SCHEDULES
F1SCHEDULE 11 International Convention on Salvage 1989
Part I Text of Convention
Article 8
Duties 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.
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