33 USC § 1912 - International law

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identifier: "/us/usc/t33/s1912"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "33 USC § 1912 - International law"
title_number: 33
title_name: "NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS"
section_number: "1912"
section_name: "International law"
chapter_number: 33
chapter_name: "PREVENTION OF POLLUTION FROM SHIPS"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Pub. L. 96–478, § 17, as added Pub. L. 100–220, title II, § 2108, Dec. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 1464.)"
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# § 1912. International law

Any action taken under this chapter shall be taken in accordance with international law.

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**Source Credit**: (Pub. L. 96–478, § 17, as added Pub. L. 100–220, title II, § 2108, Dec. 29, 1987, 101 Stat. 1464.)