1.For a ship, for which a certificate has been issued under the Decree on the Prevention of Pollution by Harmful Liquids Carried in Bulk by Ships, the period of validity of which ends on 1 January 2007 or later, Our Minister shall issue a certificate...

This Decree shall be cited as: Decree on the prevention of pollution by ships.

1.The certificates as referred to in Articles 5, 5a through 5e and 6 through 6e shall be valid for one year if they are issued for a passenger ship. If they have been issued for a cargo ship they shall be valid for five years.2.The...

A high-speed offshore service vessel of less than 500 GT and 24 metres in length or more with not more than 60 persons on board shall comply with the requirements of the HSC-Code 2000 or the HSC-Code 1994 and the requirements as referred to in...

The Parties to the Convention,Being conscious of the need to preserve the human environment in general and the marine environment in particular,Recognizing that deliberate, negligent or accidental release of oil and other harmful substances from ships constitutes a serious source of pollution,Recognizing also the importance...

(1)Any violation of the requirements of the present Convention shall be prohibited and sanctions shall be established therefor under the law of the Administration of the ship concerned wherever the violation occurs. If the Administration is informed of such a violation and is satisfied that...

(1)Parties to the Convention shall co-operate in the detection of violations and the enforcement of the provisions of the present Convention, using all appropriate and practicable measures of detection and environmental monitoring, adequate procedures for reporting and accumulation of evidence.(2)A ship to which the present...

(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.