Cap. 16 Art. 304Deaths at sea.

(1) Where any person dies at sea, on board a vessel registered in Malta, the master shall, within twenty-four hours, enter in his log-book the fact of such death with the particulars specified in article 301.

(2) Upon the arrival of such vessel in Malta, the Authority for

Transport in Malta shall transmit a copy of such entry to the officer in charge with the drawing up of the acts of death in Malta, who shall forthwith draw up the act of death of such person: Provided that such notice may also be delivered by electronic means.

(3) Where the arrival of such vessel in Malta does not take place within three months after the said death, the master shall, not later than three months after the said death, transmit a copy of the relative entry to the Authority for Transport in Malta who shall deal with it as if the said vessel had arrived in Malta.