Shipboard Waste Mgmt
Abstract
Navy ships and submarines operate and visit U.S. and international waters and ports where environmental restrictions impact the movements and operations of Navy vessels. The Navy must be able to conduct its national security mission in compliance with applicable environmental requirements in U.S. and international waters without compromising performance, safety, or health, while simultaneously minimizing the cost of compliance. Navy vessels must comply with the following applicable environmental legal requirements for continued access to all waters for operations, exercises, training, and port access: (a) Clean Water Act; (b) Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships; (c) International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships; (d) DoD Manual 4715.06, "Regulations on Vessels Owned or Operated by the Department of Defense," Vol 1-4; (e) Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and Control Act of 1990; (f) National Invasive Species Act of 1996; (g) Ballast Water Management for Control of Nonindigenous Species in Waters of the United States; (h) Clean Air Act; (i) Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act; (j) Marine Mammal Protection Act; (k) Endangered Species Act; (l) Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act; and (m) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act PE 0603721N Environmental Protections, Project 0401, Shipboard Waste Management, supports efforts that enable Navy ships and submarines to comply with laws, regulations, and policies in six major areas: (1) Technical Authority, (2) Liquid Wastes, (3) Hazardous Material Control and Management, (4) Ballast Water Management, (5) Solid Waste Management, and (6) Copper-Free and Low Copper Antifouling. The Shipboard Waste Management Program supports two designated Technical Warrant Holders for Environmental Systems & Materials Engineering, with responsibility and accountability for ensuring that ships and submarines are designed and upgraded, and can be operated, in compliance with existing and anticipated environmental requirements while minimizing total ownership cost and manning. This responsibility encompasses legacy platforms and new vessel designs, as well as Fleet operations exercises, and training. Major performers are Naval Surface Warfare Centers at Carderock, MD, and Philadelphia, PA, where engineering agents execute research and development responsibilities for Navy surface ship and submarine environmental engineering, which includes reviewing/updating various military specifications, ship specifications, DoD/CNO documentation, and maintaining the technology identification and assessment process.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- 0401_0603721N_4_1319_PB_2025
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- Root: Environmental Protection
- Child Accomplishment: Technical Authority
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- Child Accomplishment: Hazardous Material Control and Management
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- Child Accomplishment: Copper-Free and Low Copper Antifouling
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