33 U.S.C. § 1906 — Incidents involving ships
submitted 46 years ago by Pub. L. 96-478 to r/title-33-NAVIGATION-AND-NAVIGABLE-WATERS · 161 words · no verdicts yet
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The master, person in charge, owner, charterer, manager, or operator of a ship involved in an incident shall report the incident in the manner prescribed by Article 8 of the Convention in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary for that purpose.
The master or person in charge of—
a ship of United States registry or nationality, or operated under the authority of the United States, wherever located;
another ship while in the navigable waters of the United States; or
a sea port or oil handling facility subject to the jurisdiction of the United States,
shall report a discharge, probable discharge, or presence of oil in the manner prescribed by Article 4 of the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation, 1990 (adopted at London, November 30, 1990), in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary for that purpose.
Source credit: (Pub. L. 96–478, § 7, Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2300; Pub. L. 102–241, § 39, Dec. 19, 1991, 105 Stat. 2225.)
- 1980Enacted · Pub. L. 96-478 · 94 Stat. 2300
- 1991Amended · Pub. L. 102-241 · 105 Stat. 2225
A history note hasn’t been published yet. The record shows enactment by Pub. L. 96-478 on 1980-10-21.
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