Notes on prevention of pollution from ships : US Code - Notes

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1901. Definitions.
1902. Ships subject to preventive measures.
(a) Included vessels.
(b) Excluded vessels.
(c) Discharges in special areas.
(d) Regulations.
(e) Compliance by excluded vessels.
(f) Waiver authority.
(g) Noncommercial shipping standards.
1902a. Discharge of agricultural cargo residue.
1903. Administration and enforcement.
(a) Duty of Secretary; Annexes of Convention
applicable to seagoing vessels.
(b) Regulations; refuse record books; waste
management plans; notification of crew and
passengers.
(c) Utilization of personnel, facilities, or
equipment of other Federal departments and
agencies.
1904. Certificates.
(a) Issuance by authorized designees; restriction
on issuance.
(b) Validity of foreign certificates.
(c) Location onboard vessel; inspection of vessels
subject to jurisdiction of the United States.
(d) Onboard inspections; other Federal inspection
authority unaffected.
(e) Detention orders; duration of detention;
shipyard option.
(f) Ship clearance or permits; refusal or
revocation.
(g) Review of detention orders; petition;
determination by Secretary.
(h) Compensation for loss or damage.
1905. Pollution reception facilities.
(a) Adequacy; criteria.
(b) Traffic considerations.
(c) Certificate; issuance; validity; inspection;
review of suspension or revocation by
Secretary.
(d) Publication of list of certificated ports or
terminals.
(e) Entry; denial.
(f) Surveys.
1906. Incidents involving ships.
(a) Requirement to report incident.
(b) Requirement to report discharge, probable
discharge, or presence of oil.
1907. Violations.
(a) General prohibition; cooperation and
enforcement; detection and monitoring
measures; reports; evidence.
(b) Investigations; subpenas: issuance by
Secretary, enforcement; action by Secretary;
information to party.
(c) Ship inspections; reports to Secretary;
additional action.
(d) Garbage disposal inspections; covered ships;
enforcement actions.
(e) Harmful substance or garbage disposal
inspections; covered ships; enforcement
actions.
(f) Supplemental remedies and requirements; other
provisions and available remedies unaffected.
1908. Penalties for violations.
(a) Criminal penalties; payment for information
leading to conviction.
(b) Civil penalties; separate violations;
assessment notice; considerations affecting
amount; payment for information leading to
assessment of penalty.
(c) Abatement of civil penalties; collection by
Attorney General.
(d) Liability in rem; district court jurisdiction.
(e) Ship clearance or permits; refusal or
revocation; bond or other surety.
(f) Referrals for appropriate action by foreign
country.
1909. MARPOL Protocol; proposed amendments.
(a) Acceptance of certain amendments by the
President.
(b) Action on certain amendments by the Secretary
of State.
(c) Declaration of nonacceptance by the Secretary
of State.
1910. Legal actions.
(a) Persons with adversely affected interests as
plaintiffs; defendants.
(b) Commencement conditions.
(c) Venue.
(d) Costs; attorney fees; witness fees.
(e) Federal intervention.
1911. Authority of Secretary under port and tanker safety
program unaffected.
1912. International law.
1913. Compliance reports.
(a) In general.
(b) Report on inability to comply.
(c) Congressional action.
1914. Coordination.
(a) Establishment of Marine Debris Coordinating
Committee.
(b) Membership.
(c) Meetings.
(d) Monitoring.
1915. Plastic pollution public education program.
(a) Outreach program.
(b) Citizen Pollution Patrols.