In the event of a birth during a sea voyage, a record will be drawn up within three days of the birth on the declaration of the father, if he is on board.
If the birth takes place during a stopover in a port, the record will be drawn up under the same conditions, when it is impossible to communicate with the land, or when there is no French diplomatic or consular agent in the port, if abroad, invested with the functions of a civil registrar.
This act will be drawn up, namely: on State vessels, by the ship’s commissioner or, in his absence, by the commanding officer or whoever performs the duties; and on other vessels, by the captain, master or skipper, or by whoever performs the duties.
A mention will be made of which of the above circumstances the deed was drawn up in. The act will be entered at the end of the logbook.