International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992:Article 1

International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992

Article 1

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For the purposes of this Convention -

1.
1.bis.

‘1971 Fund Convention’ means the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution Damage, 1971. For States Parties to the Protocol of 1976 to that Convention, the term shall be deemed to include the 1971 Fund Convention as amended by that Protocol.

2.

‘Ship’, ‘Person’, ‘Owner’, ‘Oil’, ‘Pollution Damage’, ‘Preventive Measures’, ‘Incident’ and ‘Organization’ have the same meaning as in Article 1 of the 1992 Liability Convention.

3.

‘Contributing Oil’ means crude oil and fuel oil as defined in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) below:

(a)

‘Crude Oil’ means any liquid hydrocarbon mixture occurring naturally in the earth whether or not treated to render it suitable for transportation. It also includes crude oils from which certain distillate fractions have been removed sometimes referred to as ‘topped crudes’) or to which certain distillate fractions have been added (sometimes referred to as ‘spiked’ or ‘reconstituted’ crudes).

(b)

‘Fuel Oil’ means heavy distillates or residues from crude oil or blends of such materials intended for use as a fuel for the production of heat or power of a quality equivalent to the ‘American Society for Testing and Materials’ Specification for Number Four Fuel Oil (Designation D 396–69)’, or heavier.

4.

‘Unit of account’ has the same meaning as in Article V, paragraph 9, of the 1992 Liability Convention.

5.

‘Ship's tonnage’ has the same meaning as in Article V, paragraph 10, of the 1992 Liability Convention.

6.

‘Ton’, in relation to oil, means a metric ton.

7.

‘Guarantor’ means any person providing insurance or other financial security to cover an owner's liability in pursuance of Article VII, paragraph 1, of the 1992 Liability Convention.

8.

‘Terminal installation’ means any site for the storage of oil in bulk which is capable of receiving oil from waterborne transportation, including any facility situated off-shore and linked to such site.

9.

Where an incident consists of a series of occurrences, it shall be treated as having occurred on the date of the first such occurrence.

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