33 U.S.C. § 1906

Incidents involving ships

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(a) Requirement to report incident

The master, person in charge, owner, charterer, manager, or operator of a ship involved in an incident shall report the incident in the manner prescribed by Article 8 of the Convention in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary for that purpose.

(b) Requirement to report discharge, probable discharge, or presence of oilThe master or person in charge of—(1) a ship of United States registry or nationality, or operated under the authority of the United States, wherever located;(2) another ship while in the navigable waters of the United States; or(3) a sea port or oil handling facility subject to the jurisdiction of the United States,shall report a discharge, probable discharge, or presence of oil in the manner prescribed by Article 4 of the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation, 1990 (adopted at London, November 30, 1990), in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary for that purpose.(Pub. L. 96–478, § 7, Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2300; Pub. L. 102–241, § 39, Dec. 19, 1991, 105 Stat. 2225.)Editorial NotesAmendments

1991—Pub. L. 102–241 amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows:

“(a) As soon as he has knowledge of an incident, the master or other person in charge of a ship shall report it to the Secretary in the manner prescribed by Article 8 of the Convention.

“(b) Upon receipt of the report of an incident involving a ship, other than one of United States registry or nationality or one operated under the authority of the United States, the Secretary shall take the action required by Article 8 of the Convention.”

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Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2024–2024 · leading case: United States v. Korotkiy, 118 F.4th 1202 (9th Cir. 2024).

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United States v. Korotkiy, 118 F.4th 1202 (9th Cir. 2024). “at 188, and federal law requires incidents to be reported “in the manner prescribed by Article 8,” 33 U.S.C. § 1906 . The particulars of the reporting scheme are set out in Protocol I to the treaty, which 33 C.”

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