SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON SALVAGE, 1989

Part I TEXT OF CONVENTION

Article 13Criteria for fixing the reward

1

The reward shall be fixed with a view to encouraging salvage operations, taking into account the following criteria without regard to the order in which they are presented below—

a

the salved value of the vessel and other property;

b

the skill and efforts of the salvors in preventing or minimising damage to the environment;

c

the measure of success obtained by the salvor;

d

the nature and degree of the danger;

e

the skill and efforts of the salvors in salving the vessel, other property and life;

f

the time used and expenses and losses incurred by the salvors;

g

the risk of liability and other risks run by the salvors or their equipment;

h

the promptness of the services rendered;

i

the availability and use of vessels or other equipment intended for salvage operations;

j

the state of readiness and efficiency of the salvor’s equipment and the value thereof.