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(1) Subject to subsection (2), the property of the seafarer shall be delivered, by the master of the ship by the most practicable means to the personal representative of the deceased or if there is no personal representative, the master shall deliver the property of the seafarer to the Registrar of seafarers or to the proper officer for disposal,

(a) in accordance with the law for determining the distribution or succession of personal property of deceased persons of the place in which the deceased was last resident, or

(b) in accordance with the order of a court that has jurisdiction to determine the distribution of the property of the deceased.

(2) A master may deduct from the property of the seafarer the expenses properly incurred in complying with subsection (1).