22 C.F.R. § 72.6 Reports of deaths on the high seas.
Title 22 - Foreign Relations
(a) On vessels of United States registry. When a United States citizen (not a seaman) dies on board a vessel of the United States making a voyage from a port in the United States to any foreign port, the master of the vessel is required to enter the circumstances of the death in the official log book (46 U.S.C. 201). Customarily, these circumstances are reported to the consular officer at the first port of call. On the basis of the log entry, the consular officer should report the death on Form FS–192 in the manner prescribed for other United States citizens (see §72.4). A copy of the text of the log entry, certified by the master, should be retained with the office copy of Form FS–192. (b) On vessels of foreign registry. When a United States citizen dies on a vessel of foreign registry, all information obtained from the master of the vessel for purposes of reporting the death on Form FS–192, should be supported by a certified copy of the text of the log entry, if obtainable.
Title 22: Foreign Relations
PART 72—DEATHS AND ESTATES
Reporting Deaths of United States Citizens
§ 72.6 Reports of deaths on the high seas.
