The MCA has embarked upon an industry wide consultation on the draft Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage and Garbage from Ships) Regulations 2008 which will impose the new provisions of MARPOL Annex IV (Sewage) and Annex V (Garbage). Lorraine Weller explains the extent and expected effect of the provisions.Three out of four people believe that returning Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel do not receive enough support to manage the huge problems they and their families face back in the UK according to a new NOP poll released by Seafarers UK. Describing its £2m funding gap as a 'mounting crisis', the maritime charity has launched a campaign to highlight the giant increase in need among the seafaring comunity.

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