Chapter III — CIVIL LIABILITY FOR OIL POLLUTION DAMAGE

Section 175Application of this Chapter

Section 175: Application of this Chapter

175. Application of this Chapter

This Chapter shall apply to,---

(a)

pollution damage caused by,---

(i)

Indian vessel within the jurisdiction of any contracting party to the Civil Liability Convention; and

(ii)

Indian vessel and any ship while it is at a port or place in India including the coastal waters, extending not more than two hundred nautical miles from the baseline;

(b)

preventive measures, wherever taken, to prevent or minimise such pollution damage.