the law of salvage
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The Law of Salvage. Professor Erik Røsæg Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law [email protected] folk.uio.no/ erikro. What salvage is about. Any act or activity to assist a vessel, or any other property in danger, in navigabel waters, or in any other waters watsoever. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The Law of SalvageoProfessor Erik Røsæg
oScandinavian Institute of Maritime Law
[email protected]/erikro
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What salvage is about
Any act or activity to assist a vessel, or any other property in danger, in navigabel waters, or in any other waters watsoever
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Intended purposes
oCounter plunderingoIncentiveoShipoPersonsoEnvironment
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This has influencedthe rules on
oThe rewardoNo reward without success
oAgreement not necessary
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An overview of salvage
o Interest or property subject to salvage
oConditions for rewardoDangeroVoluntarinessoUseful result
oResult-based rewardoNo cure - No pay
oSalvage under contract
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Quite unique to maritime law
o AirplanesAct No. 101/1993 § 12-8
o Fishery equipmentAct No. 37/2008 § 29
--oNegotiorum gestiooWreck act, 1893o Lost property Act, 1955o Pollution Act, 1981
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The legal background
o1910 Brussels Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules with Respect to Assistance and Salvage at Sea
oAmoco Cadizo International Convention On
Salvage 1989oLloyd’s Open Form (LOF) 2000
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Common salvage operations and services
o Stranding and groundingo Sinkingo Rescue towageo ---o Refloatingo Pumping, raising and repairo Hook up and tow in o Surveyso Fire fightingo Cargo/equipment recoveryo Wreck removalo Standing byo Prevention of third party damage
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Interests subject to salvage,§ 441
oVesselsoMobile drilling units, § 507oCargooOther property
oNo Salvage alone of oPersons, § 445(2)oLiabilityoLoss of time
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In danger, foundered or wrecked, § 441
o Foundered or wreckedo Types of danger
o Total losso Extensive damageo Assistance contrasted
o Degree of dangero Severe peril of the seao Actual danger as opposed to perceived danger
o Loran ND 1996.238 o Los 102 ND 1999.269oNorsk Viking ND 2004.383
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Voluntariness, § 450
oCoastguardoCrewoPilotoTugoOther public authorities
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Master’s veto, § 450(2)
o First come, first serveo Rationale for vetoo Problem of delayoDuties of the involved, § 444
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Useful result, § 445
oNo cure no pay-principleoReward cannot exceed the saved value
oWhat is success?oOut of danger sufficient?
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Assessment of the reward
oAim to encouraging salvage efforts
oCriteria, 446oWithout regard to the order
of the criteriaoReduction, § 450oPIOPIC
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Damage to the environment treated outside the principle
oSpecial compensation, § 449
oUnsuccessful efforts:Expenses
oSuccessful efforts:Expenses + 30 to 100 percent
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Special compensation
oThe vessel must threaten to damage the environment
oDamage means substantial physical damage to human health or to marine life or recourses
oCauses only from certain pollutants
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Problems
oWhat constitute expenses?oCan profit be included?oHow to measure success?oHow to assess the uplift (+30-
100 %)?o Insurers exposed to
“unmonitored” risks
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The solution to the problems
oSCOPIC-clause into the salvage contract
oSpecial compensation scheme not applicable
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SCOPIC-clauseo Main advantages compared to art. 14 of the
salvage conventiono No threat of damage to the environment
requiredo Geographical scopeo A fixed uplift (25%) not linked to successo Agreed tariff rates for tugs personnel and
equipmento Firm agreement on securityo P&I clubs’ and property underwriters’ rights to
be represented during the salvage operation
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Salvage under contract
oAgreement that there is a danger
oFixed rateoPure salvageoNo cure no payoA salvage contract can be
modified and annulled, § 443
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Towage contrasted
oAgreed priceoDaily hourly rate (BIMCO Towhire)
oLump sum (BIMCO Towcon)oUsually no claim for salvage compensation
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Special salvage operations
§ 442(2)
oSalvage operations by sister vessels
oSalvage operations by public authorities
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Apportionment
oApportionment between independent salvors, § 448
oApportionment between owner, master and crew, § 451
oApportionment between owner and time charterer, §§ 386 and 392
oRisk distribution in carriage of goods, §§ 275 and 278
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General Average–
oAllowed in YAR 1994 Rule VI,cf. § 447
oOutside YAR 2004oSubsequent debate
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MARINE Insurance
oNMIP § 4-8oCICG § 39
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Maritime lien and limitation
oMaritime lien, §§ 51 and 61o Limitation, § 173o IOPCF Claims Manual, 2007,
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