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These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Regulations.
Chapter I
General Provisions
Part A — Application, Definitions, Etc
Regulation 1 — Application
(a)
Unless expressly provided otherwise, these Regulations shall apply only to ships engaged on international voyages.
(b)
The classes of ships to which each Chapter applies are more precisely defined, and the extent of the application is shown, in each Chapter.
Regulation 2 — Definitions
For the purpose of these Regulations, unless otherwise expressly provided —
“age of ship” means the elapsed period of time determined from the year of build as indicated on the ship’s registry papers;
“approved” means approved by the Director;
“authorised organisation” means an organisation authorised by the Minister under the Merchant Shipping (Authorised Organisations) Regulations 1996;
[G.N. No. S44/96]
[Subst. by S 62/96 wef 02/02/1996]
“cargo ship” means any ship which is not a passenger ship;
“Contracting State” means the government of a country which is a party to the Convention;
“Convention” means the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 1974 and any amendment made thereto which has come into force and has been accepted by the Government;
“Director” means the Director of Marine appointed under section 6 of the Act;
“fishing vessel” means a vessel used for catching fish, whales, seals, walrus or other living resources of the sea;
“inflammable” has the same meaning as “flammable”;
“international voyage” means a voyage from Singapore to a port or place outside Singapore, or conversely or a voyage between ports or places outside Singapore;
“mile” means 1,852 metres;
“nuclear ship” means a ship provided with a nuclear power plant;
“Organisation” means the International Maritime Organisation;
“passenger” means every person other than —
(a)
the master and the members of the crew or other persons employed or engaged in any capacity on board a ship on the business of that ship; and
(b)
a child under one year of age;
“passenger ship” means a ship which carries more than 12 passengers;
“surveyor of ships” means a person appointed under section 8 of the Act;
“tanker” means a cargo ship constructed or adapted for the carriage in bulk of liquid cargoes of an inflammable nature;
“tons” means tons gross tonnage.
Regulation 3 — Exceptions
(a)
These Regulations, unless expressly provided otherwise, do not apply to —
(i)
ships of war and troopships;
(ii)
cargo ships of less than 500 tons;
(iii)
ships not propelled by mechanical means;
(iv)
wooden ships of primitive build;
(v)
pleasure yachts not engaged in trade; and
(vi)
fishing vessels.
(b)
Except as expressly provided in Chapter V, nothing herein shall apply to ships solely navigating the Great Lakes of North America and the River St. Lawrence as far east as a straight line drawn from Cap des Rosiers to West Point, Anticosti Island and, on the north side of Anticosti Island, the 63rd Meridian.
Regulation 4 — Exemptions
(a)
A ship which is not normally engaged on international voyages but which, in exceptional circumstances, is required to undertake a single international voyage may be exempted by the Director from any of the requirements of these Regulations provided that it complies with safety requirements which are adequate in the opinion of the Director for the voyage which is to be undertaken by the ship.
(b)
The Director may exempt any ship which embodies features of a novel kind from any of the provisions of Chapters II-1, II-2, III and IV of these Regulations the application of which might seriously impede research into the development of such features and their incorporation in ships engaged on international voyages. Any such ship shall, however, comply with safety requirements which, in the opinion of the Director are adequate for the service for which it is intended and are such as to ensure the overall safety of the ship.
(c)
For the purpose of paragraph (b), the requirements of the following Codes wherever applicable shall be complied with to the satisfaction of the Director:
(i)
dynamically supported craft with the Code of Safety for Dynamically Supported Craft adopted by the Organisation by resolution A 373 (X) as amended from time to time;
(ii)
special purpose ships of not less than 500 tons carrying more than 12 special personnel with the Code of Safety for Special Purpose Ships adopted by the Organisation by resolution A 534 (XIII) as amended from time to time; and
(iii)
mobile offshore drilling units with the Code for Mobile Offshore Drilling Units adopted by the Organisation by resolution A 414 (XI).
Regulation 5 — Equivalents
Where these Regulations require that a particular fitting, material, appliance or apparatus, or type thereof, shall be fitted or carried in a ship, or that any particular provision shall be made, the Director may allow any other fitting, material, appliance or apparatus, or type thereof, to be fitted or carried, or any other provision to be made in that ship, if he is satisfied by trial thereof or otherwise that such fitting, material, appliance or apparatus, or type thereof, or provision, is at least as effective as that required by these Regulations.
