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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              OIL IN NAVIGABLE WATERS ACT, 1964 
                                              (ACT 235)</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS</span></p>
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                                              Section</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. Discharge of certain oils into 
                                              prohibited sea areas.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. Designation of prohibited sea 
                                              areas.</span></p>
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                                              3. Discharge of oil into Ghanaian 
                                              waters.</span></p>
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                                              4. Special defences under sections 
                                              1 and 3.</span></p>
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                                              5. Equipment in ships to prevent 
                                              oil pollution.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              6. Penalties for offences under 
                                              sections 1, 3, and 5.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              7. Maintaining records of matters 
                                              relating to oil.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              8. Maintaining records of transfer 
                                              of oil to or from vessels.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              9. Particulars to be specified in 
                                              records.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              10. Offences under sections 7, 8 
                                              and 9.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              11. Facilities in ports for 
                                              disposal of oil residues.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              12. Restrictions on transfer of 
                                              oil at night.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              13. Duty to report discharges of 
                                              oil into waters of ports.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              14. Powers of inspection.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              15. Prosecutions.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              16. Enforcement and application of 
                                              fines.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              17. General provisions as to 
                                              application of Act.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              18. Power of Minister to grant 
                                              exemptions.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              19. Application of Act to 
                                              Government ships.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              20. Enforcement of Conventions 
                                              relating to oil pollution.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              21. Interpretation.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              22. Revocation.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              SCHEDULES</span></p>
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                                              First Schedule&#8212;Prohibited zones</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Second Schedule</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Part I&#8212;Accidental and other 
                                              exceptional discharges or escapes 
                                              of oil</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Part II&#8212;Date of entry</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Part III</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              THE TWO HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIFTH</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              ACT OF THE PARLIAMENT OF THE 
                                              REPUBLIC OF GHANA</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              ENTITLED</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              THE OIL IN NAVIGABLE WATERS ACT, 
                                              1964</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              AN ACT to enable effect to be 
                                              given to the International 
                                              Convention for the Prevention of 
                                              Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954, 
                                              and otherwise to make new 
                                              provision for preventing the 
                                              pollution of the sea and of 
                                              navigable waters by oil.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              DATE OF ASSENT: 6th April, 1964</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              WHEREAS the Government of Ghana 
                                              deposited a document of acceptance 
                                              with the Inter-Governmental 
                                              Maritime Consultative Organisation 
                                              in London on 17th May, 1962, for a 
                                              Convention entitled &quot;The 
                                              International Convention for the 
                                              Prevention of the Pollution of the 
                                              Sea by Oil, 1954&quot; (in this Act 
                                              referred to as &quot;the Convention of 
                                              1954&quot;):</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              AND WHEREAS it is expedient to 
                                              enable effect to be given to that 
                                              Convention and otherwise to make 
                                              new provision for preventing the 
                                              pollution of navigable waters by 
                                              oil:</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              NOW THEREFORE BE IT ENACTED by the 
                                              President and the National 
                                              Assembly in this present 
                                              Parliament assembled as follows:&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 1&#8212;Discharge of Certain 
                                              Oils into Prohibited Sea Areas.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) If any oil to which this 
                                              section applies is discharged from 
                                              any ship registered in Ghana into 
                                              a part of the sea which is a 
                                              prohibited sea area, or if any 
                                              mixture containing not less than 
                                              one hundred parts of oil to which 
                                              this section applies in a million 
                                              parts of the mixture is discharged 
                                              from such a ship into such a part 
                                              of the sea, the owner or master of 
                                              the ship shall, subject to the 
                                              provisions of this Act, be guilty 
                                              of an offence under this section.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) This section applies to crude 
                                              oil, fuel oil, heavy diesel oil 
                                              and lubricating oil and shall also 
                                              apply to any other description of 
                                              oil which may be prescribed by the 
                                              Minister, having regard to the 
                                              provisions of any subsequent 
                                              Convention in so far as it relates 
                                              to the prevention of pollution of 
                                              the sea by oil, or having regard 
                                              to the persistent character of oil 
                                              of that description and the 
                                              likelihood that it would cause 
                                              pollution if discharged from a 
                                              ship into a prohibited sea area.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Regulations made under this 
                                              section by the Minister may make 
                                              exceptions from the operation of 
                                              subsection (1) of this section, 
                                              either absolutely or subject to 
                                              any prescribed conditions, and 
                                              either generally or as respects 
                                              particular classes of ships, or in 
                                              relation to particular 
                                              descriptions of oil or mixtures 
                                              containing oil or to the discharge 
                                              of oil or mixtures in prescribed 
                                              circumstances, or in relation to 
                                              particular areas of the sea.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) This section shall not apply 
                                              to the discharge from the bilges 
                                              of a ship of an oily mixture 
                                              containing no other oil than 
                                              lubricating oil which has drained 
                                              or leaked from machinery spaces.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (5) In this Act &quot;subsequent 
                                              Convention&quot; means any Convention 
                                              subsequent to the Convention of 
                                              1954, being a Convention accepted 
                                              by the Government of Ghana.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 2&#8212;Designation of 
                                              Prohibited Sea Areas.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) For the purposes of this Act 
                                              the areas of the sea designated by 
                                              or in accordance with this section 
                                              shall be prohibited sea areas.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Subject to the following 
                                              provisions of this section the 
                                              areas specified in the First 
                                              Schedule to this Act shall be 
                                              prohibited sea areas.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) The Minister, if he considers 
                                              it necessary to do so for the 
                                              purpose of protecting the coast 
                                              and territorial waters of Ghana 
                                              from pollution by oil, may by 
                                              legislative instrument, designate 
                                              any area of the sea, outside the 
                                              territorial waters of Ghana and 
                                              outside the areas specified in the 
                                              First Schedule to this Act, as a 
