Responsibility of Master
The initiation or continuation of recovery operations should be at the discretion of the master of the recovering ships ,in accordance with the provisions of SOLAS regulation III/17-1.
The use of ship’s rescue craft must be for the master to decide, depending on the particular circumstances of the incident. Allowable circumstances Are referred to Annex1/ Annex2.
There will be times when recovery cannot be attempted or completed without unduly endangering the ship, her crew or those needing recovery. Only the assisting ship’s master can decide when this is the case.
Master has to establish programs and should carryout drills for emergency actions recovery.
The circumstances you find when you arrive at the scene will differ from incident to incident; but general planning can, and should, be done.
In planning how best to bring people aboard your ship, you should consider:
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