Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act
(CHAPTER 170A, Section 40)
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
(Registration and Employment of Seamen) Regulations
Rg 8
G.N. No. S 188/1997

REVISED EDITION 2000
(30th April 2000)
[9th April 1997]
PART I
PRELIMINARY
Citation
1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Registration and Employment of Seamen) Regulations.
Definitions
2.  In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —
“certificate” means the certificate issued by the Authority to a person who has successfully completed a course of training approved by the Authority;
“Director” means the Director of Marine and includes any officer authorised by the Authority to act in that behalf;
“prescribed fee” means the fee prescribed in the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Scale of Dues, Rates and General Fees) Notification (N 2);
“registration card” means a registration card issued to a registered seaman under regulation 5(3);
“Registration Committee” means the Registration Committee established by the Authority under regulation 3(1);
“registered seaman” means a seaman who is registered under these Regulations;
“seamen’s register” means the register of seamen established and maintained by the Authority under regulation 15;
“select” means to select registered seamen for engagement in any ship and “selection” shall be construed accordingly.