Please refer to our Special Circular No.03-022 dated 12 March, 2004 titled "Proposed amendments to the "Law on Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1975(Part 1)-In relation to the measures for abandoned ships on Japanese coast-"

As a part of publicity activities in respect of amended Law on Liability for Oil Pollution, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport recently published the brochure "Outline of Compulsory Insurance Requirement for Non-tanker Vessels".Please refer to the attached brochure for details.In addition, you are also able to access to this brochure on the following Web Site

*The Brochure English Version- (PDF File)
"Outline of Compulsory Insurance Requirement for Non-tanker Vessels"

http://www.mlit.go.jp/kaiji/insurance/brochure_english.pdf