Convention on the High Seas (Hansard, 16 July 1973)

HC Deb 16 July 1973 vol 860 c13W 13W

§ Mr. Laurance Reed
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will communicate with the masters of British ships in the South Pacific reminding them of their obligations under Article 12 of the Geneva Convention on the High Seas relating to the rendering of assistance to any person found at sea in danger of being lost.

§ Mr. Onslow
No. The requirements of Article 12 (1) (a) of the 1958 Geneva Convention on the High Seas have been a statutory duty under British law for the past 62 years. Masters are reminded of this duty every year in the Annual Summary of Admiralty Notices to Mariners.