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International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund 1992

‘ Providing compensation www.iopcfunds.org
for oil pollution damage E-mail: info@iopcfunds.org
resulting from spills of Telephone: +44 (0)20 7592 7100
persistent oil from tankers.’ Fax: +44 (0)20 7592 7111

Note to the reader

What are the IOPC Funds?

The International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds) are two
intergovernmental organisations (the 1992 Fund and the Supplementary Fund)
established by States for the purpose of providing compensation for victims of
oil pollution damage resulting from spills of persistent oil from tankers.

The current international compensation regime is based on two Conventions:
the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992
(1992 Civil Liability Convention) and the International Convention on the
Establishment of an International Fund for Compensation for Oil Pollution
Damage, 1992 (1992 Fund Convention), together with the Protocol of 2003
to the 1992 Fund Convention (Supplementary Fund Protocol).

Who can claim compensation and how?

Anyone who has suffered pollution damage in a State Party to the Conventions
may make a claim against the shipowner or the IOPC Funds for compensation.
Information on the States which are currently Members of the IOPC Funds is
available at www.iopcfunds.org. Compensation is only available in respect
of claims that fulfil specific criteria, which are set out in the 1992 Fund’s
Claims Manual.

What is in this folder?

This folder contains a package of claims-related information produced by the
1992 Fund. This includes the Claims Manual as well as a series of guidelines
for specific types of claims and an example claim form.
This folder has been designed to allow for further guidelines and documentation
to be added as they are made available by the IOPC Funds. To check that you have
the latest available documents for your folder please visit the Publications section
of the IOPC Funds’ website. For any specific claims-related questions please
contact the Claims Department on claims@iopcfunds.org.