Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Port) Regulations
Table of Contents
Part I PRELIMINARY
1 Citation
2 Definitions
3 Information required by Port Master or Authority prior to arrival or departure of vessel or while vessel is in port
3A Power-driven vessel to be installed with transponder
4 Change of ownership or agency
Part II DISTRESS, EMERGENCY AND SAFETY
5 Fire, stranding, grounding or collision
6 Emergency or accident
7 Inquiry
8 Distress
9 Adequate crew on board
10 Secured moorings alongside
11 Responsibility for insecure moorings
12 Responsibility for safety when alongside
13 (Deleted)
14 Restrictions on use of bright lights
15 Prohibition on smoking and conditions for carrying out repairs on board vessel
16 Access to vessel
Part III SIGNALS
17 Exhibition of navigational lights, shapes and signals
18 Use of sound signals in port
19 Display of national colours
Part IV RADIO COMMUNICATION
20 Definitions and application of this Part
21 Vessel to have radiotelephone
22 Radiotelephone to be listened to
23 Direction to master of vessel
24 Exemption
25 Failure to comply with regulations
26 Report
27 Compliance with direction
Part V CONTROL OF NAVIGATION
28 Collision Regulations applicable to vessels navigating or at anchor
29 Restricted entry into Cruise Bay, Keppel Harbour, East Johor Strait, Damar Laut Basin, Jurong River and West Jurong Sector
29A Restricted navigation under bridges
30 Restriction on movement in wharves and docks
31 Prohibition of vessels other than harbour craft securing alongside one another
32 (Deleted)
33 Negligent navigation prohibited
34 Foul berth
35 Laid-up vessels
36 Port Master may require vessel to leave port
37 Damaged vessels entering port
Part VI VESSELS BERTHED ALONGSIDE
38 Unauthorised berthing, etc.
Part VII SPECIFIED PLACES FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING CARGO AND PUBLIC LANDING PLACES
39 Authorised piers and places for discharging or loading cargo
40 Loading or discharging of Class ‘A’ petroleum
41 Loading or discharging of dangerous goods
42 Public landing places
42A Places for embarkation and disembarkation of passengers
Part VIII SPECIAL ANCHORAGES
43 Special anchorages
44 Ship to ship transfer prohibited
Part IX PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS
45 Channels, fairways and prohibited anchorage areas
46 No vessel to make fast to any bridge or railing
47 Obstruction of anchorage, channel, fairway or wharf
48 Vessels not to remain at special anchorage for longer than necessary
Part X PROHIBITIONS AND RESTRICTIONS IN HEIGHT RESTRICTED AREA
49 Prohibitions and restrictions in Cruise Bay
49A Prohibitions and restrictions in other height restricted areas
Part XI OBSTRUCTIONS
50 Mooring of hulks
51 (Deleted)
Part XII SPECIAL OPERATIONS
52 Launching of new vessels
53 Breaking-up vessels
54 Submarine cables and pipelines
55 (Deleted)
56 Restriction on heating of combustible matter
Part XIII towing
57 (Deleted)
58 (Deleted)
59 Conditions for towing
Part XIV BOARDING, BERTHING OR PROCEEDING ALONGSIDE VESSELS
60 Boarding, berthing or proceeding alongside vessels
61 Boarding of vessels
61A Waterfront facility from which shore-based personnel depart
61B Boarding of vessels by shore-based personnel
61C Supplementary interpretive provisions
Part XV SPEED LIMITS AND GENERAL PROHIBITIONS
62 Speed limits
63 General prohibitions
Part XVA PORT SECURITY
63A Security requirements for ship entering or within port
63B Security requirements for port facility
63C Statement of Compliance
63D Maintenance of conditions
63E Powers of entry and search
63F Submission of information
Part XVB PROVISION OF FERRY SERVICES
63G Licence for provision of ferry services
63H Application for ferry service licence and licence fees
Part XVI MISCELLANEOUS
64 Unauthorised trading, hawking or provision of services
65 Pollution of port waters
66 Emission of smoke
67 Use of rat guards
68 Use of efficient fenders
69 Projections from vessels
70 Engines to have efficient silencers
71 Discharging or loading from vessel underway
72 Offences in connection with lighthouse or other aid to navigation
73 Establishment of moorings and buoys
74 Supply of water to vessels
75 Persons under influence of alcohol or drugs
76 Responsibility of owner, agent, master or person-in-charge to comply with these Regulations
77 Authority may permit use of vessel or port otherwise than in accordance with these Regulations
78 Penalty
79 Application to Singapore Armed Forces
80 Savings
Legislative History