Singapore legislation
Regulation 5
of Merchant Shipping (Property of Deceased Seamen) Regulations
Regulation 5
Delivery of properties of seaman
Subregulation 1
The master or employer shall deliver any property or part thereof which have not been disposed of under regulation 4(3) to —
the seaman’s next-of-kin; or
any person who appears to be beneficially entitled to the property under a will or on intestacy, to the personal representative of the deceased.
Subregulation 2
When any property is left in a country outside Singapore by a seaman who dies while or within 3 months after being employed in a ship, the employer shall make a list of the property and deliver the property to the person as provided in paragraph (1).
Subregulation 3
A person to whom the property has been delivered in accordance with paragraph (1) shall give a written acknowledgement of the receipt of the property to the master or employer which shall include a list of all the property so taken into his charge.