                                              prohibited sea area.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) For the purpose of giving 
                                              effect to any variation of the 
                                              prohibited zones referred to in 
                                              the Convention of 1954, in 
                                              accordance with the provisions of 
                                              that Convention or of any 
                                              subsequent Convention, the 
                                              Minister may by legislative 
                                              instrument vary any of the areas 
                                              specified in the First Schedule to 
                                              this Act, or declare that any area 
                                              specified in that Schedule shall 
                                              cease to be included therein, or 
                                              designate as a prohibited area any 
                                              area of the sea, outside the 
                                              Territorial waters of Ghana, which 
                                              apart from the instrument is not a 
                                              prohibited sea area.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 3&#8212;Discharge of Oil into 
                                              Ghanaian Waters.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) If any oil or mixture 
                                              containing oil is discharged into 
                                              waters to which this section 
                                              applies from any vessel, or from 
                                              any place on land, or from any 
                                              apparatus used for transferring 
                                              oil from or to any vessel (whether 
                                              to or from a place on land or to 
                                              or from another vessel), then 
                                              subject to the provisions of this 
                                              Act&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) if the discharge is from a 
                                              vessel, the owner or master of the 
                                              vessel, or</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) if the discharge is from a 
                                              place on land, the occupier of 
                                              that place, or</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) if the discharge is from 
                                              apparatus used for transferring 
                                              oil from or to a vessel, the 
                                              person in charge of the apparatus,</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              shall be guilty of an offence 
                                              under this section.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) This section applies to the 
                                              following waters, that is to say&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) the whole of the sea within 
                                              the seaward limits of the 
                                              territorial waters of Ghana, and</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) all other waters (including 
                                              inland waters) which are within 
                                              those limits and are navigable by 
                                              sea-going ships.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) A port Authority may appoint a 
                                              place within his jurisdiction 
                                              where the ballast water of vessels 
                                              in which a cargo of 
                                              petroleum-spirit has been carried 
                                              may be discharged into the waters 
                                              of the port at such times, and 
                                              subject to such conditions, as the 
                                              Authority may determine; and, 
                                              where a place is so appointed, the 
                                              discharge of ballast water from 
                                              such a vessel shall not constitute 
                                              an offence under this section, if 
                                              the ballast water is discharged at 
                                              that place, and at a time and in 
                                              accordance with the conditions so 
                                              determined, and the ballast water 
                                              contains no oil other than 
                                              petroleum-spirit.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) In this Act &quot;place on land&quot; 
                                              includes anything resting on the 
                                              bed or shore of the sea, or of any 
                                              other waters to which this section 
                                              applies, and also includes 
                                              anything afloat (other than a 
                                              vessel) if it is anchored or 
                                              attached to the bed or shore of 
                                              the sea or of any such waters; and 
                                              &quot;occupier&quot; in relation to any such 
                                              thing as is mentioned in the 
                                              preceding provisions of this 
                                              subsection, if it has no occupier, 
                                              means the owner thereof, and, in 
                                              relation to a railway wagon or 
                                              road vehicle, means the person in 
                                              charge of the wagon or vehicle and 
                                              not the occupier of the land on 
                                              which the wagon or vehicle stands.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 4&#8212;Special Defences under 
                                              Sections 1 and 3.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Where a person is charged with 
                                              an offence under section 1 of this 
                                              Act, or is charged with an offence 
                                              under the last preceding section 
                                              as the owner or master of a 
                                              vessel, it shall be a defence to 
                                              prove that the oil or mixture in 
                                              question was discharged for the 
                                              purpose of securing the safety of 
                                              any vessel, or of preventing 
                                              damage to any vessel or cargo, or 
                                              of saving life:</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Provided that a defence under this 
                                              subsection shall not have effect 
                                              if the court is satisfied that the 
                                              discharge of the oil or mixture 
                                              was not necessary for the purpose 
                                              alleged in the defence or was not 
                                              a reasonable step to take in the 
                                              circumstances.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Where a person is charged as 
                                              mentioned in the preceding 
                                              subsection it shall also be a 
                                              defence to prove&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) that the oil or mixture 
                                              escaped in consequence of damage 
                                              to the vessel, and that as soon as 
                                              practicable after the damage 
                                              occurred all reasonable steps were 
                                              taken for preventing, or (if it 
                                              could not be prevented) for 
                                              stopping or reducing, the escape 
                                              of the oil or mixture, or</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) that the oil or mixture 
                                              escaped by reason of leakage, that 
                                              the leakage was not due to any 
                                              want of reasonable care, and that 
                                              as soon as practicable after the 
                                              escape was discovered all 
                                              reasonable steps were taken for 
                                              stopping or reducing it.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Where a person is charged with 
                                              an offence under the last 
                                              preceding section as the occupier 
                                              of a place on land, or as the 
                                              person in charge of any apparatus, 
                                              from which oil or a mixture 
                                              containing oil is alleged to have 
                                              escaped, it shall be a defence to 
                                              prove that the escape of the oil 
                                              or mixture was not due to any want 
                                              of reasonable care, and that as 
                                              soon as practicable after the 
                                              escape was discovered all 
                                              reasonable steps were taken for 
                                              stopping or reducing it.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) Without prejudice to the last 
                                              preceding subsection, it shall be 
                                              a defence for the occupier of a 
                                              place on land, who is charged with 
                                              an offence under the last 
                                              preceding section, to prove that 
                                              the discharge was caused by the 
                                              act of a person who was in that 
                                              place without the permission 
                                              (express or implied) of the 
                                              occupier.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (5) Where a person is charged with 
                                              an offence under the last 
                                              preceding section in respect of 
                                              the discharge of a mixture 
                                              containing oil from a place on 
                                              land, it shall (without prejudice 
                                              to any other defence under this 
                                              section) be a defence to prove&#8212;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) that the oil was contained in 
                                              an effluent produced by operations 
                                              for the refining of oil;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) that it was not reasonably 
                                              practicable to dispose of the 
