Title: Oil Pollution Act of 1973 - Wikipedia
Headings: Oil Pollution Act of 1973
Oil Pollution Act of 1973
Contents
History of OILPOL
Provisions of the Act
Definitions
Tank Ship Construction Standards
Zone Prohibitions
Oil Record Book
Repeal of Oil Pollution Act of 1973
See also
References
External links

Content: Contents
1 History of OILPOL
2 Provisions of the Act
2.1 Definitions
2.2 Tank Ship Construction Standards
2.3 Zone Prohibitions
2.4 Oil Record Book
3 Repeal of Oil Pollution Act of 1973
4 See also
5 References
6 External links
History of OILPOL
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. 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. 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 . Provisions of the Act
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. Definitions
Oily mixture means a mixture with any oil content. Discharge in relation to instantaneous rate of discharge of oil content means the rate of discharge of oil in liters per hour at any instant divided by the speed of the ship in knots at the same instant.