The master of a ship will be released from the obligation under SOLAS regulation V/33.1 to proceed to assist and, if his ship has been requisitioned, from the obligation under SOLAS regulation V/33.2 to comply with the requisition, on being informed by the persons in distress or the SAR service or by the master of another ship which has reached the persons in distress that assistance is no longer necessary. (An entry should be made in the Official Log Book of any such information. )
In what circumstances will a master be released from an obligation to comply with a requisition to assist in a distress incident?
