(1) Insofar as salvage measures prove successful, the salvor will be entitled to receive payment of a salvage reward. This claim arises even if the salved ship and the ship undertaking the salvage measures belong to the same owner.
(2) The salvage reward also comprises reimbursement of expenses incurred in the salvage measure. The following is not included in the salvage reward: any costs and fees charged by government authorities; any customs duties and other duties payable; the costs of warehousing, preserving, appraising, and selling the salved property (costs of salvage).
(3) The owner of the salved ship as well as the owner of the other salved property is obliged to pay the salvage reward and the costs of salvage, the pro-rata contribution of each being determined by the value of the ship in proportion to that of the other property.