International Compensation Fund for Oil Pollution Damage, Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Oceans and International Environment..., 93-1, on Executive K, 92-2..., and S.841..., April 17 and 18, 19731973 - 202 pages |
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1969 Convention action advice and consent amendments American Petroleum Institute American Waterways Operators Article Assembly Barrier Reef Captain HALLBERG cargo Chairman Civil Liability Convention claimants claims Compensation for Oil compensation for pollution Conference Contracting contributing oil court crude oil damage caused deadweight tonnage discharge of oil effect entry into force environment environmental established Federal Water Pollution Florida Act francs Fund Convention Fund for Compensation guarantor IMCO implementing legislation incident indemnification International Convention International Fund Liability for Oil limits of liability maritime ment million negotiations obligations ocean Oil Pollution Damage oil spills operation paragraph party person Pollution Control Act preventive measures Quality Improvement Act question ratification respect Sea by Oil Senator PELL ship shipowner statement strict liability subcommittee subrogation tank territorial sea tion tonnage tons Torrey Canyon TOVALOP treaty U.S. dollars United vention vessel Water Pollution Water Pollution Control Water Quality Improvement
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Page 32 - ... means in relation to registered ships the State of registration of the ship, and in relation to unregistered ships the State whose flag the ship is flying. 5. "Oil" means any persistent oil such as crude oil, fuel oil, heavy diesel oil, lubricating oil and whale oil, whether carried on board a ship as cargo or in the bunkers of such a ship. 6. "Pollution damage...
Page 17 - In the performance of their duties the Secretary-General and the staff shall not seek or receive instructions from any government or from any other authority external to the Organization. They shall refrain from any action which might reflect on their position as international officials responsible only to the Organization.
Page 58 - Fund shall not be bound by any judgment or decision in proceedings to which it has not been a party or by any settlement to which it is not a party.
Page 51 - ... security being treated as insufficient if the person suffering the damage has been unable to obtain full satisfaction of the amount of compensation due under...
Page 13 - Fund; 4. to appoint the Director and make provisions for the appointment of such other personnel as may be necessary and determine the terms and conditions of service of the Director and other personnel; 5.
Page 179 - ... willful negligence or willful misconduct within the privity and knowledge...
Page 26 - Acceptance of Certificates Certificates issued under the authority of a Contracting Government shall be accepted by the other Contracting Governments for all purposes covered by the present Convention.
Page 26 - VIII; (c) the discharge from a ship of 20,000 tons gross tonnage or more, to which the present Convention applies and for which the building contract is placed on or after the date on which this provision comes into force, of oil or oily mixture shall be prohibited.
Page 37 - The foregoing shall, however, only apply if the claimant has access to the Court administering the fund and the fund is actually available in respect of his claim.
Page 173 - Pollution damage' means: (a) loss or damage caused outside the ship by contamination resulting from the escape or discharge of oil from the ship...