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Changes over time for: Cross Heading: Duties of the salvor and of the owner and master


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Point in time view as at 01/01/1996.
Changes to legislation:
Merchant Shipping Act 1995, Cross Heading: Duties of the salvor and of the owner and master is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 23 February 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.

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Duties of the salvor and of the owner and masterU.K.
1U.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.
2U.K.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.
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