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§ 1478. Personal, flag state, and foreign state considerations

Type Statute

Publication 2026-03-26

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Department United States Congress

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§ 1478. Personal, flag state, and foreign state considerations

(1) assure the avoidance of risk to human life;

(2) render all possible aid to distressed persons, including facilitating repatriation of ships’ crews; and

(3) not unnecessarily interfere with rights and interests of others, including the flag state of any ship involved, other foreign states threatened by damage, and persons otherwise concerned.

(Pub. L. 93–248, § 9, Feb. 5, 1974, 88 Stat. 9.)

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