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Amendments to Article II(1) were adopted by the MEPC at its thirty-eighth session by resolution MEPC.68(38) and will enter into force on 1 January 1998. Article II(1) as amended is reproduced below:

(1) The report shall be made when an incident involves:

  • (a) a discharge above the permitted level or probable discharge of oil or of noxious liquid substances for whatever reason including those for the purpose of securing the safety of the ship or for saving life at sea; or

  • (b) a discharge or probable discharge of harmful substances in packaged form, including those in freight containers, portable tanks, road and rail vehicles and shipborne barges; or

  • (c) damage, failure or breakdown of a ship of 15 metres in length or above which:

    • (i) affects the safety of the ship; including but not limited to collision, grounding, fire, explosion, structural failure, flooding and cargo shifting; or

    • (ii) results in impairment of the safety of navigation; including but not limited to failure or breakdown of steering gear, propulsion plant, electrical generating system, and essential shipborne navigational aids; or

  • (d) a discharge during the operation of the ship of oil or noxious liquid substances in excess of the quantity or instantaneous rate permitted under the present Convention.

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