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TOVALOP

The Tanker Owners Voluntary Agreement Concerning Liability for Oil Pollution (TOVALOP) was established in 1969 as an interim solution to provide benefits comparable to the 1969 Civil Liability Convention (CLC) and 1971 Fund Convention for states pending their adoption. TOVALOP aims to protect coastal zones from oil pollution by promoting participation of tanker owners who undertake measures to eliminate pollution and cover expenses through insurance. Shipowners can become members by signing the TOVALOP Agreement or applying, and must then report oil discharges, remove pollution, and are responsible for damages if a spill is due to their fault.

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TOVALOP

The Tanker Owners Voluntary Agreement Concerning Liability for Oil Pollution (TOVALOP) was established in 1969 as an interim solution to provide benefits comparable to the 1969 Civil Liability Convention (CLC) and 1971 Fund Convention for states pending their adoption. TOVALOP aims to protect coastal zones from oil pollution by promoting participation of tanker owners who undertake measures to eliminate pollution and cover expenses through insurance. Shipowners can become members by signing the TOVALOP Agreement or applying, and must then report oil discharges, remove pollution, and are responsible for damages if a spill is due to their fault.

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Marine Pollution - Any shipowner may be a member of TOV ALOP if he possesses a tanker

TOVALOP (tankers) designated and built for the transportation of crude oil and its
derivatives.
SUMMARY: TANKER OWNERS VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT, CONCERNING - Membership may be obtained in two ways:
LIABILITY FOR OIL POLLUTION o by signing the TOVALOP Agreement;
- On 7th of January 1969 in London the Tanker Owners Voluntary o or by application to the Federation.
Agreement Concerning Liability for Oil Pollution (TOVALOP) was DUTIES & LIABILITIES OF MEMBERS
concluded.
- At the same time as the 1969 CLC and the 1971 Fund Convention were - give information about all oil discharges from the tanker of a certain
negotiated, two corresponding voluntary industry schemes were owner and about measures taken for elimination of the pollution, as well
developed as an interim solution, to provide benefits comparable to as about any prosecution by a government.
those available under the two Conventions in States pending their - In a case of escape of crude oil or its derivatives through a tanker owner's
widespread international adoption—one of them was TOVALOP. fault, he must remove the discharge and take measures on his own
- In a sense it helps to create a substantial by uniform regime of tanker account to minimize any pollution that threatens the coastal zone of any
owner liability for oil pollution damage throughout the world. country, or to cover damages to the appropriate government that needs
to eliminate or diminish such pollution.
AIM - bears responsibility to the government if he cannot prove that the spill
- to promote participation in the Agreement of tanker owners to was not done through his fault.
undertake urgent measures to eliminate oil pollution, giving the tanker - provide his solvency on claims to his tanker, i.e. as stated in the
owners the opportunity to cover their expenses under the insurance Agreement, 'to create his financial basis' (Article V).
premiums. - pays contributions to finance the current expenditure of the Federation.
- also aims to protect the coastal zones, inland waterways, harbours, hikes
and estuaries, including coastal installations, against oil pollution.

COVERAGE

- The TOV ALOP Agreement extends its application to seagoing tankers


(loaded or in ballast) whose owners or bareboat charterers are parties
to the TOVALOP Agreement.
- The Agreement applies to pollution damage on the territory or in the
territorial sea of a state, except when the Civil Liability Convention
applies to the damage.
- It also applies, as noted above, in the case of a threat of escape or
discharge.
- Extends to areas of the world in which the Liability Convention does not
apply and provides benefits comparable to those provided in that
Convention as well as other important benefits.
- It does NOT cover fire or explosion damage, consequential damage, or
ecological damage.

MEMBERSHIP

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