER BAG W600MMXL1000MM 232940
Polypropylene sludge bag with inner liner, 600 × 1,000 mm, per piece: what it is for, what to state on the order and MARPOL Annex V rules for oily waste.
What it is
IMPA 232940 is a polypropylene sludge bag with an inner bag, 600 × 1,000 mm, sold by the piece. It is the only code in its IMPA group and sits among the engine-room wiping materials: cotton waste, rags, paper wipers and used gunny bags (232941).
Under MARPOL Annex V, rags and plastics may not be discharged into the sea, and the IMO guidelines list oily rags as garbage that might present a hazard to the ship or crew. Oily waste bagged on board therefore stays on board until it can go to a port reception facility.[1]
How to specify and order it
Order by the piece and give the quantity per port call, not per year. The code fixes the size, 600 × 1,000 mm, the polypropylene bag and the inner bag. If you need a heavier liner or a closing tie, write it on the order in words, because the code does not fix them.
Do not swap it for a gunny bag (232941) or a plain rubbish sack. Neither is listed with an inner bag. Order the wiping rags (232905 to 232909) and paper wipers (232911 to 232924) on their own codes. This bag is for disposing of them after use.
Plan where the full bags will stand. The Annex V guidelines recommend receptacles that are clearly marked and secured, with tight lids when they are on deck or in the weather. They also recommend keeping rags apart from other garbage. Ports may ask for domestic waste, operational waste and recyclables to be separated as well.[1]
Rules and approvals
Under the revised MARPOL Annex V, discharging any garbage into the sea is prohibited except as the Annex allows. The summary table puts plastics, garbage bags, paper, rags, glass and metal under "discharge prohibited" everywhere. When garbage is mixed with or contaminated by other harmful substances, the stricter requirement applies. The guidelines recommend port reception facilities as the main means of disposal.[1]
The guidelines list "garbage that might present a hazard to the ship or crew (e.g. oily rags, light bulbs, acids, chemicals, batteries, etc.)" as one of the garbage types to keep separate on board. The guidelines’ model placard says the discharge of any type of garbage must be entered in the Garbage Record Book.[1]
Questions buyers ask
- Can a sludge bag of oily rags be thrown overboard?
- No. Under MARPOL Annex V, rags and plastics, garbage bags included, may not be discharged into the sea. Land the bag at a port reception facility.
Sources
No prices: offers come from suppliers at the port.
Published by Sherif Awad, founder of GeoMarineHub — in ship supply since 1990, a family business since 1981 (45 years). Last checked .
Specification · IMPA 232940
Read off the catalogue name · priced per piece
- IMPA code
- 232940
- Unit
- PCS
- Material
- polypropylene
- Size
- 1000 mm
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