1973 IMCO Conference on Marine Pollution from Ships: Hearing, Ninety-third Congress, First Session ... |
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... cargo - carrying capacity . Mr. Chairman , at the time of the Conference , refined product tank- ers constituted approximately 15 percent of total world oil trade but were responsible for 17 percent of the operational discharges into ...
... cargo - carrying capacity . Mr. Chairman , at the time of the Conference , refined product tank- ers constituted approximately 15 percent of total world oil trade but were responsible for 17 percent of the operational discharges into ...
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... cargo tanks for ballasting in almost all instances . Mr. Chairman , our bid to make mandatory the use of double bottoms to effect segregated ballast was rejected . After lengthy debate , the Technical Committee voted down by a ...
... cargo tanks for ballasting in almost all instances . Mr. Chairman , our bid to make mandatory the use of double bottoms to effect segregated ballast was rejected . After lengthy debate , the Technical Committee voted down by a ...
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... cargo tank ) in about 90 % of grounding acci- dents where the bottom plating was ruptured . It must also be borne in mind , however , that present conventional single skin construction was at least 75 % effective in preventing plating ...
... cargo tank ) in about 90 % of grounding acci- dents where the bottom plating was ruptured . It must also be borne in mind , however , that present conventional single skin construction was at least 75 % effective in preventing plating ...
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... cargo preference is , of course , not within the purview of the Coast Guard . From a practical standpoint , however , we cannot envisage how " compliance " could be determined in foreign vessels until such time as the Convention comes ...
... cargo preference is , of course , not within the purview of the Coast Guard . From a practical standpoint , however , we cannot envisage how " compliance " could be determined in foreign vessels until such time as the Convention comes ...
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... cargo . Segregated ballast could help reduce operational oil discharges from these smaller tankers , but potential pollution is not nearly the magnitude of that in the crude oil and other persistent oil trade . Most of the tankers on ...
... cargo . Segregated ballast could help reduce operational oil discharges from these smaller tankers , but potential pollution is not nearly the magnitude of that in the crude oil and other persistent oil trade . Most of the tankers on ...
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acid Administration amendment Annex applicable appropriate aquatic Article Baltic Sea bio-assay bioaccumulation biological Black Sea Cargo Record Book cargo tanks Category chemical Chloropicrin coastal comply concentration CONGRESS THE LIBRARY containerized containing cubic metres damage Date of entry Diethylene glycol disposal double bottom effects effluent entitled to fly equipment evaluation GESAMP Group harmful substances hazard profiles hazard ratings Hazard to human human health IMCO International Convention issued marine environment marine pollution maritime material Mediterranean Sea ment Methyl metres monitoring nautical miles nearest land noxious liquid substances noxious substances ocean Oil Pollution Oil Record Book oil tankers operation Organization Panel paragraph Party POLLUTION FROM SHIPS Pollution Prevention Certificate ports present Convention Prevention of Pollution procedures quantity radioactive wastes reception facilities requirements residues Safety Sea area sediments segregated ballast sewage slop tank sludge special area specified sub-paragraph survey tank washings tank(s tion tons gross tonnage toxic treatment waste
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Page 111 - Should a state consider that it has an interest of a legal nature which may be affected by the decision in the case, it may submit a request to the Court to be permitted to intervene.
Page 103 - If satisfied that sufficient evidence is available to enable proceedings to be brought in respect of the alleged violation, flag States shall without delay institute such proceedings in accordance with their laws.
Page 112 - For which the building contract is placed, or in the absence of a building contract, the keel of which is laid, or which is at a similar stage of construction...
Page 105 - States may express their consent to be bound by this Convention by: (a) signature without reservation as to ratification, acceptance or approval; or (b) signature subject to ratification, acceptance or approval, followed by ratification, acceptance or approval; or (c) accession.
Page 167 - from the nearest land' means from the baseline from which the territorial sea of the territory in question is established in accordance with the Geneva Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone, 1958, except that, for the purposes of this Convention 'from the nearest land...
Page 112 - Special area" means a sea area where for recognized technical reasons in relation to its oceanographical and ecological condition and to the particular character of its traffic the adoption of special mandatory methods for the prevention of sea pollution by garbage is required.
Page 101 - States shall take all possible steps to prevent pollution of the seas by substances that are liable to create hazards to human health, to harm living resources and marine life, to damage amenities or to interfere with other legitimate uses of the sea.
Page 154 - English or French. The entries in an official national language of the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly shall prevail in case of a dispute or discrepancy.
Page 150 - The limits of liability specified in Article 22 shall not apply if it is proved that the damage resulted from an act or omission of the carrier, his servants or agents done with intent to cause damage or recklessly and with knowledge that damage would probably result...
Page 112 - East, thence to a point on the coast of Australia in latitude 24°42' South, longitude 153°15' East. (10) 'Special area' means a sea area where for recognised technical reasons in relation to its oceanographical and ecological condition and to the particular character of its traffic the adoption of special mandatory methods for the prevention of sea pollution by oil is required.