Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Pleasure Craft) Regulations

Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act

(CHAPTER 170A, Section 41)

Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
(Pleasure Craft) Regulations

Rg 6

G.N. No. S 186/1997

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 (Pleasure Craft) Regulations.

Definitions

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

“business entity” means any entity carrying out any business activity, whether for profit or not, and whether organised as a company, partnership, sole proprietorship, limited liability partnership or otherwise;

[S 727/2010 wef 01/12/2010]

“COLREGS” means the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Collisions at Sea) Regulations (Cap. 179, Rg 10);

[S 727/2010 wef 01/12/2010]

“commercial use”, in relation to a pleasure craft, means the offer of the pleasure craft by the owner thereof to any person for hire or charter for that person’s use for sport or pleasure purposes within the port, and —

(a)

in the case of a pleasure craft owned by a business entity —

(i)	includes the offer of the pleasure craft to members of the public for use for sport or pleasure purposes within the port for a fee or any other form of consideration; but
(ii)	does not include the offer of the pleasure craft to only the officers or employees of the business entity and their accompanying guests for use for sport or pleasure purposes within the port, provided that no fee or other form of consideration is payable by any such accompanying guest; and

(b)

in the case of a pleasure craft owned by a club, an association or a society, includes the offer of the pleasure craft to —

(i)	members of the club, association or society; or
(ii)	members of the public,

for use for sport or pleasure purposes within the port, and for a fee or any other form of consideration;

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“GT”, in relation to a pleasure craft, means the gross tonnage of the pleasure craft as specified in its International Tonnage Certificate (1969) or Singapore Tonnage Certificate or, if none, a builder’s certificate recognised by the Port Master, or, if none, as determined by the Port Master in accordance with the tonnage measurement method set out in the First Schedule;

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“licence” means a licence to use a pleasure craft within the port granted under Part II;

“load line length”, in relation to a pleasure craft means 96% of the total length on the waterline of the pleasure craft at 85% of the least moulded depth measured from the top of the keel, or the length from the fore-side of the stem to the axis of the rudder stock on that waterline, whichever is greater. In craft designed with a rake of keel, the waterline on which this is measured shall be parallel to the designed waterline;

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“passenger” means every person other than —

(a)	the master and the members of the crew or a person employed or engaged in any capacity on board a pleasure craft on the business thereof; and
(b)	a child below one year of age;

“personal watercraft” means any pleasure craft less than 4 metres in length which —

(a)	uses an inboard motor having a water jet pump as its primary source of propulsion; and
(b)	is designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing or kneeling within the confines of a hull; [S 727/2010 wef 01/12/2010]

“pleasure craft” means any craft which is intended for use (whether such use is for private use or commercial use) within the port exclusively for sport or pleasure purposes, but does not include any craft which is used to carry passengers on sightseeing tours within the port for which each such passenger is charged a separate and distinct fare;

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“private use”, in relation to a pleasure craft, means the use of the pleasure craft within the port by its owner or his guests for sport or pleasure purposes, without any such guest having to pay any fee or any other form of consideration;

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“recognised surveyor” means any surveyor of ships employed by an organisation recognised by the Port Master to carry out any survey for the purposes of these Regulations;

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“register” means a register of licences kept by the Port Master under regulation 10;

“sailing dinghy” means a single-hulled pleasure craft with overall length equal to or less than 6 metres and without any motorised means of propulsion on board.

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(2) For the purposes of these Regulations —

(a)

any person who —

(i)	is the sole, joint or part owner of a pleasure craft;
(ii)	has possession or control of a pleasure craft which is subject to the terms of a hire-purchase agreement, bill of sale or other similar instrument; or
(iii)	has possession or control of a pleasure craft under the terms of a charter agreement,

is deemed to be the owner of the pleasure craft; and

(b)

any person who is the owner of a pleasure craft which is subject to the terms of a hire-purchase agreement, bill of sale or other similar instrument but who is not in possession of the pleasure craft, is deemed not to be the owner of the pleasure craft.

(3) For the purposes of regulations 3 and 46(1)(b), a pleasure craft is used if it is water-borne, moored or anchored.

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Pleasure craft to be licensed

3. Except as hereinafter provided in these Regulations, no person shall use a pleasure craft, or cause or permit a pleasure craft to be used, within the port without a licence.

Fees

4.—(1) The fees for —

(a)	a licence;
(b)	a renewal of a licence;
(c)	a replacement of a licence; and
(d)	a late submission of application to renew a licence,

are specified in the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Licence Fees) Notification (N 1) or the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Fees for Replacement or Certified Copy of Licence) Notification 2022 (G.N. No. S 1005/2022).

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(2) The fees for —

(a)	a search or inspection of the particulars entered in the register;
(b)	a certified copy of the particulars entered in the register or of any other document;
(c)	registering a change of ownership;
(d)	inspection of a pleasure craft;
(da)	cancellation of licence number to be replaced by allotted licence number; [S 133/2009 wef 01/04/2009]
(db)	transfer of licence number; and [S 133/2009 wef 01/04/2009]
(e)	other services offered by the Authority,

are specified in the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Scale of Dues, Rates and General Fees) Notification (N 2).

(3) Unless previously cancelled, a licence is valid for a period of 12 months or such shorter period of time as the Port Master may determine.

(4) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), unless earlier cancelled, a licence of a sailing dinghy is valid for a period of 3 years or such shorter period of time as the Port Master may determine.

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(5) Where a licence is valid for a lesser duration than that specified in paragraph (3) or (4), the fee payable therefor shall be proportionate to the fee payable under paragraph (1).

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