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type: "LegalText"
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title: "33 U.S.C. § 1906"
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description: "Incidents involving ships"
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jurisdiction: "us"
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corpus: "united_states_code"
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kind: "code_section"
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title_number: 33
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title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
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chapter_number: "33"
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chapter_name: "PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS"
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section: "1906"
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citation: "33 U.S.C. § 1906"
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release_date: "2026-06-26"
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# 33 U.S.C. § 1906 - Incidents involving ships
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## Text
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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.
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(b) Requirement to report discharge, probable discharge, or presence of oil The master or person in charge of—
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(1) a ship of United States registry or nationality, or operated under the authority of the United States, wherever located;
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(2) another ship while in the navigable waters of the United States; or
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(3) a sea port or oil handling facility subject to the jurisdiction of the United States,
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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.
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(Pub. L. 96–478, § 7, Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2300; Pub. L. 102–241, § 39, Dec. 19, 1991, 105 Stat. 2225.)
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## Notes
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Editorial Notes
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Amendments1991—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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