                                              effluent otherwise than by 
                                              discharging it into waters to 
                                              which the last preceding section 
                                              applies; and</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) that all reasonably 
                                              practicable steps had been taken 
                                              for eliminating oil from the 
                                              effluent:</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Provided that a defence under this 
                                              subsection shall not have effect 
                                              if it is proved that, at a time to 
                                              which the charge relates, the 
                                              surface of the waters into which 
                                              the mixture was discharged from 
                                              the place in question, or land 
                                              adjacent to those waters, was 
                                              fouled by oil, unless the court is 
                                              satisfied that the fouling was not 
                                              caused, or contributed to, by oil 
                                              contained in any effluent 
                                              discharge at or before that time 
                                              from that place.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (6) Where any oil or mixture 
                                              containing oil is discharged in 
                                              consequence of the exercise of any 
                                              power conferred by sections 243 
                                              and 244 of the Merchant Shipping 
                                              Act, 1963 (Act 183) (which relate 
                                              to the removal of wrecks), and 
                                              apart from this subsection the 
                                              authority exercising the power, or 
                                              a person employed by or acting on 
                                              behalf of the authority, would be 
                                              guilty of an offence under section 
                                              1 of this Act, or under the last 
                                              preceding section, in respect of 
                                              that discharge the authority or 
                                              person shall not be convicted of 
                                              that offence unless it is shown 
                                              that they or he failed to take 
                                              such steps (if any) as were 
                                              reasonable in the circumstances 
                                              for preventing, stopping or 
                                              reducing the discharge.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 5&#8212;Equipment in Ships to 
                                              Prevent Oil Pollution.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) All ships registered in Ghana 
                                              which use oil as fuel for either 
                                              engines or boilers shall be so 
                                              fitted as to prevent oil fuel from 
                                              leaking or draining into bilges 
                                              unless effective means are 
                                              provided to ensure that the oil in 
                                              the bilges is not discharged in 
                                              contravention of this Act.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) For the purpose of preventing 
                                              or reducing discharges of oil and 
                                              mixtures containing oil into the 
                                              sea, the Minister may, by 
                                              legislative instrument, make 
                                              regulations requiring ships 
                                              registered in Ghana to be fitted 
                                              with such equipment, and to comply 
                                              with such requirements, as may be 
                                              prescribed.</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Without prejudice to the 
                                              generality of the preceding 
                                              subsection, where any regulations 
                                              made thereunder require ships to 
                                              be fitted with equipment of a 
                                              prescribed description, the 
                                              regulations may provide that 
                                              equipment of that description 
                                              shall not be installed in a ship 
                                              to which the regulations apply 
                                              unless it is of a type approved by 
                                              the Minister.</span></p>
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                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 6&#8212;Penalties for Offences 
                                              under Sections 1, 3 and 5.</span></b></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">A 
                                              person guilty of an offence under 
                                              section 1 or section 3, or under 
                                              the last preceding section, shall, 
                                              on conviction on indictment, or on 
                                              summary conviction, be liable to a 
                                              fine:</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Provided that an offence shall not 
                                              by virtue of this section be 
                                              punishable on summary conviction 
                                              by a fine exceeding one thousand 
                                              pounds.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 7&#8212;Maintaining Records of 
                                              Matters Relating to Oil.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The master of every ship 
                                              registered in Ghana (not being a 
                                              tanker) of 80 tons gross tonnage 
                                              or over which uses fuel oil shall 
                                              maintain a record&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) of any occasion on which oil 
                                              or a mixture containing oil is 
                                              discharged from his ship for the 
                                              purpose of securing the safety of 
                                              any vessel or of preventing damage 
                                              to any vessel or cargo;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) of any occasion on which oil 
                                              or a mixture containing oil is 
                                              found to be escaping, or to have 
                                              escaped, from any such ship in 
                                              consequence of damage to the ship, 
                                              or by reason of leakage;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) of the carrying out, on board 
                                              or in connection with any such 
                                              ship, of operations relating to &#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i) 
                                              the ballasting of oil tanks 
                                              (whether cargo or bunker fuel 
                                              tanks) and the discharge of 
                                              ballast from, and cleaning of, 
                                              such tanks, or</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (ii) the separation of oil from 
                                              water, or from other substances in 
                                              any mixture containing oil, or</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (iii) the disposal of any oil or 
                                              water, or any other substance, 
                                              arising from operations relating 
                                              to any of the matters specified in 
                                              the preceding sub-paragraphs, or</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (iv) the disposal of any other oil 
                                              residues.&nbsp; </span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) The records required to be 
                                              maintained of the matters 
                                              specified in paragraphs (a) and 
                                              (b) of subsection (1) of this 
                                              section shall be in the form set 
                                              out in Part I of the Second 
                                              Schedule to this Act, and those to 
                                              be maintained of the matters 
                                              specified in paragraph (c) of 
                                              subsection (1) of this section, in 
                                              the form set out in Part III of 
                                              that Schedule.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) The master of every ship being 
                                              a tanker registered in Ghana shall 
                                              maintain a record in the form set 
                                              out in Part I of the Second 
                                              Schedule to this Act of the 
                                              matters specified in paragraphs 
                                              (a) and (b) of subsection (1) of 
                                              this section and in the form set 
                                              out in Part II of the Second 
                                              Schedule of the matters specified 
                                              in paragraph (c) of that 
                                              subsection.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) The records required to be 
                                              maintained in accordance with this 
                                              section shall be retained in the 
                                              ship for a period of two years 
                                              after the last entry has been made 
                                              and shall be kept readily 
                                              available for inspection at all 
                                              reasonable times.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 8&#8212;Maintaining Records of 
                                              Transfer of Oil to or from 
                                              Vessels.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The master of every vessel, 
                                              whether registered or not, and of 
                                              whatever nationality, which is 
                                              capable of carrying in bulk, 
                                              whether for cargo or for bunker 
                                              purposes, more than five tons of 
                                              oil in any one space or container, 
                                              shall maintain a record of the 
                                              particulars specified in section 9 
