ABSTRACT
The provisions for salvage at sea in the Chinese Maritime Code (CMC) 1992 were drafted based on the International Convention on Salvage 1989. The provisions of the Salvage Convention 1989 have the force of law in China except for any reservations, and have the priority in application over the relevant provisions in CMC 1992. This chapter discusses the concepts and application, salvage contract and performance, Annulment and modification of contracts, and Rights of salvors. In Chinese judicial practice, the common dispute in respect of the salvage at sea is the assessment of salvage reward. The salved value of the ship and other property means the assessed value of the salved ship. The apportionment of a salvage reward among the salvors taking part in the same salvage operation shall be made by agreement among those salvors on the basis of the criteria set out in article 180 of the CMC 1992.
