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Guidelines for presenting claims for clean up and preventive measures

Contents

Preface 3
1. Introduction to the International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds 4
What are the IOPC Funds? 4
What does the 1992 Fund do? 4
How is money raised to pay compensation? 4
When does the 1992 Fund come into play? 5
Why are the costs of preventive measures compensated? 5
2. Who can claim? 6

3. What should you do if there is oil pollution? 8
4. What claims are admissable? 9
2 General principles 9
Additional and fixed costs 11

5. What costs are covered? 12
Surveys by air, by boat and on foot 12
Aircraft 12
Vessels 13
Specialised equipment 15
Shoreline clean up 16
Personnel 16
Consumables 17
Purchased items 17
Damaged equipment 17
How clean is clean? 18
Disposal 19
Salvage operations 20
Removal of oil from sunken tankers 20
Cleaning and rehabilitation of oiled wildlife 20
Administrative costs 20
Use of advisers 21
6. When should you make a claim? 22

7. How can you make a claim? 23
Where can you get a claim form and how should you submit it? 23
What information should you provide? 24
Supporting information and documentation 25
What if you have poor records or no evidence? 29

8. How are claims assessed and paid? 30

9. Contacting the IOPC Funds 32
ANNEX 33