31 January 2005
Oil Pollution in The United States - Tanker Voyage Additional Premium System - 2005/06 Policy Year (5.344)
This circular explains the special arrangements that apply for cover of US OPA 90 pollution liabilities for tanker voyages in the 2005/6 policy year. It sets out the declaration deadlines, premium rates, and the information members must provide when reporting U.S. voyages.
London P&I also sets out the quarterly declaration periods, the rules for identifying vessels equipped with segregated ballast tanks, and guidance on what counts as a U.S. voyage or persistent oil.