Application of this Act
3.—(1)  Except as otherwise expressly provided, this Part and Parts I and XI shall apply to —
(a)all Singapore ships ordinarily engaged in commercial activities wherever they may be;
(b)all ships, not being Singapore ships, in Singapore, whether publicly or privately owned, ordinarily engaged in commercial activities; and
(c)all seafarers employed on ships referred to in paragraph (a) or (b).
(2)  Except as otherwise expressly provided, Parts III to VII and IX shall apply to —
(a)all Singapore ships ordinarily engaged in commercial activities wherever they may be; and
(b)all seafarers employed on ships referred to in paragraph (a).