Section 9(2) in The Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage From Ships) Rules, 2009
(2)Every ship of four hundred gross tonnage and above and every ship which is certified to carry fifteen persons or more, shall carry a garbage management plan, providing written procedures for collecting, storing, processing and disposing of garbage, including the use of the equipment on board, to be followed by its crew and shall also designate the person in charge of carrying out such plan:Provided that such plan shall be in accordance with the guidelines developed by the International Maritime Organisation and written in the working language of the crew.
