Prevention & Provision for containment of oil pollution under MS act 1958

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With respect to MS act 1958 as amended, prevention and provision for containment of accidental pollution of the sea by oil is given in part XI A. sections 356A to 356I deals with the prevention and provision for containment.

  1. 356 A:- Applies only on oil tankers of 150 GT or more and other ships of 400 GT or above and offshore installations. Sections deals with incident of marine casualty or acts relating to such casualty occurring with grave and imminent danger to Indian coastline by deliberate, negligent or accidental release of oil into sea including such incidents occurring on high seas.
  2. 356 C:- No Indian oil tankers or other ships shall proceed to sea unless there is in force, in respect to that ship, a certificate issued by central government to be called an IOPP certificate.
  3. 356 E:- For the purpose of preventing or reducing discharges of harmful substances or mixtures containing such substances from oil tankers or other ships, the central government may make rules requiring Indian oil tankers or other ships to be fitted with an equipment as described in MARPOL 73/78, survey of equipment before issuing of IOPP certificate.
  4. 356 F:- Every Indian oil tanker or other Indian ship which carries substance a subject to control by convention shall maintain, as may be required, record books in the prescribed forms.
  5. 356 G:- A surveyor may go at any time on board an oil tanker or other ship for purpose of ensuring that ship is complying with the rules and regulations laid down in the convention. He can check all the records and IOPP certificate for validity.
  6. 356 H:- On report from a surveyor who has inspected the oil tanker or other ship, that the provision of the convention has been contravened by the ship, DG can detain the ship or proceed against the ship for recovery of cost of pollution damage.
  7. 356 I:- Central government may direct, by order in writing, to the port authority to provide for reception facilities to the ship.

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