# The Merchant Shipping (Distress Messages) Regulations 1998, Regulation 6: Release from duty


(1) A master shall be released from the duty imposed by regulation 5(1) above if he is informed—
(a) of the requisition of one or more ships other than his own; and
(b) that the requisition is being complied with by at least one other ship requisitioned.
(2) A master shall be released from the duty imposed by regulation 5(1) above and any duty imposed by regulation 5(4) above, if he is informed by the persons in distress, by the master of any ship that has reached the persons in distress, or by the appropriate search and rescue services co-ordinating the rescue, that assistance is no longer required.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/1691/regulation/6 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/merchant-shipping-distress-messages-regulations-1998/regulation-6
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