                                              hereof relating to the transfer of 
                                              oil to and from the vessel while 
                                              it is within the seaward limits of 
                                              the territorial waters of Ghana.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) In the case of the transfer of 
                                              oil to a barge the record shall be 
                                              kept by the person supplying the 
                                              oil and in the case of the 
                                              transfer of oil from the barge the 
                                              record shall be kept by the person 
                                              to whom the oil is delivered.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 9&#8212;Particulars to be 
                                              Specified in Records.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The record required to be 
                                              maintained by the last preceding 
                                              section shall show clearly the 
                                              following particulars&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i) 
                                              the name and port of registry (if 
                                              any) of the vessel or barge;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (ii) the date and time of 
                                              transfer;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (iii) the place of transfer;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (iv) the amount and description of 
                                              oil transferred; and</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (v) from what vessel, barge or 
                                              place on land, and to what vessel, 
                                              barge or place, the oil was 
                                              transferred.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) The record of each operation 
                                              shall be separately signed and 
                                              dated by the master or such other 
                                              person as is referred to in 
                                              subsection (2) of the last 
                                              preceding section.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) If the record is kept in the 
                                              Official Log of a vessel it shall 
                                              not be necessary separately to 
                                              state the name and port of 
                                              registry (if any) of the vessel.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 10&#8212;Offences under Sections 
                                              7, 8 and 9.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) If any person fails to comply 
                                              with any requirements imposed by 
                                              or under section 7, section 8 or 
                                              section 9 he shall be liable on 
                                              summary conviction to a fine not 
                                              exceeding five hundred pounds; and 
                                              if any person makes an entry in 
                                              any records kept under section 7 
                                              or section 8 which is to his 
                                              knowledge false or misleading in 
                                              any material particular, he shall 
                                              be liable on summary conviction to 
                                              a fine not exceeding five hundred 
                                              pounds, or to imprisonment for a 
                                              term not exceeding six months, or 
                                              to both.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) In any proceedings under this 
                                              Act&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) any records kept in pursuance 
                                              of this Act shall be admissible as 
                                              evidence of the facts stated in 
                                              those records;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) any copy of an entry in such 
                                              records, which is certified by the 
                                              person by whom the records are 
                                              required to be kept to be a true 
                                              copy of the entry, shall be 
                                              admissible as evidence of the 
                                              facts stated in the entry;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) any document purporting to be 
                                              a record kept in pursuance of this 
                                              Act, or purporting to be such a 
                                              certified copy as is mentioned in 
                                              the last preceding paragraph, 
                                              shall, unless the contrary is 
                                              proved, be presumed to be such a 
                                              record or such a certified copy, 
                                              as the case may be.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 11&#8212;Facilities in Ports for 
                                              Disposal of Oil Residues.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) In respect of every port in 
                                              Ghana, the powers of the Authority 
                                              shall include a power to provide 
                                              facilities for enabling vessels 
                                              using the port to discharge or 
                                              deposit oil residues (in this Act 
                                              referred to as &quot;oil reception 
                                              facilities&quot;).</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Any power of an Authority to 
                                              provide oil reception facilities 
                                              shall include power to join with 
                                              any other person in providing 
                                              them, and references in this 
                                              section to the provision of oil 
                                              reception facilities by an 
                                              Authority shall be construed 
                                              accordingly; and any such power 
                                              shall include power to arrange for 
                                              the provision of such facilities 
                                              by any other person.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) An Authority providing oil 
                                              reception facilities, or a person 
                                              providing such facilities by 
                                              arrangement with an Authority may 
                                              make reasonable charges for the 
                                              use of the facilities, and may 
                                              impose reasonable conditions in 
                                              respect of the use thereof.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) Subject to the following 
                                              provisions of this section, any 
                                              oil reception facilities provided 
                                              by, or by arrangement with, an 
                                              Authority shall be open to all 
                                              vessels using the port on payment 
                                              of any charges, and subject to 
                                              compliance with any conditions, 
                                              imposed in accordance with the 
                                              last preceding subsection.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (5) Where in the case of any port 
                                              in Ghana it appears to the 
                                              Minister, after consultation with 
                                              the Authority and with any 
                                              organisation appearing to him to 
                                              be representative of owners of 
                                              ships registered in Ghana&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) where the port has oil 
                                              reception facilities, that those 
                                              facilities are inadequate, or</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) where the port has no such 
                                              facilities, that the port has need 
                                              of such facilities,</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              the Minister may, with the prior 
                                              approval of the President, direct 
                                              the Authority to provide, or 
                                              arrange for the provision of, such 
                                              oil reception facilities as may be 
                                              specified in the directions.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (6) Notwithstanding the provisions 
                                              of subsection (4) of this section, 
                                              an Authority providing oil 
                                              reception facilities or a person 
                                              providing such facilities by 
                                              arrangement with such Authority, 
                                              shall not be obliged to make those 
                                              facilities available for use by 
                                              tankers, except at oil loading 
                                              terminals; and the requirements of 
                                              tankers shall be assessed 
                                              accordingly by the Minister in 
                                              exercising his powers under the 
                                              last preceding subsection.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (7) Nothing in this section shall 
                                              be construed as requiring an 
                                              Authority to allow untreated 
                                              ballast water or tank washings 
                                              (that is to say, ballast water or 
                                              tank washings which contain oil 
                                              and have not been subjected to an 
                                              effective process for separating 
                                              the oil from the water) to be 
                                              discharged into any oil reception 
                                              facilities provided by, or by 
                                              arrangement with, the Authority; 
                                              and the Minister shall exercise 
                                              his powers under subsection (5) of 
                                              this section accordingly.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (8) As respects any port in Ghana 
                                              subsections (1), (2) and (5) of 
                                              this section shall have effect in 
                                              relation to arrangements for 
                                              disposing of oil residues 
