It is mandatory under Australian maritime law for certain vessels to carry and maintain a garbage record book.

A garbage record book is a log of all garbage disposal and incineration operations carried out on your vessel.

Vessels required to have a garbage record book:

• vessels of 400 gross tonnage (GT) and above  
  
• vessels of 100 GT and above on an overseas voyage
  
• vessels certified to carry 15 or more people on an overseas voyage
  
• fixed or floating platforms.

Masters of fishing vessels must record the discharge or loss of fishing gear in a garbage record book or the ship’s official logbook.

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