271 Inquiries into deaths of crew members and others
Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (1995 c 21) | Legislation

Inquiries into and reports on deaths and injuries

271  Inquiries into deaths of crew members and others

(1)     Subject to subsection (6) below, where—

(a)     any person dies in a United Kingdom ship or in a boat or life-raft from such a ship, or

(b)     the master of or a seaman employed in such a ship dies in a country outside the United Kingdom,

an inquiry into the cause of the death shall be held by a superintendent or proper officer at the next port where the ship calls after the death and where there is a superintendent or proper officer, or at such other place as the Secretary of State may direct.

(2)     Subject to subsection (6)

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