Port of Singapore Authority (Harbour Craft Manning Licence Examination) Regulations

Port of Singapore Authority Act

(Chapter 236, Section 66)

Rg 9

REVISED EDITION 1990

(25th March 1992)

[3rd April 1987]

Citation

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Port of Singapore Authority (Harbour Craft Manning Licence Examination) Regulations.

Definitions

2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —

“candidate” means a candidate in an examination;

“examination” means an examination held under these Regulations for a harbour craft manning licence as a Port Limit Steersman, Port Limit Helmsman, Port Limit Engine Driver (Third Class) or Port Limit Engine Driver (Second Class);

“Institution” means an institution nominated by the Port of Singapore Authority to hold an examination;

“manning licence” means a licence as a —

(a)	Port Limit Special Grade (Deck Officer);
(b)	Port Limit Helmsman;
(c)	Port Limit Steersman;
(d)	Port Limit Special Grade (Engineer Officer);
(e)	Port Limit Engine Driver (Second Class); and
(f)	Port Limit Engine Driver (Third Class),

issued under these Regulations;

“power-driven vessel” means a vessel propelled by machinery.

Applications for examinations

3.—(1) A candidate who wishes to sit for an examination shall apply to the Institution at least two weeks prior to the date of the examination.

(2) A candidate shall produce documentary proof of his birth, nationality, sea service, conduct and ability, and furnish such other particulars as the Institution may require.

Nationality or domicile

4. Candidates for an examination shall be citizens or permanent residents of Singapore.

Place, date and time of examination

5.—(1) The place at which an examination may be held shall be determined by the Port Master.

(2) The examination shall be held on such dates and at such times as may be specified by the Institution.

(3) Every examination shall be conducted in the English language or in any other official language as the Port Master may determine.

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Rejection of candidate

6. The Port Master may reject an application by a person to be a candidate if the Port Master is of the opinion that such person is not a fit and proper person to be a candidate.

Examination fees

7.—(1) An application under regulation (3) shall be accompanied by such examination fee as the Institution may determine. If it is found that a candidate is, by reason of not fulfilling the prerequisites or any other reason, not eligible to sit for an examination and the examiner is satisfied that there has been no wilful misrepresentation on the part of the candidate, the fee paid shall be refunded to him.

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(2) No fee or part thereof shall be refunded to a candidate who fails an examination or fails to present himself for an examination.

Qualifications of candidate for an examination as a Port Limit Steersman

8. In order to qualify as a candidate for an examination for a manning licence as a Port Limit Steersman, a person shall —

(a)

be at least 18 years of age;

(b)

have within the previous 5 years, served a total of 6 months in the capacity of a crew member in one or more of the following power-driven vessels:

(i)	licensed harbour craft;
(ii)	vessels belonging to the Singapore Government or a statutory board; or
(iii)	sea-going vessels engaged in trade, trawlers or deep-sea fishing vessels; and

(c)

have passed an approved eyesight test conducted not more than 6 months before the examination.

Qualifications of candidate for an examination as a Port Limit Helmsman

9. In order to qualify as a candidate for an examination for a manning licence as a Port Limit Helmsman a person shall —

(a)

be at least 20 years of age;

(b)

have passed an approved eyesight test conducted not more than 6 months before the examination; and

(c)

have within the previous 5 years, served a total of at least 18 months in the capacity of a master or steersman while holding a Port Limit Steersman licence in one or more of the following power-driven vessels:

(i)	licensed harbour craft;
(ii)	vessels belonging to the Government or a statutory board; or
(iii)	sea-going vessels engaged in trade, trawlers or deep-sea fishing vessels;

and have served at least 24 months on deck in an approved capacity —

(d)	in power-driven vessels of at least 300 gross tonnes or tug boats of not less than 50 gross tonnes within the Port Limits; or
(e)	in vessels of not less than 20 metres in length and carrying not less than 12 passengers within the Port Limits.

Qualifications of candidate for an examination as a Port Limit Engine Driver (Third Class)

10. In order to qualify as a candidate for an examination for a manning licence as a Port Limit Engine Driver (Third Class), a person shall —

(a)

be at least 18 years of age; and

(b)

have, within the previous 5 years, served a total of at least 6 months in the capacity of a crew in one of the following power-driven vessels:

(i)	licensed harbour craft;
(ii)	vessels belonging to the Government or a statutory board; or
(iii)	sea-going vessels engaged in trade, trawlers or deep-sea fishing vessels.

