8/10/2019 Scopic2005+versus+Scopic2000

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Differentiate between Scopic 2000 & scopic 2005

All sides of the salvage industry recognise, however, that SCO!C needs to be "ept up to date# An annual

review is underta"en by the Salvage $iaison %roup by reference to reports and recoendations ade b

sub'coittees, principally the SC( Coittee# At the 200) review a nuber of aendents were agree

which have been incorporated in SCO!C 2005, a revised version of the agreeent that becae operativefro * +anuary 2005# he full te-t of SCO!C 2005 can be found via the lin" on this website to $loyd.s

Salvage Arbitration /ranch# ost of the alterations in the SCO!C wording are graatical in nature an

of no great conse1uence# owever, there are two aendents of substance

*3 !f art *4 award is greater than the SCO!C reuneration 25 of the difference between the two

figures falls to be deducted fro the salvage entitleent# Clauses 67i3 and 8 in SCO!C 2000 provided

that this set off was to be ade 9after currency ad:ustent but before interest and costs;# !t has beco

apparent, however, that this can produce unfair results where, for e-aple, the salvage award has been

substantially 9uplifted; 7to reflect the altered value of the contractor.s currency as against the currencof payent3 ' thereby causing the Article *4 award to e-ceed the SCO!C reuneration# !t has been

agreed, therefore, that in sub'clauses 67i3 and 8 the words< 9after currency ad:ustent but before inter

and costs; should be altered to read< 9before currency ad:ustent and before interest and costs;#

23Agreeent on iproved rates for diving services# !n clause *7a3 of appendi- A the word 9diver; has

been replaced by the words< 9S= 1ualified diver or his e1uivalent 7but e-cluding saturation or i-ed

gas divers whose rate should be agreed with the SC( or deterined by the arbitrator3; ' and the daily

tariff rate for such a diver has been increased fro >S?850 to >S?@00#

43 here is a new sub'clause 57iii37c3# his reads