The duty of a ship owner or cargo owner to take all reasonable and proper steps or measures to ensure the safety of his own property and/or the property in his care and also to avoid damage to the property of others.
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A clause in a marine insurance policy whereby the insurer accepts liability for charges incurred by the insured in seeking to preserve his property from loss, or to minimise a loss that would be covered by the policy. The insured is said to sue and labour for the protection of his property.