Merchant Shipping Act, 1951 (Act No. 57 of 1951)Chapter IV : Engagement, Discharge, Repatriation, Payment, Discipline and General Treatment of Seafarers and Cadets148. Account to be rendered of property of seafarer who dies |
[Section 148 heading substituted by section 29(i) of Act No. 12 of 2015]
| (1) | In all cases where a seafarer of a South African ship dies during a voyage or engagement, the master shall give to the proper officer to whom the property of the deceased is delivered an account of such property, in such form as that officer may require. |
[Section 148(1) substituted by section 29(d) of Act No. 12 of 2015]
| (2) | No deductions claimed by the master shall be allowed unless verified by such vouchers as may reasonable be required by the proper officer and, if an official log-book is required to be kept, by an entry in that book made and attested as required by this Act. |
| (3) | When a master has complied with the provisions of this section the proper officer shall grant him a certificate to that effect. |