33 USC Ch. 33: Front Matter
From Title 33-NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERSCHAPTER 33-PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS
CHAPTER 33-PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS
Sec.
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.
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.
Chapter Referred to in Other Sections
This chapter is referred to in sections 1913, 1914, 1915 of this title; title 16 sections 2403, 2405; title 18 section 1956.