(1) No remuneration is due from persons whose lives have been saved, neither as a salvage reward nor as special compensation.
(2) In derogation from subsection (1), any person who has taken action to save human life during salvage measures may demand a fair share of the salvage reward payable to the salvor pursuant to the present Subchapter in return for the salvor’s salvaging of the ship or other property, or for their having prevented or mitigated damage to the environment (section 575 (2)). Where the salvor is not entitled to any salvage reward, or only a reduced amount, due to the reasons set out in section 580, thereby reducing the amount recoverable by a party claiming a fair share of the salvage reward, then that person may recover the lost portion of their fair share of the reward directly from the owners of the salved ship and of the other salved property; section 576 (3) is to be applied accordingly.