                                              discharged or deposited by vessels 
                                              using the port's oil reception 
                                              facilities, and to the making of 
                                              such arrangements, as those 
                                              subsections have effect in 
                                              relation to oil reception 
                                              facilities and the provision of 
                                              such facilities.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 12&#8212;Restrictions on 
                                              Transfer of Oil at Night.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) No oil shall be transferred 
                                              between sunset and sunrise to or 
                                              from a vessel in any port in Ghana 
                                              unless the requisite notice has 
                                              been given in accordance with this 
                                              section:</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Provided that this subsection 
                                              shall not apply to the transfer of 
                                              oil for the purposes of saving 
                                              life or property.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) For the purposes of this 
                                              section a general notice may be 
                                              given to the harbour master of a 
                                              port, that transfers of oil 
                                              between sunset and sunrise will be 
                                              frequently carried out at a place 
                                              in the port within a period 
                                              specified in the notice; and if 
                                              such a notice is given it shall be 
                                              the requisite notice for the 
                                              purposes of this section as 
                                              regards transfers of oil at that 
                                              place within the period specified 
                                              in the notice:</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Provided that the period specified 
                                              in such a notice shall not extend 
                                              beyond the end of the period of 
                                              twelve months beginning with the 
                                              date on which the notice is given.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Subject to the last preceding 
                                              subsection, the requisite notice 
                                              for the purposes of this section 
                                              shall be a notice given to the 
                                              harbour master not less than three 
                                              hours nor more than ninety-six 
                                              hours before the transfer of oil 
                                              begins.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) In the case of a port which 
                                              has no harbour master, references 
                                              in the two last preceding 
                                              subsections to the harbour master 
                                              shall be construed as references 
                                              to the port Authority.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (5) If any oil is transferred to 
                                              or from a vessel in contravention 
                                              of this section, the master of the 
                                              vessel, and, if the oil is 
                                              transferred from or to a place on 
                                              land, the occupier of that place, 
                                              shall be liable on summary 
                                              conviction to a fine not exceeding 
                                              one hundred pounds.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 13&#8212;Duty to Report 
                                              Discharges of Oil into Waters of 
                                              Ports.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) If any oil or mixture 
                                              containing oil&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) is discharged from a vessel 
                                              into the waters of a port in Ghana 
                                              for the purposes of securing the 
                                              safety of the vessel or of 
                                              preventing damage to the vessel or 
                                              her cargo, or of saving life, or</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) is found to be escaping, or to 
                                              have escaped, into any such waters 
                                              from a vessel in consequence of 
                                              damage to the vessel or by reason 
                                              of leakage, or</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) is found to be escaping or to 
                                              have escaped into any such waters 
                                              from a place on land,</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              the owner or master of the vessel 
                                              or the occupier of the place on 
                                              land, as the case may be, shall 
                                              forthwith report the occurrence to 
                                              the harbour master (or if there is 
                                              no harbour master, to the port 
                                              Authority) stating in the case of 
                                              a report by the owner or master of 
                                              a vessel, whether it falls within 
                                              paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of 
                                              this subsection, and if he fails 
                                              to do so, shall be guilty of an 
                                              offence under this section.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) A person guilty of an offence 
                                              under this section shall be liable 
                                              on summary conviction to a fine 
                                              not exceeding two hundred pounds.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 14&#8212;Powers of Inspection.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The Minister may appoint any 
                                              person as an inspector to report 
                                              to him&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) whether the prohibitions, 
                                              restrictions and obligations 
                                              imposed by virtue of this Act 
                                              (including prohibitions so imposed 
                                              by the creation of offences under 
                                              this Act) have been complied with;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) what measures (other than 
                                              measures made obligatory by 
                                              regulations under section 5 of 
                                              this Act) have been taken to 
                                              prevent the escape of oil and 
                                              mixtures containing oil;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) whether the oil reception 
                                              facilities provided in ports are 
                                              adequate;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              and any such inspector may be so 
                                              appointed to report either in a 
                                              particular case or in a class of 
                                              cases specified in his 
                                              appointment.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Every surveyor of ships shall 
                                              be taken to be a person appointed 
                                              generally under the preceding 
                                              subsection to report to the 
                                              Minister in every kind of case 
                                              falling within that subsection.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (a) Sections 314 and 316 
                                              of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1963 
                                              (Act 183) (which </span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              relate to the powers of surveyors) 
                                              shall apply to persons appointed 
                                              under subsection (1) of this 
                                              section as they apply to the 
                                              surveyors referred to in those 
                                              sections as if a reference to that 
                                              Act were a reference to this Act 
                                              and included a reference to any 
                                              regulations made under this Act.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) Any power of a surveyor under 
                                              the said section 314 as so applied 
                                              to require the production of any 
                                              records required to be kept in 
                                              accordance with section 7 and 8 of 
                                              this Act shall include power to 
                                              copy an entry in those records and 
                                              require the person by whom the 
                                              records are kept to certify the 
                                              copy as a true copy of the entry.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) Without prejudice to any 
                                              powers exercisable by virtue of 
                                              the preceding provisions of this 
                                              section, in the case of a vessel 
                                              which is for the time being in a 
                                              port in Ghana the harbour master, 
                                              and any other person appointed by 
                                              the Minister under this subsection 
                                              (either generally or in relation 
                                              to a particular vessel), shall 
                                              have power&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) to go on board and inspect the 
                                              vessel or any part thereof or any 
                                              of the machinery, boats, equipment 
                                              or articles on board the vessel, 
                                              for the purpose of ascertaining 
                                              the circumstances relating to an 
                                              alleged discharge of oil or a 
                                              mixture containing oil from the 
                                              vessel into the waters of the 
                                              port;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) to require the production of 
