Coast Guard Efforts to Prevent Oil Pollution Caused by Tanker Accidents: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations, House of Representatives, Ninety-fifth Congress, First Session, March 21 and 23, 1977U.S. Government Printing Office, 1977 - 551 páginas |
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accidents action Admiral BENKERT agencies amended American Petroleum Institute Annex Argo Merchant BURTON Captain SCHUBERT Captain STILLWAGGON casualties certificate Chairman charter classification society COLE Commander BURGESS Committee compliance CONGRESS THE LIBRARY cost crew damage discharge double bottoms effective environmental equipment Federal flag tankers flag vessels foreign flag gyrocompass HIGHTOWER IMCO implementation inerting system inspection International Convention LEDEBUR license Lloyd's of London Loran Marine Pollution Marine Safety Maritime Master MCKENZIE ment MEPC MOFFETT nations navigable waters oil pollution oil spills operating owner paragraph penalty assessment personnel pilot Pollution Control Pollution Convention position President's problem procedures proposed question radar Recommendation record regulations responsibility retrofit Section segregated ballast ship SOLAS speed standards STANGELAND steering subcommittee tank vessels tion traffic Transportation U. S. flag U.S. Coast Guard U.S. ports U.S. waters United Watch Officer
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Página 36 - Register, to be In the public interest in connection with the performance of duties imposed on that agency by law.
Página 429 - The canal shall be free and open to the vessels of commerce and of war of all nations observing these Rules, on terms of entire equality, so that there shall be no discrimination against any such nation, or its citizens or subjects, in respect of the conditions or charges of traffic, or otherwise.
Página 79 - ... to encourage the removal of discriminatory action and unnecessary restrictions by Governments affecting shipping engaged in international trade so as to promote the availability of shipping services to the commerce of the world without discrimination...
Página 286 - Whenever a marine disaster in or upon the navigable waters of the United States has created a substantial threat of a pollution hazard to the public health or welfare of the United States...
Página 79 - ... assistance and encouragement given by a Government for the development of its national shipping and for purposes of security does not in itself constitute discrimination, provided that such assistance and encouragement is not based on measures designed to restrict the freedom of shipping of all flags to take part in international trade...
Página 443 - Contract upon an agreement or understanding for a commission, percentage, brokerage, or contingent fee, excepting bona fide employees or bona fide established commercial or selling agencies maintained by the Contractor for the purpose of securing business.
Página 78 - To provide machinery for co-operation among Governments in the field of governmental regulation and practices relating to technical matters of all kinds affecting shipping engaged in international trade; to encourage the general adoption of the highest practicable standards in matters concerning maritime safety, efficiency of navigation, and the prevention and control of marine pollution from ships...
Página 383 - Any such inspection shall be limited to verifying that there is on board a valid certificate, unless there are clear grounds for believing that the condition of the ship or its equipment does not correspond substantially with the particulars of that certificate.
Página 31 - USC 364), require that every coastwise seagoing steam vessel subject to the navigation laws of the United States, not sailing under register, shall, when underway, except on the high seas, be under the control and direction of pilots licensed by the Coast Guard.
Página 84 - the achievement by 1975 if possible, but certainly by the end of the decade, of the complete elimination of the willful and intentional pollution of the seas by oil and noxious substances other than oil, and the minimization of accidental spills...