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Under MARPOL Annex V, which garbage must not be deliberately discharged at sea?What is a lee shore and why is it considered dangerous?What is the difference between 'course' and 'track'?In navigation, what is 'fetch'?What does 'making good' a course mean?What is a transit in navigation?What does it mean when a vessel is described as 'making way through the water'?What is the difference between 'heading' and 'bearing'?What is a weather shore?