Singapore legislation
Regulation 4
of Merchant Shipping (Returns of Births and Deaths) Regulations
Regulation 4
Where person dies on board Singapore ship outside Singapore
Where —
(a)
any person dies on board a Singapore ship which is outside Singapore; or
(b)
any person employed in any Singapore ship dies outside Singapore,the master of the ship shall —
(i)
make a return of the death in accordance with regulations 6 and 7; and
(ii)
as soon as practicable but not more than 3 days after the death, notify the death to such person (if any) as the deceased may have named to him as his next-of-kin.