Following a collision or accident, the Master of each vessel involved must render assistance to persons affected by the collision or accident under which circumstances?
• Obligation of a Master to render assistance after a collision (46 U.S.C. §2303 or similar national law) • Balance between duty to assist and safety of own vessel and crew • Meaning of terms like undue delay, serious danger, and any risk
• Which choice best reflects a legal duty that is realistic and enforceable in an emergency at sea? • How does the law expect a Master to balance helping others with protecting their own crew and vessel? • Look carefully at the differences between no danger, no risk, and serious danger—which sounds like actual statutory wording?
• Compare each option’s wording to how law and regulations are usually written – look for terms like serious danger vs. absolute terms like any risk or without regard to danger • Ask yourself whether the law would ever require a Master to act even if it clearly endangered everyone on their own vessel • Eliminate any option that sounds either unrealistically strict or too focused on convenience (e.g., just avoiding undue delay).
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