Part B — Surveys and Certificates
Regulation 6 — Inspection and Survey
(a)
The inspection and survey of ships so far as regards the enforcement of the provisions of these Regulations shall be carried out by surveyors of ships or authorised organisations.
(b)
The surveyors of ships and authorised organisations may —
(i)
require repairs to a ship; and
(ii)
carry out inspections and surveys if requested by the appropriate authorities of a Port State.
(c)
When a surveyor of ships or authorised organisation determines that the condition of the ship or its equipment does not correspond substantially with the particulars of the certificate or is such that the ship is not fit to proceed to sea without danger to the ship, or persons on board, such surveyor or organisation shall immediately ensure that corrective action is taken. If such corrective action is not taken within the reasonable period specified by the surveyor of ships or authorised organisation the validity of the relevant certificate is liable to be suspended by the surveyor of ships or authorised organisation until such time the corrective action has been taken to the satisfaction of the surveyor of ships or authorised organisation. The Director and the owner or master shall be notified immediately of any suspension or revalidation of a certificate; and, if the ship is in a foreign port the appropriate authorities of the Port State shall also be notified immediately.
(d)
When the validity of a certificate is to be suspended the master or owner of the ship shall on demand deliver up the certificate to the surveyor of ships or authorised organisation.
(e)
The owner of every ship in relation to which these Regulations apply shall apply for the surveys required under Regulations 7,8,9 and 10 to be carried out by a surveyor of ships or an authorised organisation. Every such application may be made on behalf of the owner. Any application for survey shall be accompanied by such information relating to the ship as the surveyor of ships or authorised organisation may require for the purpose of the survey.
Regulation 7 — Surveys of Passenger Ships
(a)
A passenger ship shall be subjected to the surveys specified below:
(i)
a survey before the ship is put in service;
(ii)
a periodical survey once every 12 months; and
(iii)
additional surveys, as the occasion arises.
(b)
The surveys referred to above shall be carried out as follows:
(i)
The survey before the ship is put in service shall include a complete inspection of its structure, machinery and equipment, including the outside of the ship’s bottom and the inside and outside of the boilers. This survey shall be such as to ensure that the arrangements, material, and scantlings of the structure, boilers and other pressure vessels and their appurtenances, main and auxiliary machinery, electrical installation, radio installations including those used in life-saving appliances, fire protection, fire safety systems and appliances, life-saving appliances and arrangements, shipborne navigational equipment, nautical publications, means of embarkation for pilots and other equipment, fully comply with the requirements of the Convention, for ships of the service for which it is intended. The survey shall be such as to ensure that the workmanship of all parts of the ship and its equipment is in all respects satisfactory, and that the ship is provided with the lights, shapes, means of making sound signals and distress signals as required by the provisions of the Convention and of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Collisions at Sea) Regulations1 in force.
1 Rg 10.
[Subst. by S 39/92 wef 01/02/1992]
(ii)
The periodical survey shall include an inspection of the structure, boilers and other pressure vessels, machinery and equipment, including the outside of the ship’s bottom. The survey shall be such as to ensure that the ship, as regards the structure, boilers and other pressure vessels and their appurtenances, main and auxiliary machinery, electrical installation, radio installations including those used in life-saving appliances, fire protection, fire safety systems and appliances, life-saving appliances and arrangements, shipborne navigational equipment, nautical publications, means of embarkation for pilots and other equipment, is in satisfactory condition and fit for the service for which it is intended, and that it complies with the requirements of the Convention. The lights, shapes and means of making sound signals and the distress signals carried by the ship shall also be subject to the above-mentioned survey for the purpose of ensuring that they comply with the requirements of the Convention and of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Collisions at Sea) Regulations in force.
[S 39/92 wef 01/02/1992]
(iii)
An additional survey, either general or partial according to the circumstances, shall be made after a repair resulting from investigations prescribed in Regulation 11, or whenever any important repairs or renewals are made. The survey shall be such as to ensure that the necessary repairs or renewals have been effectively made, that the material and workmanship of such repairs or renewals are in all respects satisfactory, and that the ship complies in all respects with the provisions of these Regulations and of the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Collisions at Sea) Regulations in force.
