[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 46, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 46CFR4.06-30]

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                           TITLE 46--SHIPPING
 
         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
 
PART 4--MARINE CASUALTIES AND INVESTIGATIONS--Table of Contents
 
   Subpart 4.06--Mandatory Chemical Testing Following Serious Marine 
            Incidents Involving Vessels in Commercial Service
 
Sec. 4.06-30  Specimen collection in incidents involving fatalities.

    (a) When an individual engaged or employed on board a vessel dies as 
a result of a serious marine incident, blood and urine specimens must be 
obtained from the remains of the individual for chemical testing, if 
practicable to do so. The marine employer shall notify the appropriate 
local authority, such as the coroner or medical examiner, as soon as 
possible, of the fatality and of the requirements of this subpart. The 
marine employer shall provide the specimen collection and shipping kit 
and request that the local authority assist in obtaining the necessary 
specimens. When the custodian of the remains is a person other than the 
local authority, the marine employer shall request the custodian to 
cooperate in obtaining the specimens required under this part.
    (b) If the local authority or custodian of the remains declines to 
cooperate in obtaining the necessary specimens, the marine employer 
shall provide an explanation of the circumstances on Form CG-2692B 
(Report of Required Chemical Drug and Alcohol Testing Following a 
Serious Marine Incident).