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| Long title | An Act to implement the provisions of the International Convention for the Prevention of the Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954. |
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| Nicknames | Oil Pollution Act, 1961 |
| Enacted by | the87th United States Congress |
| Effective | August 30, 1961 |
| Citations | |
| Public law | 87-167 |
| Statutes at Large | 75 Stat. 402 |
| Codification | |
| Titles amended | 33 U.S.C.: Navigable Waters |
| U.S.C. sections created | 33 U.S.C. ch. 20 §§ 1001-1016 |
| Legislative history | |
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Oil Pollution Act of 1961, 33 U.S.C. Chapter 20 §§ 1001–1011, established judicial definitions and coastal prohibitions for the United States maritime industry. The Act invoked the accords of the International Convention for the Prevention of the Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954. The international agreement provided provisions to control the discharge offossil fuelpollutants fromnautical vessels on thehigh seas.
The S. 2187legislation was passed by the United States 87th Congressional session and enacted by the35th President of the United States John F. Kennedy on August 30, 1961.
TheInternational Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil (OILPOL) was aninternational convention organized by theUnited Kingdom in 1954. The convention was held inLondon, England from April 26, 1954, to May 12, 1954. The international meeting was convened to acknowledge the disposal of harmful waste which posed endangerment to themarine ecosystems.[1]
The International Convention for the Prevention of the Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954 original text was penned inEnglish andFrench. The 1954 international agreement was amended in 1962, 1969, and 1971.[2][3]
The Act emulated the subsequent formalities of the International Convention for the Prevention of the Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954.
| Oil Record Book for Tankers |
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| Date of Entry |
| I.) Ballasting of and discharge of ballast from cargo tanks |
| Identity numbers of tank(s) |
| Type of oil previously contained in tank(s) |
| Date and place of ballasting |
| Date and time of discharge of ballast water |
| Place or position of ship |
| Approximate amount of oil-contaminated water transferred to slop tank(s) |
| Identity numbers of slop tank(s) |
| II.) Cleaning of cargo tanks |
| Identity numbers of tank(s) cleaned |
| Type of oil previously contained in tank(s) |
| Identity numbers of slop tank(s) to which washings transferred |
| Dates and times of cleaning |
| III.) Settling in slop tank(s) and discharge of water |
| Identity numbers of slop tank(s) |
| Period of settling (in hours) |
| Date and time of discharge of water |
| Place or position of ship |
| Approximate quantities of residue |
| IV.) Disposal from ship of oil residues from slop tank(s) and other sources |
| Date and method of disposal |
| Place or position of ship |
| Sources and approximate quantities |
| Oil Record Book for Ships Other Than Tankers |
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| Date of Entry |
| I.) Ballasting, or cleaning during voyage, of bunker fuel tanks |
| Identity numbers of tank(s) |
| Type of oil previously contained in tank(s) |
| Date and place of ballasting |
| Date and time of discharge of ballast or washing water |
| Place or position of ship |
| Whether separator used: if so, give period of use |
| Disposal of oily residue retained on board |
| II.) Disposal from ship of oil residues from bunker fuel tanks and other sources |
| Date and method of disposal |
| Place or position of ship |
| Sources and approximate quantities |
| Oil Record Book for All Ships |
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| Date of Entry |
| Accidental and other exceptional discharges or escapes of oil |
| Date and time of occurrence |
| Place or position of ship |
| Approximate quantity and type of oil |
| Circumstances of discharge or escape and general remarks |
The 1961United States statute was repealed by the enactment ofAct to Prevent Pollution from Ships on October 21, 1980.
