Section 124

If death, an accident or incident of a missing person occurred on board the ship or in relation to the ship, the master shall conduct an inquiry to determine the cause and nature of the event and shall immediately make a written report to the

Director of Marine or to the nearest Port Officer.

The Port Officer or authorized officer shall, depending on the nature of the death, accident or incident of the missing person occurred on board the ship, conduct an investigation into the cause of the death, accident or incident of the missing person concerned.

In the event of death, the owner or master of a Malaysian ship shall notify the death to the deceased next of kin named in the Article of

Agreement within twenty-four hours of the death.

Any owner or master who fails to comply with this section commits an offence and shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding twenty thousand ringgit.

For the purpose of this section, “missing person” means a person that could not be found on board the ship and no certificate of death has been issued in respect of that person but his name appears—