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| Long title | An Act to amend the Oil Pollution Act, 1961 (75 Stat. 402), as amended, to implement the 1969 and 1971 amendments to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954, as amended; and for other purposes. |
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| Nicknames | Oil Pollution Act Amendments of 1973 |
| Enacted by | the 93rd United States Congress |
| Effective | October 4, 1973 |
| Citations | |
| Public law | 93-119 |
| Statutes at Large | 87 Stat. 424-2 |
| Codification | |
| Acts amended | Oil Pollution Act of 1961 |
| Titles amended | 33 U.S.C.: Navigable Waters |
| U.S.C. sections amended | 33 U.S.C. ch. 20 §§ 1001-1016 |
| Legislative history | |
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The Oil Pollution Act of 1973 or Oil Pollution Act Amendments of 1973, 33 U.S.C. Chapter 20 §§ 1001-1011, was a United States federal law which amended the United States Statute 75 Stat. 402. The Act of Congress sustained the United States commitment to control the discharge of fossil fuel pollutants from nautical vessels and to acknowledge the embargo of coastal zones in trans-boundary waters.
The H.R. 5451 legislation was passed by the United States 93rd Congressional session and enacted by the 37th President of the United States Richard Nixon on October 4, 1973.
The International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil (OILPOL) was an international convention organized by the United Kingdom in 1954. The convention was held in London, England from April 26, 1954 to May 12, 1954. The international meeting was convened to recognize the disposal of hazardous waste which could potentially yield toxic contamination to the marine ecosystems.[1]
The International Convention for the Prevention of the Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954 original text was authored in English and French. The environmental protocol was amended in 1962, 1969, and 1971.[2][3]
The 1971 OILPOL amendments imposed irrevocable oceanic jurisdictions for the Great Barrier Reef located in the Coral Sea. The international convention amendments introduced design control provisions for sea-going vessels which specified tank formation arrangement and tank size limitations for nautical transport ships.
The 1973 amendments accentuated the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954 by complying with the 1969 and 1971 international convention agreement amendments.
| Oil Record Book for Tankers |
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| Name of ship |
| Total cargo carrying capacity of ship in cubic metres |
| I.) Loading of oil cargo |
| Date and place of loading |
| Types of oil loaded |
| Identity of tank(s) loaded |
| II.) Transfer of oil cargo during voyage |
| Date of transfer |
| Identity of tank(s) |
| (a) From transfer tank(s) |
| (b) To transfer tank(s) |
| Was (were) tank(s) in (a) From transfer tank(s) emptied? |
| III.) Discharge of oil cargo |
| Date and place of discharge |
| Identity of tank(s) discharged |
| Was (were) tank(s) emptied? |
| IV.) Ballasting of cargo tanks |
| Identity of tank(s) ballasted |
| Date and position of ship at start of ballasting |
| V.) Cleaning of cargo tanks |
| Identity of tank(s) cleaned |
| Date and duration of cleaning |
| Methods of cleaning* |
| Hand hosing, machine washing, or chemical cleaning. Where chemically cleaned, the amount and chemical used are to be specified in the oil record book. |
| VI.) Discharge of dirty ballast |
| Identity of tank(s) |
| Date and position of ship at start of discharge to sea |
| Date and position of ship at finish of discharge to sea |
| Ship's speed(s) during discharge |
| Quantity discharged to sea |
| Quantity of polluted water transferred to slop tank(s) (identify slop tank(s)) |
| Date and port of discharge into shore reception facilities (if applicable) |
| VII.) Discharge of water from slop tank(s) |
| Identity of slop tank(s) |
| Time of settling from last entry of residues, or |
| Time of settling from last discharge |
| Date, time and position of ship at start of discharge |
| Sounding of total contents at start of discharge |
| Sounding of interface at start of discharge |
| Bulk quantity discharged and rate of discharge |
| Final quantity discharged and rate of discharge |
| Date, time and position of ship at end of discharge |
| Ship's speed(s) during discharge |
| Sounding of interface at end of discharge |
| VIII.) Disposal of residues |
| Identity of tank(s) |
| Quantity disposed from each tank |
| Method of disposal of residue: |
| (a) Reception facilities |
| (b) Mixed with cargo |
| (c) Transferred to another (other) tank(s) (identify tank(s)) |
| (d) Other method |
| Date and port of disposal of residue |
| IX.) Discharge overboard of bilge water containing oil which accumulated in machinery spaces (including pump rooms) |
| Port |
| Duration of stay |
| Quantity disposed |
| Date and place of disposal |
| Method of disposal (state whether a separator was used) |
| Oil Record Book for Ships Other Than Tankers |
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| Name of ship |
| I.) Ballasting or cleaning of bunker fuel tanks |
| Identity of tank(s) ballasted |
| Whether cleaned since they last contained oil and, if not, type of oil previously carried |
| Date and position of ship at start of cleaning |
| Date and position of ship at start of ballasting |
| II.) Discharge of dirty ballast or cleaning water from tanks |
| Identity of tank(s) |
| Date and position of ship at start of discharge |
| Date and position of ship at finish of discharge |
| Ship's speed(s) during discharge |
| Method of discharge (state whether separator used) |
| Quantity discharged |
| III.) Disposal of residues |
| Quantity of residue retained on board |
| Methods of disposal of residue: |
| (a) Reception facilities |
| (b) Mixed with next bunkering |
| (c) Transferred to another (other) tank(s) |
| Date and port of disposal of residue |
| IV.) Discharge overboard of bilge water containing oil which accumulated in machinery spaces |
| Port |
| Duration of stay |
| Quantity disposed |
| Date and place of disposal |
| Method of disposal (state whether separator used) |
The 1973 United States public law was repealed by the enactment of Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships on October 21, 1980.
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