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Oil Tankers
Learn more about oil tankers in Canadian waters. Find out where tankers operate & what measures are in place to prevent, prepare for & respond to oil spills.
Learn more about oil tankers in Canadian waters. Find out where tankers operate & what measures are in place to prevent, prepare for & respond to oil spills.
Compared to areas south of the 60th parallel, the Arctic is a much more complex environment within which to prepare for and respond to spills.
If an oil spill were to happen in Canadian waters tomorrow, who would pay for it? Learn about the costs and liabilities related to ship-source oil spills.
There are four response organizations located in Canada.
This Chapter draws on the experience of other national jurisdictions on centralized Marine Casualty Management systems.
Digest on Transport Canada’s 2013 Tanker Safety Expert Panel report covering areas south of the 60th parallel.
The term ‘polluter pays principle’ (PPP) is found in many of the guiding conventions, regulations and laws surrounding commercial marine shipping. However, the significance of the principle can be difficult to interpret.
Double hulls are a preventive measure implemented to reduce the risk of ship-source pollution in the marine environment.