The international compensation fund is financed by contributions paid by any person who has received, in the relevant calendar year, in excess of 150,000 tonnes of crude oil or heavy fuel oil, in ports or terminal installations in a State which is a member of the relevant fund, after carriage by sea. This measure ensures a greater degree of responsibility on the part of oil importers since any clean up needed as a result of spillage from the oil carrier, which creates oil pollution, is then financed by the fund established by the oil sector. This responsibility is necessary as there is a lack of admission of guilt on the part of the oil sector to oil disasters. This initiative will ensure that adequate funds are accessible to victims of oil pollution.