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RETURN OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS ON BOARD BARBADIAN REGISTERED SHIPS; SHIPPING ACT, 1994

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IMPORTANT: The Consul or other Officer abroad or the Registrar to whom this Return is rendered should forward it without delay, BY AIR wherever possible, direct to:-The Principal Registrar: Barbados Ships’ Registrar 1 Great Russell Street London WC1B 3ND England

Name of Ship / Official Number / Port of Registry

INSTRUCTIONS TO MASTERS*

BARBADIAN REGISTERED SHIPS

The Master is required to make a Return of any birth of a child and of any death in the ship, and of the death, wherever occurring outside Barbados, of any person employed or onboard the ship.

If a citizen of Barbados who has been employed in the ship dies ashore outside Barbados and no Return is therefore required to be made on this form the Master should nevertheless report the matter to the nearest Consul or Registrar.

INSTRUCTIONS TO CONSULS, REGISTRARS AND INSPECTORS

It is important that the Officer receiving a Return from a Master be satisfied that it is correctly completed in all particulars. Any omission or ambiguity – such as stating the cause of death simply as “missing”** –will only lead to delay in registration. The Officer should also satisfy himself that the person making the Return is the Master of the ship and that the vessel is a sea-going ship. He should confirm that the entry in this Return and in the Official Log Book (where carried) are consistent with one another.

If a death occurred ashore or the body was brought ashore it will be helpful if a copy of the Post Mortem findings or other medical or police reports with a translation into English (if in a foreign language) is attached to this Return.

* Master includes every person (except a pilot) having command or charge of any ship.

** When the death of a person at sea is assumed by the Master to have taken place because

the person in question is reported to be missing, or where a person is killed or drowned as

a result of falling or jumping overboard, falling from a rope or ladder attached to the ship,

or from the ship’s gangway, the death should be regarded as having taken place on board.


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BIRTHS

Date of Birth / Place of Birth
(Port or Latitude and
Longitude if at sea) / Forenames (if any) and Surname of Child / Sex

*NOTE: If the child is illegitimate the particulars relating to the father must not be recorded below unless it is at the joint request of the mother and the person acknowledging himself to be the father, in which case such person shall, as well as the mother’s maiden name, sign the Return.

Father*
Name, Surname and Nationality
(Stating Birthplace) / Rank, Profession or occupation
and last place of abode
Mother
Name, Surname and Nationality
(Stating Birthplace) / Maiden Surname
and last place of abode
Signature of Mother and/or
Father* of the child


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DEATHS

Date of Death / Place of Death
(by Latitude and Longitude if at sea) / Name and Surname of Deceased / Sex / Age
Members of the Crew
Other Persons
Rank or Rating
Profession or Occupation / Nationality
(Stating Birthplace) / Last place of abode / Cause of death**
Members of the Crew
Other Persons / Certified correct by Ship’s Doctor
or other Medical Practitioner (where possible)
……………………………………….

ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS IN RESPECT OF DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE CREW,

IF KNOWN.

Name, Relationship & Address of Next of Kin

…………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

…………………..

Discharge Book No. (if any)

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Date and place of Engagement

………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

Copy of entry or entries relating to the death appearing in the narrative section of the
Official Log Book or other official record
Date & hour of
the occurrence / Place of occurrence or situation by
latitude and longitude at sea / Date of Entry / Entries required by
the Shipping Act 1994