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1The salvor shall owe a duty to the owner of the vessel or other property in danger—
(a)to carry out the salvage operations with due care;
(b)in performing the duty specified in subparagraph (a), to exercise due care to prevent or minimise damage to the environment;
(c)whenever circumstances reasonably require, to seek assistance from other salvors; and
(d)to accept the intervention of other salvors when reasonably requested to do so by the owner or master of the vessel or other property in danger; provided however that the amount of his reward shall not be prejudiced should it be found that such a request was unreasonable.
2The owner and master of the vessel or the owner of other property in danger shall owe a duty to the salvor—
(a)to co-operate fully with him during the course of the salvage operations;
(b)in so doing, to exercise due care to prevent or minimise damage to the environment; and
(c)when the vessel or other property has been brought to a place of safety, to accept redelivery when reasonably requested by the salvor to do so.
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