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They are never merged and never substituted for one another. --- ## 第五章　海難救助 — Chapter V Marine Salvage heading: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System pt-3/ch-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/pt-3/ch-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/pt-3/ch-5 ### 第七百九十二条（救助料の支払の請求等） — (Demand for Payment of Salvage Charges) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-792 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-792 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-792 **第一項** 船舶又は積荷その他の船舶内にある物（以下この編において「積荷等」という。）の全部又は一部が海難に遭遇した場合において、これを救助した者があるときは、その者（以下この章において「救助者」という。）は、契約に基づかないで救助したときであっても、その結果に対して救助料の支払を請求することができる。 art-792/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-792/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-792/par-1 If all or part of a ship or the cargo and other such objects on a ship (hereinafter referred to as "cargo and other such objects" in this Part) are involved in a marine accident, a person that salvages these (hereinafter referred to as a "salvor" in this Chapter) may claim salvage charges commensurate with the results of the salvage even if there is no contractual basis for the salvor to salvage them. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "If all or part of a ship or the cargo and other such objects on a ship (hereinafter referred to as "cargo and other such objects" in this Part) are involved in a marine accident, a person that salvages these (hereinafter referred to as a "salvor" in this Chapter) may claim reasonable salvage charges commensurate with the results of the salvage even if there is no contractual basis for the salvor to salvage them." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4293/tb **第二項** 船舶所有者及び船長は、積荷等の所有者に代わってその救助に係る契約を締結する権限を有する。 art-792/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-792/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-792/par-2 A shipowner and master have the authority to conclude a salvage contract on behalf of the owners of cargo and other such objects. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七百九十三条（救助料の額） — (Amount of Salvage Charges) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-793 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-793 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-793 **第一項** 救助料につき特約がない場合において、その額につき争いがあるときは、裁判所は、危険の程度、救助の結果、救助のために要した労力及び費用（海洋の汚染の防止又は軽減のためのものを含む。）その他一切の事情を考慮して、これを定める。 art-793/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-793/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-793/par-1 If there is no special agreement on salvage charges and a dispute arises over their amount, the court determines the amount of salvage charges in consideration of the degree of risk, the results of the salvage, the labor and costs incurred in the salvage (including those incurred for prevention or mitigation of marine pollution), and all other circumstances. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七百九十四条（救助料の増減の請求） — (Demand to Increase or Reduce Salvage Charges) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-794 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-794 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-794 **第一項** 海難に際し契約で救助料を定めた場合において、その額が著しく不相当であるときは、当事者は、その増減を請求することができる。この場合においては、前条の規定を準用する。 art-794/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-794/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-794/par-1 If the salvage charges for a marine accident are specified by a contract but their amount turns out to be extremely unreasonable, a party to the contract may demand an increase or reduction of that amount. The provisions of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis in such a case. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七百九十五条（救助料の上限額） — (Maximum Amount of Salvage Charges) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-795 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-795 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-795 **第一項** 救助料の額は、特約がないときは、救助された物の価額（救助された積荷の運送賃の額を含む。）の合計額を超えることができない。 art-795/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-795/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-795/par-1 Unless there is any special agreement to the contrary, the amount of salvage charges may not exceed the total value of the property salvaged (including the amount of freight charges for the cargo salvaged). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七百九十六条（救助料の割合等） — (Proportion of Salvage Charges) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-796 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-796 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-796 **第一項** 数人が共同して救助した場合において、各救助者に支払うべき救助料の割合については、第七百九十三条の規定を準用する。 art-796/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-796/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-796/par-1 If two or more persons carry out a salvage, the provisions of Article 793 apply mutatis mutandis to the proportion of the salvage charges to be paid to each salvor. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 第七百九十二条第一項に規定する場合において、人命の救助に従事した者があるときは、その者も、前項の規定に従って救助料の支払を受けることができる。 