Regl. 8879, art. 1.27
Emergency Situation on a Vessel - A sudden, generally unexpected,
Cite as Reglamento Núm. 8879, Art. 1.27
occurrence or set of circumstances demanding immediate action, thus,
requires to call a port for a non-schedule stop due to an immediate risk to
health, life, several damage to property or environment, in order to prevent
a worsening of the situation, although in some situations, mitigation may
not be possible and on-site relief by any civil or government entity not be
able to solve even when most of the emergencies are self-evident, in
order to occur any emergency call the situation or incidents would require
the subjective opinion of the PRPA to decide whether or not it qualifies as
emergency.