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74 NEWSLETTER 2019 hand, no jettison of cargo shall be allowed as a general average, unless such cargo is carried in accordance with the recognized custom of the trade. • Extinguishing Fire Damage by fire constitutes a particular average and it is not al- located 4 . However, the consequent loss or damage to a ship and cargo that arose from extinguishing a fire on board shall be allowed as a general average. • Voluntary Stranding When a ship is intentionally run on shore for common safety pur- poses, the consequent loss to or damage on the ship and its property shall be allowed as general averages. • Salvage Remuneration Expenditures incurred by the parties for common expenses that are in the nature of salvage, whether under contract or otherwise, shall be allowed in general averages, provided that the salvage operations were carried out for the purpose of preserving from peril the property involved in the common maritime adventure, and are subject to the provisions of the Rule numbered VI. • Lightening Expenses and Consequent Damage When a ship is ashore, and the cargo and ship’s fuel and stores for any of them are discharged as a general averages act, the extra cost of lightening, lighter hire and reshipping (if incurred), and the loss and damage to the property involved in the common expenses in consequence thereof, shall be allowed as general averages. • Expenses at Port of Refuge The general average of entering a port of refugee is one of the most common and most important types of general average 5 . When a ship has entered a port or place of refuge, or shall have returned to 4 Kender / Çetingil / Yazıcıoğlu, p. 246. 5 Çetingil / Kender / Ünan, “Müşterek Avarya Hukuku”, XII Levha, 1. Edition, Istanbul, May 2011, p. 186.