art-796/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-796/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-796/par-2 In the case prescribed in Article 792, paragraph (1), a person that has worked to save people's lives may also be paid salvage charges pursuant to the provisions of the preceding paragraph. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七百九十七条 art-797 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-797 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-797 **第一項** 救助に従事した船舶に係る救助料については、その三分の二を船舶所有者に支払い、その三分の一を船員に支払わなければならない。 art-797/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-797/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-797/par-1 Of the salvage charges payable to a ship engaged in salvage, two-thirds must be paid to the shipowner and one-third must be paid to the mariners. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の規定に反する特約で船員に不利なものは、無効とする。 art-797/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-797/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-797/par-2 Any special agreement that is incompatible with the provisions of the preceding paragraph and that is disadvantageous to the mariners is void. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 前二項の規定にかかわらず、救助料の割合が著しく不相当であるときは、船舶所有者又は船員の一方は、他の一方に対し、その増減を請求することができる。この場合においては、第七百九十三条の規定を準用する。 art-797/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-797/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-797/par-3 Notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding two paragraphs, if the proportion of salvage charges is extremely unreasonable, the shipowner may claim an increase or reduction thereof from the mariners, and vice versa. In this case, the provisions of Article 793 apply mutatis mutandis. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 各船員に支払うべき救助料の割合は、救助に従事した船舶の船舶所有者が決定する。この場合においては、前条の規定を準用する。 art-797/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-797/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-797/par-4 The ratio of salvage charges to be paid to each mariner is determined by the owner of the ship that was engaged in the salvage. In this case, the provisions of the preceding Article apply mutatis mutandis. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 救助者が救助することを業とする者であるときは、前各項の規定にかかわらず、救助料の全額をその救助者に支払わなければならない。 art-797/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-797/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-797/par-5 If the salvor is a person that is in the salvage business, the full amount of salvage charges must be paid to the salvor, notwithstanding the provisions of the preceding paragraphs. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七百九十八条（救助料の割合の案） — (Proposing Proportions of Salvage Charges) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-798 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-798 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-798 **第一項** 船舶所有者が前条第四項の規定により救助料の割合を決定するには、航海を終了するまでにその案を作成し、これを船員に示さなければならない。 art-798/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-798/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-798/par-1 To determine the proportions of salvage charges pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (4) of the preceding Article, the shipowner must prepare a proposal of the proportions and present it to the mariners by the end of the voyage. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第七百九十九条 art-799 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-799 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-799 **第一項** 船員は、前条の案に対し、異議の申立てをすることができる。この場合において、当該異議の申立ては、その案が示された後、当該異議の申立てをすることができる最初の港の管海官庁にしなければならない。 art-799/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-799/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-799/par-1 A mariner may file an objection to the proposal referred to in the preceding Article. In this case, the objection must be filed with the maritime authorities at the first port at which it is possible to file an objection after the proposal is presented. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 管海官庁は、前項の規定による異議の申立てを理由があると認めるときは、前条の案を更正することができる。 art-799/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-799/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-799/par-2 If the maritime authorities find there to be grounds for an objection under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, they may correct the proposal referred to in the preceding Article. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 船舶所有者は、第一項の規定による異議の申立てについての管海官庁の決定があるまでは、船員に対し、救助料の支払をすることができない。 art-799/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-799/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-799/par-3 A shipowner may not pay the salvage charges to the mariners until the maritime authorities decide on an objection under the provisions of paragraph (1). Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "A master may not pay the salvage charges to the mariners until the maritime authorities decide on an objection under the provisions of paragraph (1)." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4293/tb ### 第八百条 art-800 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-800 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-800 **第一項** 船舶所有者が第七百九十八条の案の作成を怠ったときは、管海官庁は、船員の請求により、船舶所有者に対し、その案の作成を命ずることができる。 