Transporting a dead body by flight involves a formal process and specific documentation.
Green ambulance service is the one point solution for domestic and international human remains transport.
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Documents required for Domestic transfer of Human Remains:
Documents required for International transfer of Human Remains:
• If the person has died in a hospital, getting a death certificate is easy. But if the person has died at home or somewhere other than a hospital, then you need to contact a nearby clinic or a nursing home.
• If the deceased has had a visiting doctor, then he/she can issue a death certificate.
• Let’s suppose the death is sudden & natural, then you will need to provide the medical reports to the doctor mainly to show that it’s a natural death. Sometimes these things may become complicated.
2. No objection certificate (police clearance certificate):
After getting the death certificate you need to visit the nearby police station that comes under your jurisdiction and inform them about the need for a police NOC (mainly to transport the dead body in a cargo flight).
They may ask several documents and questions related to death, mainly to confirm that death is natural and no crime is involved. They may visit the place of death if they find out that death is not natural.
3. Embalming certificate:
After getting the police clearance certificate, the body is to be embalmed and packed in a coffin. Body Embalming is done mainly to avoid the decomposition of the body by removing the body fluids and replacing them with chemicals. This is done in all the government hospitals and medical colleges.
Post-embalming, you can get the body to be washed and groomed according to your religious traditions. After all this, the body is packed and sealed in a coffin box. The coffin can be customized to your requirements. After the final inspection, the Coffin certificate is provided. Only then, it is possible to transport the dead body on a cargo plane.
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