PART I | 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Merchant Shipping (Training, Certification and Manning) Regulations. |
2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —| “able seafarer deck” means a rating qualified in accordance with the provisions of regulation II/5 of the Convention; [S 681/2011 wef 01/01/2012] |
| “able seafarer engine” means a rating qualified in accordance with the provisions of regulation III/5 of the Convention; [S 681/2011 wef 01/01/2012] |
“certificate of competency” means —| (a) | a certificate of competency issued by the Director under these Regulations and in accordance with the STCW Code; or | | (b) | a certificate which is treated as equivalent to such a certificate by virtue of regulation 8, |
| but does not include a certificate of competency issued by a foreign maritime administration; |
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| “certificate of proficiency” means a certificate, other than a certificate of competency, stating that the relevant requirements of training, competencies or seagoing service in the Convention have been met; [S 681/2011 wef 01/01/2012] |
| “certificate of proficiency in survival craft and rescue boats” means a certificate of proficiency in survival craft and rescue boats issued by the Director under regulation 19 and in accordance with the STCW Code; |
| “certificate of service” means a certificate of service issued by the Director under regulation 5(2) of the Merchant Shipping (Deck Officers) Regulations (Rg 13, 1990 Ed.), or under regulation 5(2) of the Merchant Shipping (Marine Engineer Officers) Regulations (Rg 14, 1990 Ed.), which were in force immediately before 1st June 1994; |
| “chemical tanker” means a ship constructed or adopted and used for the carriage in bulk of any liquid product listed in chapter 17 of the International Bulk Chemical Code as may be amended by IMO and accepted by the Government; [S 681/2011 wef 01/01/2012] |
| “chief engineer officer” means the senior engineer officer responsible for the mechanical propulsion and the operation and maintenance of the mechanical and electrical installations of the ship; |
| “chief mate” means the officer next in rank to the master and upon whom the command of the ship will fall in the event of the incapacity of the master; |
| “Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union” means the Constitution and Convention of the International Telecommunication Union signed at Geneva in 1992 and includes every revision or modification thereof to which the Government of Singapore is a party; |
| “Convention” means the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended on 7th July 1995 and any amendment thereto which has come into force and has been accepted by the Government; |
| “DSC Code” means the Code of Safety for Dynamically Supported Craft adopted by the IMO by resolution A.373(X) as may be amended by the IMO and accepted by the Government; |
| “electro-technical officer” means an officer qualified in accordance with the provisions of regulation III/6 of the Convention; [S 681/2011 wef 01/01/2012] |
| “electro-technical rating” means a rating qualified in accordance with the provisions of regulation III/7 of the Convention; [S 681/2011 wef 01/01/2012] |
| “foreign-going ship” includes every ship employed in trading or going between some place or places in Singapore and some place or places situated beyond the limits prescribed for home-trade ships; |
| “home-trade” means the area within the following limits: an imaginary line drawn from a position in the Gulf of Martaban in latitude 16° 15’ north, longitude 96° east in a south-easterly direction to a position in latitude 15° north, longitude 97° east, thence due south to a position in latitude 9° north, longitude 97° east, thence in a south-westerly direction to a position in latitude 6° north, longitude 94° east, thence due south to a position in latitude 4° north, longitude 94° east, thence in a south-easterly direction to a position in latitude 8° south, longitude 104° east, thence in an easterly direction to a position in latitude 10° south, longitude 120° east, thence due east to a position in latitude 10° south, longitude 125° east, thence due north to a position in latitude 8° north, longitude 125° east, thence due west to a position in latitude 8° north, longitude 110° east, thence in a 315° direction (N.W. true) to the coast of Vietnam, thence initially westward following the coasts of Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, the Malay Peninsular and Myanmar to the starting point; |
| “home-trade ship” means a ship plying solely within the home-trade; |
| “HSC Code” means the International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee of the IMO by resolution MSC.36(63) as may be amended by the IMO and accepted by the Government; |
| “IGF Code” means the International Code of Safety for Ships Using Gases or Other Low-flashpoint Fuels, as defined in SOLAS regulation II-1/2.29; [S 671/2016 wef 01/01/2017] |
| “IMO” means the International Maritime Organization; |
| “International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea” means the International Convention signed at London on 1st November 1974, and includes the Regulations annexed thereto, or a subsequent International Convention relating to the safety of life at sea to which Singapore is a party and every regulation which may be annexed thereto; |
| “ISPS Code” means the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code adopted on 12th December 2002 by resolution 2 of the Conference of Contracting Governments to the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea as may be amended by the IMO and accepted by the Government; [S 681/2011 wef 01/01/2012] |