(c)
For the purpose of paragraph (b) the rules for the construction and survey of a vessel shall be the rules of the authorised organisation under which the vessel is classed, insofar as such rules are not in conflict with the requirements of these Regulations or any rule or directive made by the Director.
Regulation 8 — Surveys of Life-Saving Appliances and Other Equipment of Cargo Ships
(a)
The life-saving appliances and arrangements (except radio installations), the shipborne navigational equipment and the fire safety systems and appliances of cargo ships of 500 tons and upwards to which Chapters II-1, II-2, III and V of these Regulations apply, shall be subject to initial and subsequent surveys as prescribed for passenger ships in Regulation 7 of this Chapter with the substitution of 24 months for 12 months in sub-paragraph (a)(ii) of that Regulation. The fire control plans, means of embarkation of pilots, nautical publications, lights, shapes and means of making sound signals carried by ships shall be included in the surveys for the purpose of ensuring that they comply fully with the requirements of these Regulations and, where applicable the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Collisions at Sea) Regulations 2 in force.
2 Rg 10.
[S 39/92 wef 01/02/1992]
(b)
Intermediate surveys shall be made for tankers of 10 years of age and over, and annual surveys in respect of other ships including tankers of less than 10 years of age, within 3 months before or after the anniversary date of the Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate, to ensure that equipment specified in paragraph (a) has been maintained in accordance with Regulation 11 and that it is in good working condition. The surveys shall be conducted in accordance with the appropriate provisions of the annex to resolution A 560 (XIV). Satisfactory completion of such surveys shall be endorsed —
(i)
in the case of an intermediate survey of a tanker of 10 years of age and over, on the Supplement to the Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate; or
(ii)
in the case of an annual survey, on the Attachment to the Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate.
Regulation 9 — Surveys of Radio Installations of Cargo Ships
The radio installations of cargo ships, including those used in life-saving appliances, to which Chapters III and IV apply, shall be subject to initial and subsequent surveys as provided for passenger ships in Regulation 7 of this Chapter.
Regulation 10 — Surveys of Hull, Machinery and Equipment of Cargo Ships
(a)
The hull, machinery and equipment (other than items in respect of which Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificates, or Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificates are issued) of a cargo ship shall be surveyed on completion and thereafter in such a manner as the Director may consider necessary in order to ensure that their condition is in all respects satisfactory and at the following intervals:
(i)
periodical surveys at intervals not exceeding 5 years;
(ii)
in addition to such periodical surveys a tanker of 10 years of age and over shall undergo a minimum of one intermediate survey during the period of validity of its Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate. In cases where only one such intermediate survey is carried out in any one certificate validity period, it shall be held not before 6 months prior to, nor later than 6 months after the half-way date of the certificate’s period of validity; and in no case shall the period between the surveys so required exceed 3 years;
(iii)
when the inspection of the outside of the ship’s bottom is carried out before the beginning of the period specified in sub-paragraph (a)(ii), and an intermediate survey is not completed at the same time, the Supplement to the Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate shall be endorsed when the intermediate survey is completed with the following statement:
“An inspection of the outside of the ship’s bottom was conducted on … and is credited to the ship’s intermediate survey. This certificate ceases to be valid unless another inspection of the outside of the ship’s bottom is carried out before (above date plus maximum 36 months) … and this endorsement is cancelled by the Director or authorised organisation”; and
(iv)
annual surveys within 3 months before or after the anniversary date of the Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate to determine whether the certificate should remain in force. Such an annual survey shall not be required in respect of any tanker of 10 years of age and over in any year in which it has been surveyed in accordance with sub-paragraph (a)(ii) within 3 months before or after the anniversary date of the Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate.
[S 39/92 wef 01/02/1992]
(b)
The initial and periodical survey shall be such as to ensure that the arrangements, material and scantlings of the structure, boilers and other pressure vessels, their appurtenances, main and auxiliary machinery including steering gear and associated control systems, electrical installation and other equipment are in all respects satisfactory for the service for which the ship is intended. Such surveys shall, in the case of tankers, also include inspection of the outside of the ship’s bottom, pump rooms, cargo and bunker piping systems, vent piping, pressure vacuum valves and flame screens.
