Versions of s. 215(1)

Where a seaman or apprentice described in subsection 214(1) dies and the ship before coming to a port in Canada touches and remains for forty-eight hours at a port outside Canada, the master shall report the death to the consular officer at that port or, if the port is in a Commonwealth country, to the Superintendent of a Mercantile Marine Office or the chief officer of customs there, and shall give to the officer any information he requires as to the destination of the ship and probable length of the voyage.