Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c. 21)

SCHEDULES

F1 SCHEDULE 11 U.K. International Convention on Salvage 1989

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 11 extended (with modifications) to Jersey (22.8.1997) by S.I. 1997/1773, art. 2, Sch.

Sch. 11 extended (with modifications) to each territory as stated in Sch. 1 of the amending S.I. (30.11.1997) by S.I. 1997/2586, art. 2, Schs. 1, 2

Part I U.K. Text of Convention

Article 8 U.K.

Duties of the salvor and of the owner and master U.K.

1 U.K. 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.