Israel
Legal Framework
Ordinance of Prevention of sea Pollution by oil, 1980.
Law of Prevention of sea pollution, 1983.
Law of Clean Environment, 1984.
Regulations for Prevention of sea pollution by oil, 1987.
Port Regulations, 1971, Ch.15.
Port regulations (Discharge of garbage from ships), 2010.
Operational Structure
Two ministries responsible for illicit ship pollution discharges, MOT*, MoEP*
*MOT- Ministry of Transportation (Shipping & ports Authority)
*MoEP- Ministry of environment protection
Surveillance Operations
Marine patrol, daily, by MoEP* pollution prevention inspector, with visual means, inside port areas, ships alongside & on anchorage.
Aerial patrol, up to twice per week, by MoEP* pollution prevention inspector, with visual means, above harbour area and along coast line up to 6 Nm from shore, detecting ships en route.
*MoEP- Ministry of environment protection