ORS 783.625
Definitions for ORS 783.625 to 783.640


As used in ORS 783.625 (Definitions for ORS 783.625 to 783.640) to 783.640 (Reporting of ballast water management), unless the context requires otherwise:

(1)

“Ballast water” means any water used to manipulate the trim and stability of a vessel.

(2)

“Cargo vessel” means a ship in commerce that is equipped with ballast tanks, other than a tank vessel or a vessel used solely for commercial fish harvesting, of 300 gross tons or more.

(3)

“Coastal exchange” means exchanging the ballast water taken onboard at a North American coastal port at a distance of at least 50 nautical miles from land and at a depth of at least 200 meters.

(4)

“Department” means the Department of Environmental Quality.

(5)

“Empty ballast tank” means a ballast tank of a vessel that has been discharged of ballast water from a voyage and, as a result, is expected to have only unpumpable residual ballast water and sediment remaining in the ballast tank.

(6)

“Oil” means oil, gasoline, crude oil, fuel oil, diesel oil, lubricating oil, oil sludge, oil refuse and any other petroleum related product.

(7)

“Open sea exchange” means a replacement of ballast water that occurs in an area no less than 200 nautical miles from any shore.

(8)

“Passenger vessel” means a ship of 300 gross tons or more carrying passengers for compensation.

(9)

“Sediment” means any matter that settles out of ballast water.

(10)

“Ship” means any boat, ship, vessel, barge or other floating craft of any kind.

(11)

“Tank vessel” means a ship that is constructed or adapted to carry oil in bulk as cargo or cargo residue other than:

(a)

A vessel carrying oil in drums, barrels or other packages;

(b)

A vessel carrying oil as fuel or stores for that vessel; or

(c)

An oil spill response barge or vessel.

(12)

“Trip” means travel to an appointed destination and return travel to the point of origin within the waters of this state.

(13)

“Vessel” means a tank vessel, cargo vessel or passenger vessel.

(14)

“Voyage” means any transit by a vessel destined for any Oregon port.

(15)

“Waters of this state” means natural waterways including all tidal and nontidal bays, intermittent streams, constantly flowing streams, lakes, wetlands and other bodies of water in this state, navigable and nonnavigable, including that portion of the Pacific Ocean that is in the boundaries of Oregon. [2001 c.722 §1; 2003 c.692 §1; 2005 c.62 §2; 2007 c.816 §2; 2011 c.321 §3; 2015 c.704 §1]

Source: Section 783.625 — Definitions for ORS 783.625 to 783.640, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors783.­html.

783.010
Claims for which liens accorded
783.020
Lien priority
783.030
Right to proceed against boat or vessel directly
783.040
Complaint
783.050
Issuance of warrant for seizure of boat or vessel
783.060
Procedure after return of warrant
783.070
Persons authorized to appear for boat or vessel
783.080
Judgment by default
783.090
Discharge of boat or vessel on giving of undertaking
783.100
Return of deposit
783.110
Order for sale on judgment
783.120
Judgment on undertaking
783.130
Bill of sale of boat or vessel
783.140
Rights of other lien claimants
783.150
Distribution of proceeds of sale
783.160
Sale of appurtenances for fractional share of boat or vessel
783.170
Limitation of actions
783.310
Destruction or injury of property by watercraft
783.320
Injuries to persons or property ashore
783.330
Attachment against vessel
783.340
Redelivery of attached vessel
783.350
Nonresident owners
783.360
Priority of attachment
783.400
Shipbreaking
783.510
Enticement of seamen to desert or leave ship
783.520
Harboring and secretion of seamen
783.530
Receipt of compensation from seaman for furnishing employment
783.550
Unauthorized boarding of nonpassenger vessel
783.560
Arrest of officers and seamen for debt prohibited
783.570
Enforcement officer in Portland and Astoria
783.580
Tugboat operator refusing to tow
783.590
Lowering of smokestacks of vessels navigating upper Willamette
783.610
Offenses relating to buoys and beacons
783.620
Discharge of ballast in navigable waters
783.625
Definitions for ORS 783.625 to 783.640
783.630
Application
783.635
Discharge of ballast water prohibited
783.636
Fees
783.637
Late charges
783.638
Ballast Water Fund
783.640
Reporting of ballast water management
783.990
Penalties
783.992
Civil penalties
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