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(1) A master of a ship in distress, after consultation, so far as is possible with the masters of other ships which answer the call for assistance, has the right to requisition one or more of those ships as that master considers best able to render assistance.

(2) A master of a ship requisitioned shall comply with the requisition by going with all speed to the assistance of persons in distress.

(3) A master of a ship shall be released from the obligation imposed by subsection (1), if that master is informed by the persons in distress or by the master of another ship which has reached such persons that assistance is no longer necessary.