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When considering whether to engage salvage assistance, what consideration should be uppermost in the mind of the master of a disabled ship, in addition to any threat to life, the ship or the cargo?
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When several ships of different types, size and power offer their services to a disabled vessel, what assistance should be accepted?
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When several ships offer their services to a disabled vessel, each offering salvage on different terms, what should the master of a disabled ship ask them to do?
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Who is in charge in a salvage operation – the master of a disabled ship or the master of a salvage tug rendering assistance?
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How much assistance should the master of a disabled ship give the master of a vessel rendering assistance, since he and his crew and owners are going to be earning a salvage reward?
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Where a ship is in danger, is the master of a vessel rendering assistance under any obligation to save the ship as well as the crew?
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A loaded bulk carrier receives a call for assistance from a vessel that has suffered a major engine breakdown in mid-Atlantic. What should be the bulk carrier master’s considerations before offering a tow?
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Having agreed in principle to giving a disabled vessel a tow, what should be the assisting shipmaster’s considerations?