reg 52 Shipowners' liability in respect of burial or cremation of seafarer
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), if a seafarer dies while— (a) on board a ship on which the seafarer works; or (b) on shore leave in a country other than the seafarer's country of residence, the shipowner must meet any expenses reasonably incurred in connection with the seafarer's burial or cremation. (2) The duty in paragraph (1) does not apply to expenses which are met by a public authority. (3) Where the seafarer's personal representatives incur costs in meeting expenses which should be met by the shipowner under paragraph (1), whether by incurring such costs directly or by reimbursing another person who has incurred those costs, those representatives may recover those costs from the shipowner as a civil debt.