(c)
The intermediate survey of tankers of 10 years of age and over shall include inspection of steering gear equipment and associated control systems, pump rooms, cargo and bunker piping systems on deck and in pump rooms, vent piping, pressure vacuum valves and flame screens, the electrical installations in dangerous zones, and the outside of the ship’s bottom. In addition to the visual inspection of the electrical installation, the insulation resistance of the electrical equipment in dangerous zones is to be tested. If upon examination, there is any doubt as to the condition of the piping, extra measures, such as pressure tests and thickness determination, shall be taken as necessary. The surveys shall be conducted in accordance with the appropriate provisions of the annex to resolution A 560 (XIV). Satisfactory completion of such surveys shall be endorsed —
(i)
in the case of an intermediate survey of a tanker of 10 years of age and over, on the Supplement to the Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate; and
(ii)
in the case of an annual survey, on the Attachment to the Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate.
(d)
An additional survey, either general or partial according to the circumstances, shall be made when required after an investigation prescribed in Regulation 11, or whenever any important repairs or renewals are made. The survey shall be such as to ensure that the necessary repairs or renewals have been effectively made, that the material and workmanship of such repairs or renewals are in all respects satisfactory, and that the ship is fit to proceed to sea without danger to the ship or persons on board.
(e)
For the purpose of paragraphs (a) to (d), the rules for the construction and survey of a vessel shall be the rules of the authorised organisation under which the vessel is classed, insofar as such rules are not in conflict with the requirements of these Regulations or any rule or directive made by the Director.
Regulation 11 — Maintenance of Conditions after Survey
The owner or master of every ship in relation to which these Regulations apply shall ensure that —
(a)
the condition of the ship and its equipment is maintained to conform with the provisions of these Regulations to ensure that the ship in all respects will remain fit to proceed to sea without danger to the ship or persons on board;
(b)
after any survey of the ship under Regulations 6,7,8,9 or 10 has been completed, no change shall be made in the structural arrangement, machinery, equipment and other items covered by the survey, without the sanction of the Director; and
(c)
whenever an accident occurs to a ship or a defect is discovered, either of which effects the safety of the ship or the efficiency or completeness of its life-saving appliances or other equipment, a request is made immediately to the Director and the authorised organisation responsible for issuing the relevant certificate for a survey as may be required by Regulations 6, 7,8,9 or 10, to be carried out as soon as practicable. The authorised organisation shall thereafter submit the survey report to the Director. If the ship is in a port of a Contracting State, the master or owner shall also report immediately to the appropriate authorities of that State and the authorised organisation shall ascertain that such a report has been made. If the ship is in Singapore, the master or owner shall also report immediately to the Director.
Regulation 12 — Issue of Certificates
(a)
(i)
A Passenger Ship Safety Certificate shall be issued after inspection and survey to a passenger ship which complies with the requirements of Chapters II-1, II-2, III and IV and any other relevant requirements of these Regulations.
(ii)
A Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate 3 shall be issued after survey to a cargo ship which satisfies the requirements for cargo ships on survey set out in Regulation 10 of this Chapter and complies with the applicable requirements of Chapters II-1 and II-2 other than those relating to fire-extinguishing appliances and fire control plans.
3 Reference is made to the circular issued by the Organisation concerning issue of supplements and attachments (PSLS 2/Circ. 1).
(iii)
A Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate 4 shall be issued after inspection to a cargo ship which complies with the relevant requirements of Chapters II-1, II-2 and III and any other relevant requirements of these Regulations.
4 Reference is made to the circular issued by the Organisation concerning issue of supplements and attachments (PSLS 2/Circ. 1).
(iv)
A Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate shall be issued to a cargo ship which complies with the requirements of Chapter IV and any other relevant requirements of the present Regulations.
[S 39/92 wef 01/02/1992]
(v)
The Passenger Ship Safety Certificate, the Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate and the Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate, referred to in sub-paragraphs (i), (iii) and (iv), shall be supplemented by a Record of Equipment in the forms set out in the Second Schedule.