art-800/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-800/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-800/par-1 If a shipowner neglects to prepare a proposal referred to in Article 798, the maritime authorities may order the shipowner to prepare a proposal, at the request of a mariner. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 船舶所有者が前項の規定による命令に従わないときは、管海官庁は、自ら第七百九十七条第四項の規定による決定をすることができる。 art-800/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-800/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-800/par-2 If the shipowner disobeys an order under the provisions of the preceding paragraph, the maritime authorities may personally make a determination referred to in Article 797, paragraph (4). Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八百一条（救助料を請求することができない場合） — (Cases in Which Salvage Charges May Not Be Claimed) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-801 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-801 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-801 **第一項** 次に掲げる場合には、救助者は、救助料を請求することができない。 art-801/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-801/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-801/par-1 In the following cases, a salvor may not claim salvage charges: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **一** 故意に海難を発生させたとき。 art-801/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-801/par-1/item-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-801/par-1/item-1 the salvor caused the marine accident intentionally; or Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **二** 正当な事由により救助を拒まれたにもかかわらず、救助したとき。 art-801/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-801/par-1/item-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-801/par-1/item-2 the salvor carries out a salvage despite having been turned away for legitimate reasons. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八百二条（積荷等についての先取特権） — (Statutory Lien on Cargo and Other Such Objects) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-802 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-802 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-802 **第一項** 救助料に係る債権を有する者は、救助された積荷等について先取特権を有する。 art-802/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-802/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-802/par-1 A person that holds a claim for salvage charges holds a statutory lien on cargo and other such objects that have been salvaged. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 前項の先取特権については、第八百四十三条第二項、第八百四十四条及び第八百四十六条の規定を準用する。 art-802/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-802/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-802/par-2 The provisions of Article 843, paragraph (2), Article 844, and Article 846 apply mutatis mutandis to a statutory lien referred to in the preceding paragraph. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八百三条（救助料の支払等に係る船長の権限） — (Master's Authority to Pay Salvage Charges) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-803 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-803 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-803 **第一項** 救助された船舶の船長は、救助料の債務者に代わってその支払に関する一切の裁判上又は裁判外の行為をする権限を有する。 art-803/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-803/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-803/par-1 A master of a salvaged ship has the authority to perform any and all acts in and out of court in connection with the payment of salvage charges on behalf of the obligor of the salvage charges. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 救助された船舶の船長は、救助料に関し、救助料の債務者のために、原告又は被告となることができる。 art-803/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-803/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-803/par-2 The master of a salvaged ship may stand as a plaintiff or defendant in an action involving the salvage charges on behalf of the obligor of the salvage charges. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 前二項の規定は、救助に従事した船舶の船長について準用する。この場合において、これらの規定中「債務者」とあるのは、「債権者（当該船舶の船舶所有者及び海員に限る。）」と読み替えるものとする。 art-803/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-803/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-803/par-3 The provisions of the preceding two paragraphs apply mutatis mutandis to the master of a ship engaged in the salvage. In this case, the term "obligor" in these provisions is deemed to be replaced with "obligees (limited to the shipowner and mariners of the ship)". Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 前三項の規定は、契約に基づく救助については、適用しない。 art-803/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-803/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-803/par-4 The provisions of the preceding three paragraphs do not apply to salvage carried out based on a contract. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八百四条（積荷等の所有者の責任） — (Liability of Owner of Cargo and Other Such Objects) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-804 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-804 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-804 **第一項** 積荷等の全部又は一部が救助されたときは、当該積荷等の所有者は、当該積荷等をもって救助料に係る債務を弁済する責任を負う。 art-804/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-804/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-804/par-1 If all or part of a ship's cargo and other such objects are salvaged, their owner is liable to use them to perform obligations related to the salvage charges. