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33 U.S.C. § 1906

Incidents involving ships

United States · Title 33 — NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS · Status: effective

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33 U.S.C. § 1906, Incidents involving ships, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/469218
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The master, person in charge, owner, charterer, manager, or operator of a ship involved in an incident shall report the incident in the manner prescribed by Article 8 of the Convention in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary for that purpose. The master or person in charge of—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 96-478(H.R. 6665)1980-10-21
    Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 102-241(H.R. 1776)1991-12-19
    Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1991
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally