{"identifier":"/us/usc/t33/s1906","title":33,"num":"\u00a7\u202f1906.","heading":"Incidents involving ships","text":"\u00a7\u202f1906.\nIncidents involving ships\n(a)\nRequirement to report incident\nThe 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.\n(b)\nRequirement to report discharge, probable discharge, or presence of oil\nThe master or person in charge of\u2014\n(1) a ship of United States registry or nationality, or operated under the authority of the United States, wherever located;\n(2) another ship while in the navigable waters of the United States; or\n(3) a sea port or oil handling facility subject to the jurisdiction of the United States,\nshall 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,\nNovember 30, 1990","url":"https://projectusc.org/usc/t33/s1906.html","content":[{"t":"sec","id":"/us/usc/t33/s1906","children":[{"t":"num","text":"\u00a7\u202f1906."},{"t":"heading","text":"Incidents involving ships"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t33/s1906/a","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(a)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Requirement to report incident"},{"t":"content","children":[{"t":"p","text":"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.","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"subsec","id":"/us/usc/t33/s1906/b","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(b)"},{"t":"heading","text":"Requirement to report discharge, probable discharge, or presence of oil"},{"t":"chapeau","text":"The master or person in charge of\u2014"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t33/s1906/b/1","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(1)"},{"t":"content","text":" a ship of United States registry or nationality, or operated under the authority of the United States, wherever located;","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t33/s1906/b/2","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(2)"},{"t":"content","text":" another ship while in the navigable waters of the United States; or","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"para","id":"/us/usc/t33/s1906/b/3","children":[{"t":"num","text":"(3)"},{"t":"content","text":" a sea port or oil handling facility subject to the jurisdiction of the United States,","tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n\n"},{"t":"continuation","text":"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, ","children":[{"t":"text","text":"November 30, 1990","tail":"), in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary for that purpose."}],"tail":"\n"}],"tail":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"},{"t":"text","text":"\n"}]}]}