Singapore legislation
Regulation 9
of Merchant Shipping (Returns of Births and Deaths) Regulations
Regulation 9
Inquiry into cause of death
Subregulation 1
Where a death has occurred on board a ship, the master of the ship shall inquire into the nature and cause of the death and shall forward a report of the inquiry to the Director without delay.
Subregulation 2
The report shall contain the particulars specified in the Third Schedule, or so many of these particulars as the master may reasonably be able to obtain having regard to the circumstances of the death.