The Garbage Record Book is split into two parts: Part 1: Relevant for all ships Part 2: Relevant only to ships carrying solid bulk cargoes.

A Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA) is an area of the marine environment that needs special protection through action by the IMO because of its significance for recognized ecological, socio-economic, or scientific attributes where such attributes may be vulnerable to damage by international shipping activities.

Low Cost, Low Technology Compliance Monitoring, 2017 Edition: Assessment of permit compliance for disposal of waste and other matter at sea