Signatories to the Code also undertake to
review their national legislation with a view to
ensuring that there are laws in place to criminalize
piracy and armed robbery against ships and
to make adequate provision for the exercise
of jurisdiction, conduct of investigations and
prosecution of alleged offenders.
All signatories partake in a regular programme
of regional training, co-ordinated through the
Djibouti Regional Training Centre, established by
IMO.
5. PREVENTING POLLUTION... PROVIDING
COMPENSATION
Although the International Convention for the
prevention of pollution of the sea by oil, 1954,
(OILPOL) was amended in 1962, the wreck of
the Torrey Canyon in 1967 resulted in a series
of conventions and other instruments, including
further amendments to the 1954 Convention,
which were adopted in 1969.
The International Convention on Civil
Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, NM