CONT
Annex A
Merchant Shipping Conventions Applied in Hong Kong
Item No.
13.1
Conventions
Convention for
Rules
the Unification of Certain of Law Relating to Assistance and Salvage at Sea, Brussels, 1910
1.
The Convention was concluded in
on 23 September 1910.
The UK
Brussels
ratified it on 1 February 1913 and Hong Kong was included in the UK's ratification. The PRC is not a party to the Convention.
2.
The
Convention establishes certain uniform rules in respect of assistance and
It sets out the uniform
salvage at sea.
procedures
remuneration
to
determine
equitable
for rendering assistance to
ships and their crews and for the salvage of ships
and cargoes.
The amount of remuneration is fixed by agreement between the parties, and failing this by the courts (Article 5).
NO remuneration is due from persons whose lives are saved (Article 9). The
Convention does not apply to ships of war Government ships appropriated
or
to exclusively
to
ล public service.
The
Convention is open to accession by any States which have not signed it (Article 17).
CONFIDENTIAL
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