Why do you think administration should be efficient on a ship.
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Prevention of Pollution from Ships and Its Consequences
Until quite recently, despite the introduction of many millions of tonnes of oil
and other wastes into the world’s oceans, there had been little evidence to show that
serious problems were caused by the sea being used as a dump for man made wastes.
The sea was considered so big that it had enough ability to assimilate the wastes.
However, this attitude began to change as a result of the adoption of the
International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea by Oil, 1954
(OILPOL 54), which was initiated by the United Kingdom government. This
convention mainly covered operational pollution by oil. It recognised that most oil
pollution resulted from routine shipboard operations in which the common practice was
to clean oily residues of vessel’s tanks, and then simply pump them into the sea where
they were left to disperse.
OILPOL 54 also prohibited the dumping of oily wastes within a certain distance
from land and in “special areas” where the danger to the environment was especially
acute. Although OILPOL 54 covered neither accidental pollution nor pollution from
substances other than oil and only a few countries (8 out of 32 countries attending the
1954 conference) regarded oil pollution as requiring action, this convention was a
milestone in the prevention of pollution from ships.
During the 1950s and 1960s tankers grew rapidly in size. The first 100,000-
tonne crude oil tanker was delivered in 1959 and a 200,000-tonne oil tanker was put
into service in 1966. The growth in maritime transport of oil as well as other chemicals
gave rise to more and more attention to the potential threat of pollution.
In 1967, the oil tanker Torrey Canyon ran aground while entering the English
channel and spilled 120,000 tons of crude oil into the sea. This resulted in the biggest
recorded oil pollution incurred up to that time. The event stimulated shock waves
through the maritime industry and the general public of bordering coastal States. It
raised urgent questions about what provisions should be put in place to prevent
pollution from ships as well as what constituted adequate compensation to persons who
suffered oil pollution damage resulting from maritime casualties, which was nonexistent at the time.
As a result of the strong reaction, some international conventions were adopted,
including the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage,
1969, the International Convention on the Establishment of an International Fund fo
Answer: the sea was considered so big that it had enough ability to assimilate the waste.
It gave rise to more and more attention to threat of pollution so , the administration should be efficient on a ship.