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Rule 41 Outside Help Permitted

Wording

Z received help [for a crew member who was ill, injured or in danger] [after a collision, from the crew of the other vessel to get clear] [in the form of information freely available to all boats] [in the form of unsolicited information from a disinterested source], as permitted by RRS 41 [(a)] [(b)] [(c)] [(d)].

Applicable scenarios

  • Boat receives outside help permitted under exceptions in RRS 41(a), (b), (c) or (d)

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Rule 41
Previous wordingRule 41 Received Help from an Outside SourceNext wordingRule 41 No Prohibited Outside Help Received