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TB 55-1900-206-14
Section I. GENERAL
1. Purpose. Provide information and instructions concerning the control and abatement of pollution to those responsible
for the operation of Army Watercraft on U.S. navigable waters, within the U.S. contiguous zone, on the open ocean, and on
foreign territorial seas. This bulletin ties together the applicable Federal and State laws/regulations with Department of
Defense and Army policy dealing with the discharge of oily waste, garbage, graywater, sewage, hazardous substances, and
medical waste.
2. Scope. This bulletin is applicable to all US Army organizations, installations, activities, and reserve components that
are responsible for the operation of Army Watercraft.
3. Definition of Terms. As used in this publication, the following terms shall have the meaning indicated below:
a.
"Cargo Associated Wastes" means all materials which have become wastes as a result of use on board a ship for cargo
stowage and handling. Cargo associated wastes include, but are not limited to dunnage, shoring, pallets, lining and
packing materials, plywood, paper, cardboard, wire, and steel strapping.
b.
"Contiguous Zone" means the zone of the high seas, established by the United States under Article 24 of the
Convention on the Territorial Sea and Contiguous Zone, which is contiguous to the territorial sea and which extends
nine miles seaward from the outer limit of the territorial sea.
c.
"Discharge" includes but is not limited to, any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying or dumping.
d.
"Dishwater" means the liquid residue from the manual or automatic washing of dishes and cooking utensils which have
been pre-cleaned to the extent that any food particles adhering to them would not normally interfere with the operation
of automatic dishwashers.
e.
"Effluent limitation" means any restriction established by the EPA, State, or Local authority on quantities, rates, and
concentrations of chemical, physical, biological and other constituents which are discharged from point sources into
navigable waters, the waters of the contiguous zone, or the ocean.
f.
"Garbage" means all kinds of victual, domestic, and operational waste, excluding fresh fish and parts thereof,
generated during the normal operation of the ship and liable to be disposed of continuously or periodically, except
dishwater, graywater, and those substances that are defined or listed in other Annexes to MARPOL 73/78.
g.
"Graywater" means drainage from dishwasher, shower, laundry, bath, and washbasin drains and does not include
drainage from toilets, urinals, hospitals, and cargo spaces.
h.
"Hazardous Substance" means any substance designated pursuant to section 311(b)(2)(A) of the Clean Water Act
(CWA); any element, compound, mixture, solution, or substance designated pursuant to section 102 of the
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA); any hazardous waste having
the characteristics identified under or listed pursuant to section 3001 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act; any toxic
pollutant listed under section 307(a) of the CWA; any hazardous air pollutant listed under section 112 of the Clean Air
Act; and any imminently hazardous chemical substance or mixture with respect to which the EPA Administrator has
taken action pursuant to section 7 of the Toxic Substances Control Act. In general, the term applies to substances other
than oil and natural gas that have been determined to pose a significant threat to human health due to their known or
suspected toxicity and potential for human exposure.
i.
"Marine Sanitation Device" includes any equipment for installation onboard a vessel and which is designed to receive,
retain, treat, or discharge sewage.
(1) "Type I Marine Sanitation Device" means a device that, under the test conditions described in 33 CFR 159.123
and 159.125, produces an effluent having a fecal coliform bacteria count not greater than 1,000 per 100 milliliters
and no visible floating solids.
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