A importância da legislação marítima internacional e nacional para atenuar os impactos nocivos dos efluentes de bordo ao ambiente marinho

Abstract

The analysis have initially attempted to portray the International Maritime Organization's (IMO's) organizational structure to approach the main committee that discuss the subjects related to maritime environment protection. Subsequently, it was performed an approach of the main international and national laws concerning sewages, emphasizing the main aspects of each law for maritime professional. After a brief description of the treatment unit operation, this paper concluded that laws have been given assistance to diminish the harmful impacts of sewage aboard. Nevertheless, it's necessary to have a greater inspection in vessels done by authorities that works in Brazilians jurisdictional waters and a greater awareness of assistant engineers about the importance of a treatment unit in conformity with the environmental laws existents.