{"data":{"id":"us/33-u.s.c.-1478","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 U.S.C. § 1478","heading":"Personal, flag state, and foreign state considerations","body":"In the direction and conduct of measures under this chapter the Secretary shall use his best endeavors to—(1) assure the avoidance of risk to human life; (2) render all possible aid to distressed persons, including facilitating repatriation of ships’ crews; and (3) not unnecessarily interfere with rights and interests of others, including the flag state of any ship involved, other foreign states threatened by damage, and persons otherwise concerned.","path":["Title 33—NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS","CHAPTER 28—POLLUTION CASUALTIES ON THE HIGH SEAS: UNITED STATES INTERVENTION"],"source_url":"https://uscode.house.gov/download/releasepoints/us/pl/119/103/xml_usc33@119-103.zip","current_through":"Public Law 119-103 (09/02/2026)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-10T05:59:09Z","sha256":"7ddef91968eb02c98354c1706cecb31c4037a964edbf4c93e537cedec5df12fa","source_id":"us","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-u.s.c.-1477","next":"us/33-u.s.c.-1479"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}