166. Death on voyage
Feedback & supportIn the event of a death occurring during the voyage, the master of a pilgrim ship shall note in writing —
voyage
“voyage” means the whole time and the whole distance between the ship’s port or place of departure and her final port or place of arrival;
on the copy of the statement returned to him under section 165 and on any additional statement to be made under section 167, the date and supposed cause of death of every pilgrim who dies on the voyage; and
in his log-book, the name of the deceased, his age, the place from which he came, the supposed cause of death according to the medical certificate, and the date of death.
He shall, when the pilgrim ship arrives at her port or place of destination or at any port or place at which it is intended to land pilgrims, and before any pilgrims disembark, produce the statement, with any additions thereto made, to the consular officer or the Malay pilgrimage officer at such port or place, or to the chief customs officer thereat, or to a police officer at any port within Singapore.
pilgrim ship
“pilgrim ship” means a ship conveying or about to convey pilgrims from or to any port in Singapore, to or from any port in the Red Sea or the Gulf of Aden, or to or from any port in the Arabian Sea, except ports in India or Pakistan:Provided that no ship carrying passengers, other than pilgrims of the lowest class, and having on board pilgrims of the lowest class in a less proportion than one pilgrim for every 100 tons of the gross tonnage of the ship, shall be deemed to be a pilgrim ship within the meaning of this Part;
In the event of a death from any infectious disease the corpse wrapped in a shroud impregnated with a disinfecting solution shall be committed to the deep.[183
disease
“disease” means any contagious or infectious disease of a dangerous nature;