                                              any records which by virtue of 
                                              sections 7 and 8 of this Act are 
                                              required to be kept in respect of 
                                              that vessel;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) to copy an entry in any such 
                                              records, and require the person by 
                                              whom the records are to be kept to 
                                              certify the copy as a true copy of 
                                              the entry:</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Provided that a person exercising 
                                              any powers conferred by this 
                                              subsection shall not unnecessarily 
                                              detain or delay the vessel from 
                                              proceeding on any voyage.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (5) If any person fails to comply 
                                              with any requirement duly made in 
                                              pursuance of paragraph (b) or 
                                              paragraph (c) of the last 
                                              preceding subsection, he shall be 
                                              liable on summary conviction to a 
                                              fine not exceeding ten pounds, and 
                                              if any person wilfully obstructs a 
                                              person acting in the exercise of 
                                              any power conferred by virtue of 
                                              this section, he shall be liable 
                                              on summary conviction to a fine 
                                              not exceeding one hundred pounds.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 15&#8212;Prosecutions.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) In respect of any of the 
                                              following offences, that is to 
                                              say&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) any offence under section 3 of 
                                              this Act which is alleged to have 
                                              been committed by the discharge of 
                                              oil, or a mixture containing oil, 
                                              into the waters of a port in 
                                              Ghana;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) any offence under section 8 of 
                                              this Act relating to the keeping 
                                              of records of the transfer of oil 
                                              within such port;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) any offence in relation to 
                                              such a port under section 12 or 
                                              section 13 of this Act; and</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (d) any offence under the last 
                                              preceding section in respect of 
                                              failure to comply with a 
                                              requirement of a harbour master, 
                                              or in respect of obstruction of a 
                                              harbour master, acting in the 
                                              exercise of any power conferred by 
                                              virtue of that section,</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              no proceedings shall be brought 
                                              except by or with the consent of 
                                              the Attorney-General, or by the 
                                              port Authority concerned:</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Provided that the Minister, or a 
                                              person authorised by any general 
                                              or special directions of the 
                                              Minister, may bring proceedings 
                                              for any such offence as is 
                                              mentioned in paragraph (a) of this 
                                              subsection.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) In respect of any other 
                                              offence alleged to have been 
                                              committed under this Act, no 
                                              proceedings shall be brought 
                                              except by or with the consent of 
                                              the Attorney-General, or by the 
                                              Minister or a person authorised by 
                                              any general or special directions 
                                              of the Minister.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) Where, immediately before the 
                                              date which (apart from this 
                                              subsection) would be the date of 
                                              expiry of the time for bringing 
                                              proceedings in a court of summary 
                                              jurisdiction in respect of an 
                                              offence alleged to have been 
                                              committed under this Act, the 
                                              person to be charged is outside 
                                              Ghana, the time for bringing the 
                                              proceedings shall be extended 
                                              until the end of the period of two 
                                              months beginning with the date on 
                                              which he next enters Ghana.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) Proceedings for any offence 
                                              under this Act may (without 
                                              prejudice to any jurisdiction 
                                              exercisable apart from this 
                                              subsection) be taken against a 
                                              person at any place at which he is 
                                              for the time being.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 16&#8212;Enforcement and 
                                              Application of Fines.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Where a fine imposed by a 
                                              court in proceedings against the 
                                              owner or master of a vessel for an 
                                              offence under this Act is not paid 
                                              at the time ordered by the Court, 
                                              the court shall, in addition to 
                                              any other powers for enforcing 
                                              payment, have power to direct the 
                                              amount remaining unpaid to be 
                                              levied by distress or ponding and 
                                              sale of the vessel, her tackle, 
                                              furniture and apparel.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Where a person is convicted of 
                                              an offence under section 1 or 
                                              section 3 of this Act, and the 
                                              court imposes a fine in respect of 
                                              the offence, then if it appears to 
                                              the court that any person has 
                                              incurred, or will incur, expenses 
                                              in removing any pollution, or 
                                              making good any damage, which is 
                                              attributable to the offence, the 
                                              court may order the whole or part 
                                              of the fine to be paid to that 
                                              person for or towards defraying 
                                              those expenses.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 17&#8212;General Provisions as 
                                              to Application of Act.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The provisions of this Act, except 
                                              provisions which are expressed to 
                                              apply only to ships registered in 
                                              Ghana, shall (subject to any 
                                              exemptions expressly conferred by 
                                              or under this Act) apply to all 
                                              vessels, whether registered or 
                                              not, and of whatever nationality.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 18&#8212;Power of Minister to 
                                              Grant Exemptions.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              The Minister may exempt any 
                                              vessels or classes of vessels from 
                                              any of the provisions of this Act 
                                              or of any regulations made 
                                              thereunder, either absolutely or 
                                              subject to such conditions as he 
                                              thinks fit.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 19&#8212;Application of Act to 
                                              Government Ships.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) The provisions of this Act do 
                                              not apply to ships of the Ghana 
                                              Navy, nor to ships for the time 
                                              being used as Naval Auxiliaries.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Subject to the preceding 
                                              subsection&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) provisions of this Act which 
                                              are expressed to apply only to 
                                              ships registered in Ghana apply to 
                                              Government ships so registered and 
                                              to Government ships not so 
                                              registered, as they apply to other 
                                              ships which are registered in 
                                              Ghana;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) provisions of this Act which 
                                              are expressed to apply to ships 
                                              generally apply to Government 
                                              ships as they apply to other 
                                              ships.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 20&#8212;Enforcement of 
                                              Conventions Relating to Oil 
                                              Pollution.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) Without prejudice to any 
                                              powers exercisable by surveyors of 
                                              ships whether by virtue of this 
                                              Act or otherwise, every surveyor 
                                              of ships is hereby empowered to go 
                                              on board any ship to which the 
                                              Convention of 1954 applies, while 
                                              the ship is within a port in 
                                              Ghana, and to require production 
