If you are helping a New Zealand warship or a ship owned by the government, you can make a salvage claim. The rules for making a salvage claim are the same as if you were helping a private ship. This is because the Maritime Transport Act says the rules in this part of the Act apply to government ships, as stated in the Crown Proceedings Act 1950, but only if that Act allows it.
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Subject to the provisions of the Crown Proceedings Act 1950, the provisions of this Part shall apply to salvage operations which assist any New Zealand warship, or any other New Zealand State-owned ship or other property, in the same manner as if the ship or property belonged to a private person.
