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Form of Oil Record Booh — Continued 



III.-FOR ALL SHIPS 



Date of entry 



AccidtrUal and other exceptional diseharget 

 or etcapei of oil 



1. Date and time of occurrence 



2. Place or position of ship 



3. Approximate quantity and type of oil.. 



4. Circumstances of discharge or escape 



and general remarks 



"(Signature of Officer or Ofhcers in charge of the operations concerned) 



(Signature of Master) 



Whereas the Senate of the United States of America by their 

 resolution of May 16, 1961, two-thirds of the Senators present con- 

 curring therein, did advise and consent to the ratification of the said 

 Convention subject to the following understanding and resei-vations 

 and with the following recommendation : 



"The acceptance by the United States of America of the Inter- 

 national Convention for the Prevention of the Pollution of the 

 Sea by Oil, 1954, is subject to the following understanding: 



"In accepting the Convention the United States declares that it 

 does so subject to the understanding that article XI effectively 

 reserves to the parties to the Convention freedom of legislative 

 action in territorial waters, including the application of existing 

 laws, anything in the Convention which may appear to be con- 

 trary notwithstanding. Specifically, it is understood that of- 

 fenses in U.S. territorial waters will continue to be punishable 

 under U.S. laws regardless of the ship's registry ; 



"The acceptance Dy the United States of America of the said 

 Convention is subject to the following reservations : 



"1. The United States accepts article VIII of the Convention, 

 subject to tlie reservation that, while it will urge port authorities, 

 oil terminal or private contractors to provide adequate disposal 

 facilities, the United States shall not be obliged to construct, oper- 

 ate, or maintain shore facilities at places on U.S. coasts or waters 

 where such facilities may be deemed inadejjuate, or to assume 

 any financial obligation to assist in such activities; 



^'2. Tlie United States accepts the Convention subject to the 

 reservation that amendments communicated to contracting gov- 

 ernments under the provisions of paragraph (2) of article XVI 

 will become binding upon the Unitea States of America only 

 after notification of acceptance thereof has been given by the 

 United States. 



"The United States of America, in accepting the Convention 

 subject to the aforesaid understanding and reservations, recom- 

 mends that the parties give consideration to the formulation of 



