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De acuerdo con el Artículo 10, del Convenio Internacional sobre Salvamento Marítimo, 1989. ¿En qué situación un capitán NO estaría obligado a prestar auxilio a una persona en peligro en la mar?According to Article 10 of the International Convention on Salvage, 1989, in which situation is a master NOT obliged to render assistance to a person in danger of being lost at sea?
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Correct answer: c) When rendering assistance would entail serious danger to his vessel and persons thereon.
Why it is correct
Article 10.1 of the 1989 Salvage Convention requires every master to render assistance to any person in danger of being lost at sea, so far as he can do so without serious danger to his vessel and persons thereon.
Why the others are not
- a) The duty to save life applies even if the persons are aboard another ship in distress.
- b) Saving human life at sea is mandatory and never conditional on reward.
- d) The duty of assistance applies in all maritime waters, including international waters.
How to work it out in the exam
- Exception to duty to assist (Art. 10 Salvage Convention 1989): serious danger to one's own ship and crew.
Where this question comes from
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de abril · PPER Test 1 · question 21 Official paper · Official answer key
- Ministerio de Transportes (Madrid) · 2025 · Convocatoria de abril · PPER Test 2 · question 20 Official paper · Official answer key
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