(1)Upon its entry into force, the present Convention supersedes the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954, as amended, as between Parties to that Convention.(2)Nothing in the present Convention shall prejudice the codification and development of the law of...

(1)The present Convention shall enter into force twelve months after the date on which not less than 15 States, the combined merchant fleets of which constitute not less than fifty per cent of the gross tonnage of the world merchant shipping, have become parties to...

Reports shall in any case include:(a)identity of ships involved;(b)time, type and location of incident;(c)quantity and type of harmful substance involved;(d)assistance and salvage measures.

(1)Decisions of the Tribunal both as to its procedure and its place of meeting and as to any question laid before it, shall be taken by majority votes of its members; the absence or abstention of one of the members of the Tribunal for whose...

For the purposes of this Annex: Oil means petroleum in any form including crude oil, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse and refined products (other than those petrochemicals which are subject to the provisions of Annex II of the present Convention) and, without limiting the generality...

1.This regulation shall apply to all ships with an aggregate oil fuel capacity of 600 m3 and above which are delivered on or after 1 August 2010, as defined in regulation 1.28.9 of this Annex. 2.The application of this regulation in determining the location of...

1.This regulation applies to oil tankers of 5,000 tonnes deadweight and above constructed on or after 1 January 2007. 2.The pump-room shall be provided with a double bottom such that at any cross-section the depth of each double bottom tank or space shall be such...