(1) Where any seaman belonging to a Saint Lucian ship dies during a voyage, the master of the ship shall take charge of any money or effects belonging to the deceased seaman that are on board the ship.
(2) The master shall enter in the official log book—
(a) a statement of the amount of the money and a description of the effects of a deceased seaman; and
(b) a statement of the wages due to a deceased seaman, the amount of deductions, if any, to be made from the wages and the balance of the wages due.
(3) The entry referred to in subsection (2) shall be signed by the master and attested by a mate or some other member of the crew.
(4) The master, if he or she thinks fit, may cause any of the effects of a deceased seaman to be sold.
(5) The master of the ship shall without delay furnish the Registrar of Seamen with a statement of the property of the deceased seaman.
(6) The money, effects and balance of wages mentioned in subsections (1) and (2) and the proceeds of the sale mentioned in subsection (4) are in this Act referred to as the “property of the deceased seaman”.