when do you use the york antwerp rules 
in a life threatening situation at sea the captain and crew may deem it necessary to jettison the cargo to jettison cargo is a maritime term that is the last resort in an emergency situation where the crew throws the cargo overboard in order to stabilize the vessel if there is a threat to a ship due to damage to the hull weather conditions etc the staff will jettison the cargo while jettisoning happens as a last resort the crew must move quickly when they throw the cargo overboard which means they do not have time to see whose cargo gets tossed this is when the york antwerp rules come into play as those who lost their cargo will receive compensation from the profits of the ship s owner and the owners of the other cargo 