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八百五条（特別補償料） — (Special Compensation) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-805 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-805 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-805 **第一項** 海難に遭遇した船舶から排出された油その他の物により海洋が汚染され、当該汚染が広範囲の沿岸海域において海洋環境の保全に著しい障害を及ぼし、若しくは人の健康を害し、又はこれらの障害を及ぼすおそれがある場合において、当該船舶の救助に従事した者が当該障害の防止又は軽減のための措置をとったときは、その者（以下この条において「汚染対処船舶救助従事者」という。）は、特約があるときを除き、船舶所有者に対し、特別補償料の支払を請求することができる。 art-805/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-805/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-805/par-1 If substances such as oil discharged from a ship involved in a marine accident cause pollution of the sea, and that pollution causes considerable harm to the conservation of the marine environment in a wide range of coastal seas, harms human health, or is likely to cause such harm, and a person engaged in the salvage of that ship takes measures to prevent or mitigate the harm, the person (hereinafter referred to as a "salvor engaged in antipollution measures" in this Article) may claim payment of special compensation against the shipowner, unless there is any special agreement to the contrary. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第二項** 特別補償料の額は、前項に規定する措置として必要又は有益であった費用に相当する額とする。 art-805/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-805/par-2 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-805/par-2 The amount of special compensation is an amount equivalent to the costs necessary or beneficial for the measures prescribed in the preceding paragraph. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第三項** 汚染対処船舶救助従事者がその措置により第一項に規定する障害を防止し、又は軽減したときは、特別補償料は、当事者の請求により、前項に規定する費用に相当する額以上当該額に百分の三十（当該額が当該障害の防止又は軽減の結果に比して著しく少ないことその他の特別の事情がある場合にあっては、百分の百）を乗じて得た額を加算した額以下の範囲内において、裁判所がこれを定める。この場合においては、第七百九十三条の規定を準用する。 art-805/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-805/par-3 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-805/par-3 If a salvor engaged in antipollution measures prevents or mitigates the damage prescribed in paragraph (1), the court determines the amount of special compensation, at the request of a party, within the range between an amount equivalent to the costs prescribed in the preceding paragraph and the amount calculated by adding 30 percent of that amount (or 100 percent of that amount if there are special circumstances such as that amount is extremely insufficient as compared to the results of the prevention or mitigation of the damage) to that amount. In this case, the provisions of Article 793 apply mutatis mutandis. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第四項** 汚染対処船舶救助従事者が同一の海難につき救助料に係る債権を有するときは、特別補償料の額は、当該救助料の額を控除した額とする。 art-805/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-805/par-4 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-805/par-4 If a salvor engaged in antipollution measures holds a claim for salvage charges for the same marine accident, the amount of special compensation is calculated by deducting the amount of the salvage charges. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System **第五項** 汚染対処船舶救助従事者の過失によって第一項に規定する障害を防止し、又は軽減することができなかったときは、裁判所は、これを考慮して、特別補償料の額を定めることができる。 art-805/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-805/par-5 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-805/par-5 If a salvor engaged in antipollution measures is unsuccessful in preventing or mitigating the damage prescribed in paragraph (1) due to its negligence, the court may determine the amount of special compensation in consideration of this. Ministry of Justice translation with a slip corrected by this site — not the Ministry's text; the Ministry printed: "If a salvor engaged in antipollution measures is unsuccessful in preventing or mitigating the damage prescribed in paragraph (1) due to its negligence, the court determines the amount of special compensation in consideration of this." — https://www.japaneselawtranslation.go.jp/en/laws/view/4293/tb ### 第八百六条（救助料に係る債権等の消滅時効） — (Extinctive Prescription of Claims for Salvage Charges) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-806 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-806 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-806 **第一項** 救助料又は特別補償料に係る債権は、救助の作業が終了した時から二年間行使しないときは、時効によって消滅する。 art-806/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-806/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-806/par-1 A claim for salvage charges or special compensation is extinguished by prescription if it is not exercised in the two years after the salvage operations are completed. Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System ### 第八百七条（非航海船の救助への準用） — (Application Mutatis Mutandis to Salvage of Non-Seagoing Vessels) caption: Ministry of Justice translation — Japanese Law Translation Database System art-807 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-807 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-807 **第一項** この章の規定は、非航海船又は非航海船内にある積荷その他の物を救助する場合について準用する。 art-807/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/en/commercial-code/art-807/par-1 · https://japanlaw.org/l/132AC0000000048/art-807/par-1 The provisions of this Chapter apply mutatis mutandis to the salvage of a non-seagoing vessel and to cargo and other objects on a non-seagoing vessel. 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