# Directive 2013/53/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 2013 on recreational craft and personal watercraft and repealing Directive 94/25/EC (Text with EEA relevance), Division 5.8: Discharge prevention and installations facilitating the delivery ashore of waste

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Watercraft shall be constructed so as to prevent the accidental discharge of pollutants (oil, fuel, etc.) overboard.
Any toilet fitted in a recreational craft shall be connected solely to a holding tank system or water treatment system.
Recreational craft with installed holding tanks shall be fitted with a standard discharge connection to enable pipes of reception facilities to be connected with the recreational craft discharge pipeline.
In addition, any through-the-hull pipes for human waste shall be fitted with valves which are capable of being secured in the closed position.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2013/53/annex/I/division/A/division/5/division/5.8 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2013-53/annex-I/division-A/division-5/division-5.8
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