Merchant Shipping Act · 1984 Revised Edition · Part IV · Control and Licensing of Ships
107. Duty to Render Assistance
Official textFrom Attorney General's Chambers, unchanged
The master or person in charge of a vessel shall, so far as he can do so without serious danger to his own vessel, her crew and passengers (if any), render assistance to every person, even if such person be a subject of a foreign
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Merchant Shipping state at war with His Majesty, who is found at sea in danger of being lost, and, if he fails to do so, he shall be guilty of an offence: Penalty, a fine of $4,000 and imprisonment for 3
years.
Compliances by the master or person in charge of a vessel with the provisions of this section shall not affect his right or the right of any other person to salvage.
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In every case of collision between 2 vessels, it Dutyofves-sel to assist shall be the duty of the master or person in charge of each the other in vessel, if and so far as he can do so without danger to his caseofcolli-sion own vessel, crew and passengers (if any),
to render to the other vessel her master, crew and passengers (if any) such assistance as may be practicable, and may be necessary to save them from any danger caused by the collision, and to stay by the other vessel until he has ascertained that she has no need of further assistance, and
to give to the master or person in charge of the other vessel the name of his own vessel and of the port to which she belongs, and also the names of the ports from which she comes and to which she is bound.
The failure of the master or person in charge of a vessel to comply with the provisions of subsection (1) shall not raise any presumption of law that the collision was caused by his wrongful act, neglect or default.
If the master or person in charge fails without reasonable cause to comply with the provisions of this sec-tion, he shall be guilty of an offence: Penalty, a fine of
$4,000 and imprisonment for 3 years.
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