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Risoluzione WA General Assembly; Oil Tanker Standards Act
Topic Started: 31 May 2010, 19:12 (95 Views)
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Description: OIl Tanker Standards Act
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RECOGNIZING the need to transportation oil and natural gas across oceans

RECOGNIZING that the transport of oil and natural gas is vital to many national economies

NOTING that many other nations rely on natural gas and oil imports for their oil and natural gas supply

RECOGNIZING the great danger oil spills pose to surrounding animals, plants, and the ocean environment at large

FURTHER RECOGNIZING that double hulled or double bottom ships significantly lower the chances of an oil spill

Therefore, the World Assembly,

ESTABLISHES the World Assembly Oil Transportation Committee to:
1. Ensure oil tankers are kept up to meet requirements
2. To research methods to improve oil tankers and reduce the chance of a spill
3. To research more efficient clean up methods if an oil spill does occur
4. To acquire new technology from member states already possessing it at the member state's consent.
5. To take suggestions of new technology from member states.

MANDATES that every new oil tanker must be equipped with at least a double hull or double bottom to decrease chances of an oil spill;

REQUIRES non-proprietary double-hulled technology be made available to shipbuilders, and that proprietary double-hulled technology be made available at reasonable rate of return for the developer of the technology;

ALSO REQUIRES that all single-hulled tankers are to be phased out and replaced with either double-bottom or double-hulled tankers at the earliest possible time;

MANDATES that each new tanker be equipped with a proper ventilation system for the main tank;

MANDATES that every tanker is to have proper equipment on board to quickly put out fires aboard the vessel;

MANDATES that tanker captains must quickly and promptly report oil spills to the marine and environmental authorities of member states affected so the spill can be quickly contained;

URGES nations to implement other or better safety features aboard oil tankers other than what is specified here

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