Open sea bilge pumping and tank cleaning are legal ways to clean ships, once the ship is at least 300 miles offshore.

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International regulations, specifically MARPOL (International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships), restrict the discharge of bilge water and the residues from tank cleaning into the sea, setting strict criteria that must be met even when a ship is more than 300 miles offshore, including the oil content level in the discharged water and the necessity for such operations to be recorded in the Oil Record Book.

Open Sea Bilge Pumping and Tank Cleaning Are Legal Ways