                                              of any records required to be kept 
                                              in accordance with that 
                                              Convention, and to copy any entry 
                                              in those records and require the 
                                              master of the ship to certify the 
                                              copy as a true copy of the entry.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) For the purposes of this 
                                              section, in any proceedings under 
                                              this Act&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) any records kept in pursuance 
                                              of the Convention of 1954 shall be 
                                              admissible as evidence of the 
                                              facts stated in those records;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) any copy of any entry in such 
                                              records, which is certified by the 
                                              master of the ship to be a true 
                                              copy of the entry, shall be 
                                              admissible as evidence of the 
                                              facts stated in the entry;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) any document purporting to be 
                                              records kept in pursuance of the 
                                              Convention of 1954, or purporting 
                                              to be such a certified copy as is 
                                              mentioned in the last preceding 
                                              paragraph, shall, unless the 
                                              contrary is proved, be presumed to 
                                              be such records or such a 
                                              certified copy, as the case may 
                                              be.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (3) If any person fails to comply 
                                              with any requirement of this 
                                              section, he shall be liable on 
                                              summary conviction to a fine not 
                                              exceeding ten pounds; and if any 
                                              person wilfully obstructs a 
                                              surveyor acting in the exercise of 
                                              a power conferred under this 
                                              section, he shall be liable on 
                                              summary conviction to a fine not 
                                              exceeding one hundred pounds.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (4) The preceding provisions of 
                                              this section shall apply to any 
                                              subsequent Convention, in so far 
                                              as it relates to the prevention of 
                                              pollution of the sea by oil, as 
                                              those provisions apply to the 
                                              Convention of 1954.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 21&#8212;Interpretation.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (1) In this Act the following 
                                              expressions have the meanings 
                                              hereby assigned to them 
                                              respectively, that is to say&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;Authority&quot; in relation to a port 
                                              means an Authority constituted 
                                              under section 3 of the Ports Act, 
                                              1962 (Act 115);</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;barge&quot; includes a lighter or any 
                                              similar vessel;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;discharged&quot; in relation to oil or 
                                              an oily mixture means any 
                                              discharge or escape however 
                                              caused;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;harbour master&quot; includes any 
                                              person appointed by an Authority 
                                              for the purpose of enforcing the 
                                              provisions of this Act in relation 
                                              to the harbour;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;heavy diesel oil&quot; means marine 
                                              diesel oil, other than those 
                                              distillates of which more than 
                                              half the volume distils at a 
                                              temperature not exceeding 340º 
                                              Centigrade when tested by the 
                                              A.S.T.M. (American Society for 
                                              Testing Materials) Standard Method 
                                              D.86/59;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;mile&quot; means nautical mile, that 
                                              is to say, a distance of six 
                                              thousand and eighty feet;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;the Minister&quot; means the Minister 
                                              responsible for shipping;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;oil&quot; means oil of any description 
                                              and includes spirit produced from 
                                              oil of any description, and also 
                                              includes coal tar, and any power 
                                              conferred by any provision of this 
                                              Act to prescribe descriptions of 
                                              oil for the purposes of that 
                                              provision shall be construed 
                                              accordingly;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;oil reception facilities&quot; has the 
                                              meaning assigned to it by section 
                                              11 of this Act;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;oil residues&quot; means any waste 
                                              material consisting of, or arising 
                                              from, oil or a mixture containing 
                                              oil;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;outside the territorial waters in 
                                              Ghana&quot; means outside the seaward 
                                              limits of those waters;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;place on land&quot; has the meaning 
                                              assigned to it by section 3 of 
                                              this Act.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;port&quot; has the meaning assigned to 
                                              it by the Ports Act, 1962 (Act 
                                              115);</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;prescribed&quot; means prescribed by 
                                              regulations made by legislative 
                                              instrument under this Act;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;sea&quot; includes any estuary or arm 
                                              of the sea;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              ''subsequent convention&quot; has the 
                                              meaning assigned to it by section 
                                              1 of this Act;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;territorial waters&quot; in relation 
                                              to Ghana has the meaning assigned 
                                              to it by the Territorial Waters 
                                              and Continental Shelf Act, 1963 
                                              (Act 175); and</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              &quot;transfer&quot; in relation to oil 
                                              means transfer in bulk.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (2) Subject to the preceding 
                                              subsection expressions used in 
                                              this Act and in the Merchant 
                                              Shipping Act, 1963, have the same 
                                              meanings in this Act as in that 
                                              Act.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <b>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 22&#8212;Revocation.</span></b></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Regulation No. 6 of 1931 entitled 
                                              &quot;Harbours (Discharge of Oil 
                                              Prohibition) Regulations is hereby 
                                              revoked.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              FIRST SCHEDULE</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PROHIBITED ZONES</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. The prohibited zones shall be 
                                              all sea areas within 50 miles from 
                                              land and outside the territorial 
                                              waters of Ghana with the following 
                                              exceptions:&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) The North Sea Zone. This zone 
                                              shall extend for a distance of 100 
                                              miles from the coasts of the 
                                              following countries:</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Belgium,</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Denmark,</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              the Federal Republic of Germany,</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              the Netherlands,</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              the United Kingdom of Great 
                                              Britain and Northern Ireland,</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              but not beyond the point where the 
                                              limit for a 100-mile zone off the 
                                              west coast of Jutland intersects 
                                              the limit of the 50-mile zone off 
                                              the coast of Norway.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) The Atlantic Zone. This zone 
                                              shall comprise the sea area&#8212;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">(i) 
                                              within a line drawn from a point 
                                              on the Greenwich meridian 100 
                                              miles in a north-north-easterly 
                                              direction from the Shetland 
                                              Islands; thence northwards along 
                                              the Greenwich meridian to latitude 
                                              64º north; thence westwards along 
                                              the 64th parallel to longitude 10º 
                                              west; thence to latitude 60º 
                                              north, longitude 14º west; thence 
                                              to latitude 54º 30' north, 
                                              longitude 30º west; thence to 
                                              latitude 44º 20' north, longitude 
                                              30º west; thence to latitude 48º 
                                              north, longitude 14º west; thence 
                                              eastward along the 48th parallel 
                                              to a point of intersection with 
                                              the 50-mile zone off the coast of 
                                              France:</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36.0pt; margin-left: 72.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Provided that in relation to 
                                              voyages which do not extend 
                                              seawards beyond the Atlantic Zone 
                                              as defined above, and which are to 
                                              ports not provided with adequate 
                                              facilities for the reception of 
                                              oily residue, the Atlantic Zone 
                                              shall be deemed to terminate at a 
                                              distance of 100 miles from land.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 72.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (ii) The sea area within 100 miles 
                                              from land on the Atlantic coast of 
                                              Canada.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 36.0pt">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (c) The Australian Zone shall 
                                              extend for a distance of 150 miles 
                                              from the nearest land along the 
                                              coasts of Australia, except off 
                                              the north and west coasts of the 
                                              Australian mainland between the 
                                              point opposite Thursday Island and 
                                              the point on the west coast at 20º 
                                              south latitude.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <i>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              SECOND SCHEDULE</span></i></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Section 7</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART I</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              ACCIDENTAL AND OTHER EXCEPTIONAL 
                                              DISCHARGES OR ESCAPES OF OIL</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. Date and time of occurrence&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;. 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. Place or position of ship at 
                                              time of occurrence&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              3. Approximate quantity and type 
                                              of oil&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . . &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;. 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              4. Circumstances of discharge or 
                                              escape and general remarks&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . </span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              5. Signature of Officer or 
                                              Officers in charge of the 
                                              operations concerned&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              6. Date of entry&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              7. Signature of Master&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .</span></p>
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                                              8. Date&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART II</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              DATE OF ENTRY</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              A.</span></p>
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                                              <i>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Ballasting of and Discharge of 
                                              Ballast from Cargo Tanks</span></i></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. Identity number(s) of tank(s) 
                                              concerned&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. Type of oil previously 
                                              contained in tank(s)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .</span></p>
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                                              3. Date and place of ballasting&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;. .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              4. Date and time of discharge of 
                                              ballast water&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              5. Place or position of ship at 
                                              time of discharge&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              6. Approximate amount of 
                                              oil-contaminated water transferred 
                                              to slop tank(s). .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              7. Identity number(s) of slop 
                                              tank(s)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              B.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <i>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Cleaning of Cargo Tanks</span></i></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              8. Identity number(s) of tank(s) 
                                              cleaned. .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              9. Type of oil previously 
                                              contained in&nbsp; tank(s)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              10. Identity number(s) of slop 
                                              tank(s) to which washings 
                                              transferred. .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              11. Dates and times of cleaning . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              C.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <i>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Settling in Slop Tank(s) and 
                                              Discharge of Water</span></i></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              12. Identity number(s) of slop 
                                              tank(s)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              13. Period of settling (in hours) 
                                              . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              14. Date and time of discharge of 
                                              water&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              15. Place or position of 
                                              ship&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              16. Approximate quantities of 
                                              residue&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp; 
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;. .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              17. Approximate quantities of 
                                              water discharged&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              D.</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <i>
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Disposal of Oily Residues from 
                                              Slop Tank(s) and other sources</span></i></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              18. Date and method of disposal . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              19. Place or position of ship at 
                                              time of disposal&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              20. Sources and approximate 
                                              quantities&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;. 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . 
                                              .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; . .</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              ............................................................................................................
                                              </span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Signature of officer or officers 
                                              in charge of the operations 
                                              concerned</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              PART III</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (a) Ballasting, or Cleaning during 
                                              Voyage, of Bunker Fuel Tanks</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              1. Identity number(s) of tank(s) 
                                              concerned&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              2. Type of oil previously 
                                              contained in tank(s)&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              3. Date and place of 
                                              ballasting&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Signature of Officer in charge of 
                                              operations and date of 
                                              entry............................................</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Signature of Master and date..............................................................................................</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              4. Date and time of discharge of 
                                              ballast or washing 
                                              water&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              5. Place or position of ship at 
                                              time of disposal&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              6. Whether separator used; if so, 
                                              give period of use&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              7. Disposal of oily residue 
                                              retained on board.....................................................................</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Signature of Officer in charge of 
                                              operations and date of 
                                              entry..............................................</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Signature of Master and date..&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              .......................................................................................</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              (b) Disposal of Oily Residues from 
                                              Bunker Fuel Tanks and other 
                                              sources</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              8. Date and method of disposal&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              9. Place or position of ship at 
                                              time of disposal ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
                                              ..&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ..</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              10. Sources and approximate 
                                              quantities 
                                              ...............................................................................</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Signature of officer in charge of 
                                              the operations and date of 
                                              entry&#8230;&#8230;..............................................</span></p>
                                              <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify">
                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">
                                              Signature of Master and Date 
                                              ...........................................................................................</span></p>
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                                              <span style="font-family: Arial">&nbsp;</span></p>
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