Qualifications of candidate foe an examination as a Port Limit Engine Driver (Second Class)

11. In order to qualify as a candidate for an examination for a manning licence as a Port Limit Engine Driver (Second Class), a person shall —

(a)

be at least 20 years of age; and

(b)

have, within the previous 5 years, served a total of at least 18 months in the capacity of Assistant Engineer or Engine Driver while holding a Port Limit Engine Driver (Third Class) licence in one or more of the following power-driven vessels:

(i)	licensed harbour craft;
(ii)	vessels belonging to the Government or a statutory board; or
(iii)	sea-going vessels engaged in trade, trawlers or deep-sea fishing vessels.

Port Limit Special Grade licence

12. The Port Master may issue a Port Limit Special Grade (Deck Officer) licence or a Port Limit Special Grade (Engineer Officer) licence to a person holding a higher grade sea-going qualification recognised by him without requiring the person to be a candidate and the licence so issued may be subject to such conditions as the Port Master may think fit to impose.

Requirement for training in Basic Fire-Fighting, First Aid, Oil Spill Control and Personal Survival

13. No manning licence as a Port Limit Helmsman or as a Port Limit Engine Driver (Second Class) shall be issued to a person under these Regulations unless he has satisfactorily completed a recognised training course in Basic Fire-Fighting, First Aid, Oil Spill Control and Personal Survival.

Fitness of candidate to perform duties

14. If in the course of the examination the examiner finds that a candidate is afflicted with deafness, an impediment of speech or some other physical or mental infirmity and upon further investigation is satisfied that the degree of infirmity is such as to render the candidate incapable of discharging adequately the ordinary duties of a Port Limit Steersman or a Port Limit Helmsman or a Port Limit Engine Driver (Third Class) or a Port Limit Engine Driver (Second Class), as the case may be, the examiner may require the candidate to produce a certificate from a medical practitioner, registered under the Medical Registration Act [Cap. 174], certifying that the candidate is fit to perform such duties before allowing the candidate to complete the examination.

Refusal of permission to sit for an examination

15. A person shall not be permitted to sit for an examination for such period of time of not more than two years, as the Port Master thinks fit, where the person offers a gratuity to a member of the Institution or makes any representation, which he either knows or has reason to believe to be false, or fails to disclose any fact in his application to sit for the examination and such offer, representation or non-disclosure, as the case may be, would have influenced the decision of the Institution to permit such a person to sit for the examination.

Evidence of sea service

16. The Port Master may require a person who wishes to sit for an examination to produce a statutory declaration specifying the sea service which he has performed.

Syllabus

17. Every examination shall consist of such syllabus as may be determined by the Port Master.

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Manning licence fees

18.—(1) A successful candidate shall be issued with a manning licence by the Port Master on payment of such fee as the Authority may determine.

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(2) Persons holding higher grade sea-going qualifications recognised by the Port Master may be issued with a Port Limit Special Grade (Deck Officer) licence or a Port Limit Special Grade (Engineer Officer) licence as the case may be on payment of such fee as the Authority may determine.

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(3) Where a manning licence is lost or destroyed, a replacement licence may be issued upon payment of such fee as the Authority may determine.

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Validity of manning licence

19.—(1) A manning licence shall be valid for a period of 5 years unless the Port Master stipulates a shorter period for whatever reason.

(2) A manning licence shall be renewable before the expiry date and the fee for the renewal shall be as determined by the Authority.

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Power to exempt

20. The Port Master may in his discretion exempt a person or a candidate for an examination from any of the provisions of these Regulations.

Manning licence may be suspended or cancelled

21. A manning licence issued under these Regulations may after due inquiry be suspended or cancelled if the holder of such licence has been found guilty of carelessness, neglect or incompetence in the performance of his duties on the harbour craft or by reason of misconduct or incapacity or is unfit to carry out his duties on the harbour craft.

Cancelled or suspended manning licence to be surrendered

22.—(1) Every holder of a manning licence which is suspended or cancelled shall surrender such licence to the Port Master within 14 days of such suspension or cancellation.

(2) Any person who fails to comply with this regulation shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000.

Fraudulent use of manning licence

23. Any person who —

(a)	forges or assists in forging or fraudulently alters any manning licence;
(b)	makes, assists in making or procures to be made any false representation for the purpose of procuring either for himself or for other person a manning licence;
(c)	fraudulently uses a manning licence which has been forged, altered, cancelled or suspended or to which he is not entitled;
(d)	fraudulently lends his manning licence, or allows such licence to be used by any other person; or
(e)	sells, purchases, gives away or accepts any manning licence or makes use of any such licence to which he is not entitled,

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months.

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Saving

24. Any certificate issued under the Examination for Certificate of Competency as Steersman Rules 1978, revoked by these Regulations, shall be deemed to have been issued under the corresponding provisions of these Regulations.

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