If any seafarer is left behind or lost overboard or is deceased, the master shall enter in the official logbook a statement of the amount due to the seafarer in respect of wages at the time when he was left behind or lost overboard or is deceased, and of all property left onboard by him, and shall take such property into his charge and discharge the property in such manner as may be prescribed.
Section 81: Wages and property of deceased seafarers and seafarers left behind.
The Merchant Shipping Act, 2025Central Act · Act 24 of 2025
Where this provision sits
| Act | The Merchant Shipping Act, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Section | 81 |
| Marginal note | Wages and property of deceased seafarers and seafarers left behind. |
| Jurisdiction | Central |
| Status | In force as published by the source |
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