[S 39/92 wef 01/02/1992]
(vi)
When an exemption is granted by the Director under the following provisions of these Regulations a certificate referred to as an Exemption Certificate shall be issued by the Director or authorised organisation in addition to the certificates prescribed in this Regulation and it shall be attached to the appropriate certificate it refers:
(a)
paragraphs (a) and (b) of Regulation 4 of Chapter I;
(b)
paragraph (d) of Regulation 1 of Chapter II-1;
(c)
sub-paragraph (b)(i) of Regulation 53 of Chapter II-1;
(d)
paragraph (d) of Regulation 1 of Chapter II-2;
(e)
sub-paragraph (c)(iv)(3) of Regulation 4 of Chapter II-2;
(f)
sub-paragraph (a)(i) of Regulation 28 of Chapter II-2;
(g)
sub-paragraph (a)(iii) of Regulation 45 of Chapter II-2;
(h)
sub-paragraph (d)(ii) of Regulation 60 of Chapter II-2;
(i)
Regulation 2 of Chapter III;
(j)
sub-paragraph (b)(i)(3) of Regulation 6 of Chapter III;
(k)
sub-paragraph (d)(ii)(2) of Regulation 21 of Chapter III;
(l)
sub-paragraph (c)(ii)(3) of Regulation 27 of Chapter III;
(m)
sub-paragraph (c)(iii)(3) of Regulation 27 of Chapter III;
(n)
sub-paragraph (h)(xxxii) of Regulation 41 of Chapter III;
(o)
paragraph (a) of Regulation 5 of Chapter IV;
(p)
sub-paragraph (b)(iii) of Regulation 12 of Chapter IV;
(q)
sub-paragraph (b)(iv) of Regulation 12 of Chapter V;
(r)
sub-paragraph (j)(iii) of Regulation 12 of Chapter V;
(s)
paragraph (p) of Regulation 12 of Chapter V; and
(t)
paragraph (u) of Regulation 12 of Chapter V.
(vii)
In the case of ships constructed before 1st July 1986 sub-paragraph (vi) shall apply except that the references to the provisions of Regulations 2, 6 (b)(i) (3), 21 (d)(ii) (2), 27 (c)(ii) (3), 27 (c)(iii) (3) and 41 (h)(xxxii) of Chapter III shall be read as references to the provisions of Regulations 3, 11 (b), 13 (b) and 35 (a)(i) of Chapter III of the principal Regulations in force immediately before 1st July 19865
5 The commencement of the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) (Amendment) Regulations. (S 139/86).
(viii)
Where an Exemption Certificate has been issued by the Director or authorised organisation under sub-paragraph (vi) or (vii), it may be renewed by the Director or the authorised organisation subject to such conditions as the Director may impose.
(b)
Notwithstanding any other provisions of the present Convention, any certificate which is issued under, and in accordance with, the provisions of the Convention and which is current on 1st February 1992 shall remain valid until it expires.
[S 39/92 wef 01/02/1992]
Regulation 13 — Issue of Certificate by a Foreign Government
The Certificates referred to in Regulation 12 may be issued to foreign ships in Singapore or Singapore ships in foreign countries.
Regulation 14 — Duration and Validity of Certificates6
6 Reference is made to the circular issued by the Organisation relating to re-validation of certificates issued under the 1974 SOLAS Convention as modified by the 1978 SOLAS Protocol (PSLS 2/Circ. 7)
(a)
The period of validity of Certificates issued shall be as follows:
(i)
A Passenger Ship Safety Certificate for a period not exceeding one year.
(ii)
A Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate for a period not exceeding 5 years.
(iii)
A Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificate for a period not exceeding 2 years.
(iv)
A Cargo Ship Safety Radiotelegraphy Certificate for a period not exceeding one year.
(v)
A Cargo Ship Safety Radiotelephony Certificate for a period not exceeding one year.
An Exemption Certificate shall not be valid for longer than the period of the Certificate to which it refers.
(b)
No extension of the 5 year period of validity of the Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificate shall be permitted.
(c)
If a survey takes place within two months before the end of the period for which a Cargo Ship Safety Radio Certificate issued in respect of cargo ships of 300 tons and upwards, but less than 500 tons, was originally issued, that Certificate may be withdrawn, and a new Certificate may be issued which shall expire 12 months after the end of the said period.
[S 39/92 wef 01/02/1992]
(d)
If the ship at the time when a certificate, other than that referred to in paragraph (b), expires is not in Singapore, the certificate may be extended by the Director or any person authorised by him, but such extension shall be granted only for the purpose of allowing the ship to complete its voyage to Singapore or to a port where it is to be surveyed, and then only in cases where it appears proper and reasonable to do so.
