# § 1906. Incidents involving ships
**(a)** **Requirement to report incident** The master, person in charge, owner, charterer, manager, or operator of a ship involved in an incident shall report the incident in the manner prescribed by Article 8 of the Convention in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary for that purpose.
**(b)** **Requirement to report discharge, probable discharge, or presence of oil** The master or person in charge of—
shall report a discharge, probable discharge, or presence of oil in the manner prescribed by Article 4 of the International Convention on Oil Pollution Preparedness, Response and Cooperation, 1990 (adopted at London, November 30, 1990), in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary for that purpose.
**(1)** a ship of United States registry or nationality, or operated under the authority of the United States, wherever located;
**(2)** another ship while in the navigable waters of the United States; or
**(3)** a sea port or oil handling facility subject to the jurisdiction of the United States,
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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–478, § 7, Oct. 21, 1980, 94 Stat. 2300; Pub. L. 102–241, § 39, Dec. 19, 1991, 105 Stat. 2225.)
## Editorial Notes
### Amendments
1991— amended section generally. Prior to amendment, section read as follows:
“(a) As soon as he has knowledge of an incident, the master or other person in charge of a ship shall report it to the Secretary in the manner prescribed by Article 8 of the Convention.
“(b) Upon receipt of the report of an incident involving a ship, other than one of United States registry or nationality or one operated under the authority of the United States, the Secretary shall take the action required by Article 8 of the Convention.”