(1) Väga raske laevaõnnetus on käesoleva seaduse tähenduses laevaõnnetus, millega kaasneb: 1) laevahukk; 2) inimese surm; 3) nafta sattumine vette koguses 10 tonni või enam; 4) naftasaaduste sattumine vette koguses 10 tonni või enam; 5) rahvusvahelise ohtlikku kemikaali mahtlastina vedava laeva ehituse ja seadmete koodeksi (edaspidi IBC koodeks) tähenduses Z kategooria keskkonnaohtlike kemikaalide sattumine vette koguses 10 tonni või enam; 6) IBC koodeksi tähenduses Y kategooria keskkonnaohtlike kemikaalide sattumine vette koguses 5 tonni või enam; 7) IBC koodeksi tähenduses X kategooria keskkonnaohtlike kemikaalide sattumine vette koguses 0,5 tonni või enam.
defineeritakse selle seaduse ulatuses
(1) A very serious marine casualty within the meaning of this Act is a marine casualty that involves: 1) the loss of a ship; 2) death of a person; 3) spillage of 10 tons or more of oil into the water; 4) spillage of 10 tons or more of oil products into the water; 5) spillage of 10 tons or more of environmentally hazardous chemicals of Category Z within the meaning of the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (IBC Code) into the water; 6) spillage of 5 tons or more of environmentally hazardous chemicals of Category Y within the meaning of the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (IBC Code) into the water; 7) spillage of 0.5 tons or more of environmentally hazardous chemicals of Category X within the meaning of the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (IBC Code) into the water.