(e)
No certificate shall be extended under the provisions of paragraph (d) for a longer period than 5 months, and a ship to which an extension is granted shall not, on its arrival in Singapore or the port in which it is to be surveyed be entitled by virtue of such extension to leave Singapore or that port without having obtained a new certificate.
(f)
A certificate, other than that referred to in paragraph (b), which has not been extended under the foregoing provisions of this Regulation, may be extended by the Director or any person authorised by him or an authorised organisation for a period of grace up to one month from the date of expiry stated on it.
(g)
A certificate shall cease to be valid —
(i)
if the inspections and surveys are not carried out within the periods specified under Regulations 7 (a), 8, 9 and 10 (a) or as they may have been extended in accordance with paragraphs (d), (e) or (f); or
(ii)
upon transfer of the ship to the flag of another country.
Regulation 15 — Form of Certificates
Certificates and the Supplements and Attachments to the Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificates and Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificates shall be in the forms set out in the Schedule.
Regulation 16 — Posting up of Certificates
All Certificates and the Supplements and Attachments to the Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificates and Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificates or certified copies thereof issued under these Regulations shall be posted up in a conspicuous place in the ship.
Regulation 17 — Acceptance of Certificates
Certificates and the Supplements and Attachments to the Cargo Ship Safety Construction Certificates and Cargo Ship Safety Equipment Certificates issued under the authority of a country to which the Convention applies shall be accepted by the Director for the purposes of the Act.
Regulation 18 — Qualification of Certificates
(a)
If in the course of a particular voyage a ship has on board a number of persons less than the total number stated in the Passenger Ship Safety Certificate and is in consequence, in accordance with these Regulations, free to carry a smaller number of lifeboats and other life-saving appliances than that stated in the Certificate, an annex may be issued by the Director.
(b)
This annex shall state that in the circumstances there is no infringement of the provisions of these Regulations. It shall be annexed to the Certificate and shall be substituted for it in so far as the life-saving appliances are concerned. It shall be valid only for the particular voyage for which it is issued.
Regulation 19 — Control7
7 Reference is made to the recommendations on “Procedures for the Control of Ships” adopted by the Organisation by resolution A 466 (XII)
(a)
Every ship when in a port of another Contracting State is subject to control by officers duly authorised by such State in so far as this control is directed towards verifying that the Certificates issued under Regulation 12 or Regulation 13 are valid.
(b)
Such Certificates, if valid, shall be accepted unless there are clear grounds for believing that the condition of the ship or of its equipment does not correspond substantially with the particulars of any of the Certificates or that the ship and its equipment are not in compliance with the provisions of Regulation 11(a) and (b).
(c)
In the circumstances specified in paragraph (b) or where a certificate has expired or ceased to be valid, the officer carrying out the control shall take steps to ensure that the ship shall not sail until it can proceed to sea or leave the port for the purpose of proceeding to the appropriate repair yard without danger to the ship or persons on board.
(d)
In the event of this control giving rise to an intervention of any kind, the officer carrying out the control shall forwith inform, in writing, the Consul or, in his absence, the nearest diplomatic representative of the State whose flag the ship is entitled to fly of all the circumstances in which intervention was considered necessary. In addition, the authorities responsible for the issue of the Certificates shall also be notified.
(e)
The port authority of the Contracting State concerned shall notify all relevant information about the ship to the authorities of the next port of call, in addition to parties mentioned in paragraph (d), if it is unable to take action as specified in paragraphs (c) and (d) or if the ship has been allowed to proceed to the next port of call.
(f)
When exercising control under this Regulation all possible efforts shall be made to avoid a ship being unduly detained or delayed. If a ship is thereby unduly detained or delayed it shall be entitled to compensation for any loss or damage suffered.
Regulation 20 — Privileges
The privileges of the Convention may not be claimed in favour of any ship unless it holds appropriate valid certificates.
Part C — Casualties
Regulation 21 — Casualties
The master and owner of a Singapore ship shall, in the event of an accident to the ship resulting in loss of life or in the ship being materially damaged, stranded, abandoned or lost, immediately inform the Director.
Part D — Penalty
(a)
The owner and the master of a ship to which these Regulations apply shall —
(i)
comply with these Regulations in respect of any matter that is governed thereby; and
(ii)
ensure that the ship and its equipment comply with these Regulations.
(b)
Any owner or master who contravenes paragraph (a) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 and the ship may be detained.
