Part III QUALIFYING INJURIES SUSTAINED, OR DETENTION SUFFERED, BY REASON OF SERVICE AS A SALVAGE WORKER

The cases in which a salvage worker who has sustained a qualifying injury, or suffered detention, is to be treated as having sustained the injury, or suffered the detention, by reason of his service are where the injury, or the capture on which his detention was consequent, occurred—

1. (a)

   while he was engaged in salvage operations taking place either at sea or in any tidal water or harbour outside the British Islands;

2. (b)

   while he was on leave at a place outside the British Islands during the carrying on of such salvage operations in which he was engaged;

3. (c)

   while he was at any place, except on land in the British Islands, in the course of proceeding to or returning from engagement in such salvage operations;

4. (d)

   while he was waiting at any place outside the British Islands to proceed or return as aforesaid, whether the delay was due to sickness or to any other cause outside his control.