Merchant Shipping (Shipping Casualties, Appeals and Rehearings) (Amendment) Rules 1996

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 02 Feb 1996

No. S 66

Merchant Shipping Act 1995

(Act 19 of 1995)

Merchant Shipping (Shipping Casualties, Appeals and Rehearings) (Amendment) Rules 1996

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 121 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, the Minister for Communications hereby makes the following Rules:

1. These Rules may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Shipping Casualties, Appeals and Rehearings) (Amendment) Rules 1996 and shall come into operation on 2nd February 1996.

2. Rule 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Shipping Casualties, Appeals and Rehearings) Rules (referred to in these Rules as the principal Rules) is amended by deleting the definition of “imperial certificate of competency” and substituting the following definition:

“ “certificate” means a certificate of competency issued by the Director under the Merchant Shipping (Deck Officers) Regulations 1994 or the Merchant Shipping (Marine Engineer Officers) Regulations 1994 or a certificate recognised under these Regulations as being equivalent thereto and having the same force; or a certificate of service issued by the Director under regulation 5(2) of the Merchant Shipping (Deck Officers) Regulations 1994 or regulation 5(2) of the Merchant Shipping (Marine Engineer Officers) Regulations 1994 which were in force immediately before 1st June 1994.”. ”.

[R 1.]

[S 238/94]

[S 239/94]

3. Rule 26 of the principal Rules is amended —

(a)	by deleting paragraphs (2) and (4); and
(b)	by deleting the words “; and” at the end of paragraph (3) and substituting a full-stop.

4. Rule 29 of the principal Rules are amended by deleting “$30” and substituting “$1,000”.

5. Rule 30 of the principal Rules is deleted.

6. The Second Schedule to the principal Rules is deleted and the following Schedule substituted therefor:

“SECOND SCHEDULE

Classification of Assessors and Qualifications Prescribed for Each Class

Class I

Certificate of Competency (Deck Officer) Class I (Master Mariner)

3 years’ service while holding a Certificate of Competency (Deck Officer) Class I (Master Mariner), of which one year must have been in command.

Class II

Certificate of Competency (Marine Engineer Officer) Class I

3 years’ service while holding a Certificate of Competency (Marine Engineer Officer) Class I, of which one year must have been as Chief Engineer.”.

Made this 30th day of January 1996.

TEO MING KIAN

Permanent Secretary,
Ministry of Communications,
Singapore.

[MARINE 0140/2B; AG/SL/10/92 Vol. 2]

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