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1. A vessel which is not subject to the provisions of the present Protocol or which is not required to hold a certificate in accordance with the provisions of the present Protocol at the time of its departure on any voyage shall not become subject to such provisions on account of any deviation from its intended voyage due to stress of weather or any other cause of force majeure.
2. Persons who are on board a vessel by reason of force majeure or in consequence of the obligation to carry shipwrecked or other persons shall not be taken into account for the purpose of ascertaining the application to the vessel of any provisions of the present Protocol.