Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Port) (Amendment) Regulations 2011

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Published in Subsidiary Legislation Supplement
on 27 Dec 2011

No. S 679

Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act

(CHAPTER 170A)

Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
(Port) (Amendment)
Regulations 2011

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 41 of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, with the approval of the Minister for Transport, hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Port) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 and shall come into operation on 1st January 2012.

New regulation 3A

2. The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Port) Regulations (Rg 7) are amended by inserting, immediately after regulation 3, the following regulation:

“Power-driven vessel to be installed with transponder

3A.—(1) The owner, agent, master or person-in-charge of a power-driven vessel not under tow shall, at all times while the vessel is within the port, ensure that there is installed and maintained in operation on board the vessel a transponder of a type and specification —

(a)	that complies with the requirements of an automatic identification system (AIS) in Regulation 19(b)(iv)(5) of Chapter V of the Safety Convention Regulations, which sets out the requirements in Chapter V of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea 1974 as amended from time to time; or
(b)	that is approved for use within the port by the Authority or the Port Master.

(2) Without prejudice to the powers of the Port Master under any written law, if the Port Master is not satisfied that a transponder is installed and maintained in operation on board the power-driven vessel, or that the transponder on board the power-driven vessel complies with the requirements of paragraph (1), he may —

(a)

prohibit or delay the entry or departure of the vessel;

(b)

restrict or prohibit the movement of the vessel within the port and the approaches to the port;

(c)

board the vessel and inspect —

(i)	the transponder; or
(ii)	the vessel or any part of the vessel for the purpose of locating the transponder;

(d)

cause the vessel to be detained if, in his opinion, such detention is necessary; and

(e)

by notice served on the owner, agent, master or person-in-charge of the vessel, direct that there be installed and maintained in operation on board the vessel a transponder within such time as the Port Master may determine.

(3) Any person who —

(a)	contravenes or fails to comply with paragraph (1);
(b)	tampers or interferes with the normal operation of any transponder on any vessel; or
(c)	contravenes or fails to comply with any direction issued by the Port Master under paragraph (2)(a), (b) or (e),

shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $2,000 for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction.”.

[S 215/2004; S 661/2004; S 26/2005; S 472/2005]

Made this 22nd day of December 2011.

LUCIEN WONG

Chairman,
Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore.

[MPA 46/01.C08.V15/MM; AG/LLRD/SL/170A/2010/12 Vol. 1]

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