OPRC Convention

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The OPRC Convention is an international maritime treaty that establishes global measures for preparing for and responding to oil pollution incidents at sea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf environmental treaty
international maritime treaty
administeredBy Marine Environment Protection Committee
surface form: Marine Environment Division of the International Maritime Organization
adoptedBy International Maritime Organization
adoptionDate 1990-11-30
adoptionPlace London, England
surface form: London
appliesTo offshore units
oil handling facilities
seaports
ships
category IMO convention
depositary International Maritime Organization
encourages bilateral and multilateral cooperation in oil spill response
mutual assistance between States in case of oil pollution incidents
entryIntoForceDate 1995-05-13
environmentalFocus prevention of marine oil pollution damage
fullName International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Co-operation
geographicalScope global
goal ensure effective international response to oil spills
minimize the consequences of oil pollution incidents
language Arabic
Chinese
English
French
Russian
Spanish
legalBasis public international law
partyObligations cooperate in the provision of advisory services, technical support and equipment
develop national systems for oil pollution preparedness and response
notify other States and IMO of oil pollution incidents
providesFor information exchange on oil pollution preparedness and response
technical cooperation and capacity-building
relatedTo International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
surface form: MARPOL Convention

OPRC
surface form: OPRC-HNS Protocol
requires conduct of oil pollution response exercises
designation of national authorities and contact points
development of contingency plans
establishment of national and regional systems for preparedness and response
national oil pollution emergency plans
oil pollution reporting procedures
provision of equipment and trained personnel for oil spill response
scope marine environment
oil pollution incidents at sea
shortName OPRC Convention self-link
status in force
subjectMatter international co-operation in oil pollution incidents
oil pollution preparedness
oil pollution response

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