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PUBLIC LAW 89-551-SEPT. 1, 1966

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adapted for the carriage of liquid cargoes in bulk and which is not, for the time being, carrying a cargo other than oil in that part of its cargo space. "(1) The following categories of vessels are excepted from all vessels provisions of the Act: " (i) tankers of under one hundred and fifty tons gross tonnage and other ships of under five hundred tons gross tonnage. "(ii) ships for the time being engaged in the whaling industry when actually employed on whaling operations. "(iii) ships for the time being navigating the Great Lakes of North America and their connecting and tributary waters as far east as the lower exit of Saint Lambert lock at Montreal in the Province of Quebec, Canada. "(iv) naval ships and ships for the time being used as naval auxiliaries." (E) by adding a new subsection (j) reading as follows: " (j) The term 'from the nearest land' means from the baseline from ne"^'""'",^^^ „ which the territorial sea of the territory in question is established in accordance with the Geneva Convention on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone, 1958." is UST xme. (3) Section 3 (33 U.S.C. 1002) is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 3. Subiect to the provisions of sections 4 and 5, it shall be.P^**"^^^^^.';."^ i - T j.

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unlawiul tor any person to discharge oil or oily mixture irom: " (a) a tanker within any of the prohibited zones. " (b) a ship, other than a tanker, within any of the prohibited zones, except when the ship is proceeding to a port not provided with facilities adequate for the reception, without causing undue delay, it may discharge such residues and oily mixture as would remain for disjjosal if the bulk of the water had been separated from the mixture: Provided, such discharge is made as far as practicable from land. "(c) a ship of twenty thousand tons gross tonnage or more, including a tanker, for which the building contract is placed on or after the effective date of this Act. However, if in the opinion Special cirof the master, special circumstances make it neither reasonable '^""^ an^es. nor practicable to retain the oil or oily mixture on board, it may be discharged outside the prohibited zones. The reasons for such discharge shall be reported in accordance with the regulations prescribed by the Secretary." (4) Section 4 (33 U.S.C. 1003) is amended to read as follows: Exceptions. "SEC. 4. Section 3 shall not apply to— " (a) the discharge of oil or oily mixture from a ship for the purpose of securing the safety of a ship, preventing damage to a ship or cargo, or saving life at sea; or " (b) the escape of oil, or of oily mixture, resulting from damage to a ship or unavoidable leakage, if all reasonable precautions have been taken after the occurrence of the damage or discovery of the leakage for the purpose of preventing or minimizing the escape;

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