SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON SALVAGE, 1989

Part I TEXT OF CONVENTION

Article 8Duties of the salvor and of the owner and master

1

The 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.

2

The 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.