| (a) | prescribe the form of any document or certificate that may be required and to prescribe different forms for different circumstances; |
| (b) | make different provision for different descriptions of persons or ships or for persons or ships of the same description in different circumstances; |
| (c) | prescribe the standards of medical fitness and conditions to be satisfied by a seafarer; |
| (d) | prescribe the conditions to be complied with for recognition of medical practitioners qualified to assess the medical fitness of seafarers and for medical certification; |
| (e) | prescribe the contents of a medical fitness certificate; |
| (f) | provide for the recognition by the Director of foreign medical fitness certificates on such conditions as the Director may determine; |
| (g) | provide for the registration of provisions in a collective agreement or other agreement between a seafarer and shipowner setting out exceptions to hours of rest; |
| (h) | regulate the conditions under which a young seafarer may be employed in night work; |
| (i) | regulate the manner and method for calculating wages for normal hours of work and overtime; |
| (j) | prescribe the information relating to wages that is to be provided to a seafarer; |
| (k) | regulate the manner and method of payment and allotment of wages; |
| (l) | prescribe the requirements for the repatriation of seafarers; |
| (m) | provide for the recognition by the Director of foreign qualifications for qualified cooks on such conditions as the Director may determine; |
| (n) | prescribe the requirements for the training of catering staff and persons processing food in the galley; |
| (o) | regulate the issuance, cancellation, suspension and alteration of a certificate of proficiency as a ship’s cook; |
| (p) | prescribe the costs of repatriation that may be recoverable by a seafarer from a shipowner; |
| (q) | prescribe the standards of training of seafarers in medical care and medical first-aid, and to regulate the issuance of certificates of proficiency in relation thereto; |
| (r) | prescribe the requirements for a medicine chest, medical equipment and medical guide to be carried on board a ship, and for their inspection and maintenance; |
| (s) | define the types of injury or sickness of a seafarer that a shipowner may be liable to bear the costs or provide financial security for; |
| (t) | prescribe the occupational safety and health programmes to be adopted on a ship, and to prescribe measures to prevent occupational accidents, injuries and diseases on board a ship; |
| (u) | prescribe the standards relating to occupational safety and health on board a ship, having regard to recognised international standards; |
| (v) | prescribe the requirements for the reporting of any occupational accident, injury or disease on board a ship; |
| (w) | provide for the implementation of safeguards and safety measures on board Singapore ships and the duties of the shipowner, master or seafarers in relation to the implementation of the safeguards and safety measures; |
| (x) | provide for the conduct of any risk assessment or safety and health arrangement on board Singapore ships and the duties of the shipowner, master or seafarers in relation to the conduct of the risk assessment or the safety and health arrangement; [Act 29 of 2016 wef 18/01/2017] |
| (y) | regulate the keeping of records of any inspection conducted by a master under section 41(2); [Act 29 of 2016 wef 18/01/2017] |
| (z) | prescribe the terms and conditions that a contract of insurance or other financial security mentioned in section 34(2) must contain, including —| (i) | terms and conditions relating to all or any of the following:| (A) | scope of coverage; | | (B) | right of seafarers covered by the contract of insurance or other financial security to claim under the contract of insurance or other financial security; | | (C) | submission and handling of claims; | | (D) | interim payments; | | (E) | minimum service standards; |
| | (ii) | a condition that the liability of the provider of the insurance or other financial security under the contract of insurance or other financial security will not cease before the end of the period of validity of the contract of insurance or other financial security unless the provider has given the Director prior notice of the pending cessation of liability of such minimum length as may be prescribed; and | | (iii) | any other term or condition necessary or desirable to ensure that the contract of insurance or other financial security meets the requirements of section 34; [Act 29 of 2016 wef 18/01/2017] |
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| (za) | prescribe the terms and conditions that a contract of insurance or other financial security mentioned in section 34(2) must not contain; [Act 29 of 2016 wef 18/01/2017] |
| (zb) | provide that terms and conditions contained in a contract of insurance or financial security mentioned in section 34(2) in breach of any prescription mentioned in paragraph (za) are to be treated as having no effect; [Act 29 of 2016 wef 18/01/2017] |
| (zc) | provide for —| (i) | a certificate of the contract of insurance or other financial security mentioned in section 34(2) to be carried, and displayed, on board the ship to which the certificate relates; and | | (ii) | the form of the certificate; [Act 29 of 2016 wef 18/01/2017] |
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| (zd) | require a shipowner to give prior notification of the cancellation or termination of the contract of insurance or other financial security mentioned in section 34(2) to the seafarers to whom the contract of insurance or other financial security relates; and [Act 29 of 2016 wef 18/01/2017] |
| (ze) | require the person who provides insurance or other financial security under a contract of insurance or other financial security mentioned in section 34(2) to give notice to the Director if the contract of insurance or other financial security is cancelled or terminated. [Act 29 of 2016 wef 18/01/2017] |