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Timestamp: 2018-06-19 14:13:26
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 1901', '§ 1902', '§ 1905', '§ 1903', '§ 1903', '§ 1903', '§ 1903']

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Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships Law and Legal Definition
The Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships (APPS) is a U.S. federal law that was enacted to implement the provisions of MARPOL and the annexes to which the U.S is a party. The APPS applies to all U.S. flagged ships all across the globe and to all foreign flagged vessels operating in navigable waters of the United States or while at port under U.S. jurisdiction. The provisions of the APPA are found under 33 USCS §§ 1901.
Regulations needed to implement the APPS are primarily prescribed and enforced by the U.S. Coast Guard. The regulatory mechanism established in APPS to implement MARPOL is separate and distinct from the Clean Water Act and other federal environmental laws.
The Antarctic Science, Tourism, and Conservation Act of 1996 amended the Act to require that ships also comply with Annex IV of the Protocol on Environmental Protection to the Antarctic Treaty.
The following is an example of a federal statute discussing a provision of the APPA relating to the ships subject to preventive measures.
33 USCS § 1902. Ships subject to preventive measures
(a) Included vessels. This Act shall apply--
(4) with respect to regulations prescribed under section 6 of this Act [33 USCS § 1905], any port or terminal in the United States; and
(5) with respect to Annex VI to the Convention, and other than with respect to a ship referred to in paragraph (1)--
(B) to a ship that is bound for, or departing from, a port, shipyard, offshore terminal, or the internal waters of the United States, and is in--
(ii) an emission control area designated pursuant to section 4 [33 USCS § 1903]; or
(C) to a ship that is entitled to fly the flag of, or operating under the authority of, a party to Annex VI, and is in--
(ii) an emission control area designated under section 4 [33 USCS § 1903]; or
(D) to any other ship, to the extent that, and in the same manner as, such ship may be boarded by the Secretary to implement or enforce any other law of the United States or Annex I, II, or V of the Convention, and is in--
(iii) an emission control area designated under section 4 [33 USCS § 1903]; or
(b) Excluded vessels.
(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), this Act shall not apply to--
(ii) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, after December 31, 1998, to all ships referred to in paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection other than submersibles owned or operated by the Department of the Navy.
(iii) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, after December 31, 2008, to all ships referred to in paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection.
(3) With respect to Annex VI the Administrator, or the Secretary, as relevant to their authorities pursuant to this Act, may determine that some or all of the requirements under this Act shall apply to one or more classes of public vessels, except that such a determination by the Administrator shall have no effect unless the head of the Department or agency under which the vessels operate concurs in the determination. This paragraph does not apply during time of war or during a declared national emergency.
(c) Application to other persons. This Act shall apply to all persons to the extent necessary to ensure compliance with Annex VI to the Convention.
(d) Discharges in special areas.
(2) (A) Subject to subparagraph (B), any ship described in subparagraph (C) may discharge, without regard to the special area requirements of Regulation 5 of Annex V to the Convention, the following non-plastic, non-floating garbage:
(B) (i) Garbage described in subparagraph (A)(i) may not be discharged within 3 nautical miles of land.
(C) This paragraph applies to any ship that is owned or operated by the Department of the Navy that, as determined by the Secretary of the Navy--
(3) (A) Not later than December 31, 2000, the Secretary of the Navy shall prescribe and publish in the Federal Register standards to ensure that each ship described in subparagraph (B) is, to the maximum extent practicable without impairing the operations or operational capabilities of the ship, operated in a manner that is consistent with the special area requirements of Regulation 5 of Annex V to the Convention.
(e) Regulations. The Secretary or the Administrator, consistent with section 4 [33 USCS § 1903] of this Act, shall prescribe regulations applicable to the ships of a country not a party to the MARPOL Protocol (or the applicable Annex), including regulations conforming to and giving effect to the requirements of Annex V and Annex VI as they apply under subsection (a) of this section, to ensure that their treatment is not more favorable than that accorded ships to parties to the MARPOL Protocol.