6. In the case of an application under sub-section (4) of section 14 of the Law:-

(1) the affidavit or affidavits in support shall state-

(a) that the missing person was on board when the ship or aircraft sailed or left her last port. The latest letter, if any, written on board by such person shall be annexed to the affidavit;

(b) the date and place when and where the ship or aircraft was last seen;

(c) the non-arrival of the ship or aircraft within reasonable time, at the port for which she was bound;

(d) the absence of tidings of the ship or aircraft from the date when she was last seen;

(e) whether the ship or aircraft and cargo were insured or uninsured, and, if insured, whether the underwriters have paid on the policies as for a total loss. A certificate, if any, granted under the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, sections 255, 256, 257, 695 shall be annexed to the affidavit;

(f) whether the missing person was insured in any office; if so, giving the name of the insurance office;

(g) whether the missing person was testate or intestate, and stating who are the persons, if any, entitled to a share of his estate in the event of an intestacy; if such person was testate, the will or an office copy thereof shall be annexed to the affidavit; and

(h) the value and particulars of the estate of the missing person.

(2) Such application shall also be supported by an affidavit of the owner, managing owner, or agent, of the ship or aircraft, deposing to all the material facts bearing on the case within his knowledge, as well as by that of the applicant.