List: trawlers@lists.trawlering.com
From: Thataway@aol.com
TWL: Pollution Control Act Question
Wed, Jul 11, 2001 11:11 PM
Zeke refers us to Peggy Halls web site. Here she discusses the potential of
urinating or deficating directly into the water--but the potential for
"indecent exposure" problems. The sailing ships of old--and even some more
modern boats I have seen have the "head" over one side, or the stern, with
either a metal shoot, or just a toilet seat, and an enclosure to give
privacy, but no "mechanics" between the body and the sea.
I suspect that even with such a vessel it is still illegal to "discarge" from
ones body directly into the water--whats next when you come into the
harbour--the patrol gives you a bill of fluroscene dye to swallow, rather
than putting it into the head.
Bob Austin