| “liquefied gas tanker” means a ship constructed or adopted and used for the carriage in bulk of any liquefied gas or other product listed in chapter 19 of the International Gas Carrier Code as may be amended by IMO and accepted by the Government; [S 681/2011 wef 01/01/2012] |
| “master” means the person having command of a ship; |
| “medical fitness certificate” has the same meaning as in the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Act 2014 (Act 6 of 2014); [S 183/2014 wef 01/04/2014] |
| “MLC ship” means a ship to which the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Act 2014 applies; [S 183/2014 wef 01/04/2014] |
| [Deleted by S 681/2011 wef 01/01/2012] |
| “oil tanker” means a ship constructed and used for carriage of petroleum products in bulk; [S 681/2011 wef 01/01/2012] |
| “Polar Code” means the International Code for Ships Operating in Polar Waters, as defined in SOLAS regulation XIV/1.1; [S 671/2016 wef 01/01/2017] |
| “Polar Waters” means Arctic waters and/or the Antarctic area, as defined in SOLAS regulations XIV/1.2 to XIV/1.4; [S 671/2016 wef 01/01/2017] |
| “propulsion power” means the total maximum continuous rated output power, in kilowatts, of all the ship’s main propulsion machinery which appears on the ship’s certificate of registry or other official document; [S 681/2011 wef 01/01/2012] |
| “qualified deck officer” means an officer of the deck department who is qualified in accordance with regulation 4(3); |
“qualified marine dual vocation officer” means any person who is —| (a) | a qualified deck officer as well as a qualified marine engineer officer; or | | (b) | the holder of a certificate set out in regulation 6A; [S 388/2005 wef 01/07/2005] |
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| “qualified marine engineer officer” means a marine engineer officer who is qualified in accordance with regulation 4(3); |
“qualified WIG craft officer” means any person who is the holder of —| (a) | a WIG craft officer certificate issued by the Director under regulation 10A(1)(b); or | | (b) | any special qualification which —| (i) | signifies the competency of that person for service on a WIG craft; | | (ii) | is issued by a foreign maritime administration; and | | (iii) | is recognised by the Director under regulation 10C; [S 201/2010 wef 01/04/2010] |
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| “rating” means a member of the ship’s crew other than the master or a deck officer or a marine engineer officer; |
| “revoked Regulations” means the Merchant Shipping (Deck Officers) Regulations (Rg 13, 1997 Ed.), Merchant Shipping (Marine Engineer Officers) Regulations (Rg 14, 1997 Ed.) or Merchant Shipping (Proficiency in Survival Craft) Regulations (Rg 15, 1990 Ed.), which were in force immediately before 1st April 1998; |
| “ro-ro passenger ship” means a passenger ship with ro-ro spaces or special category spaces as defined in the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea as may be amended by the IMO and accepted by the Government; [S 681/2011 wef 01/01/2012] |
“safe manning requirements” means —| (a) | the minimum number of deck officers, marine engineer officers and ratings that shall be carried on a ship under regulations 13, 14 and 18, respectively; | | (b) | the number of other persons that shall be carried on a ship under the safe manning document issued by the Director in respect of that ship in compliance with IMO resolutions A.955 (23) and A.890 (23) and any amendment thereto which has come into force; or | | (c) | in relation to a WIG craft to which the WIG Craft Regulations apply, such number of qualified WIG craft officers that shall be carried on the WIG craft as may be determined by the Director under regulation 15A; [S 201/2010 wef 01/04/2010] [S 388/2005 wef 01/07/2005] |
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| “second engineer officer” means the engineer officer next in rank to the chief engineer officer and upon whom the responsibility for the mechanical propulsion and the operation and maintenance of the mechanical and electrical installations of the ship will fall in the event of the incapacity of the chief engineer officer; |
| “security duties” include all security tasks and duties on board ships as defined by chapter XI-2 of the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea and the ISPS Code, as may be amended by the IMO and accepted by the Government; [S 681/2011 wef 01/01/2012] |
“special limit” means the area within the following limits which are closely adjacent to sheltered waters:
from a point where the longitude 103° 00’ East cuts the West coast of Johor, thence due South to latitude 00° 30’ North, thence due East to longitude 105° 00’ East, thence due North to latitude 01° 00’ North, thence to the point 02° 00’ North, 104° 15’ East, thence due West to the coast of Johor and thence following the coast of Johor Westwards to the starting point; |
| “STCW Code” means the Seafarers’ Training, Certification and Watchkeeping Code adopted by the 1995 Conference of Parties to the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 and any amendment thereto which has come into force and has been accepted by the Government; |
| “survival craft” includes an approved lifeboat, liferaft or any other craft used for survival at sea; |
| “tons” means gross tonnage; |
“type rating certificate” means a certificate issued by the Director under regulation 10A and in accordance with —| (a) | paragraph 2 of chapter 17 of the DSC Code; or | | (b) | paragraph 3 of chapter 18 of the HSC Code; |
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| “WIG craft” has the same meaning as in the WIG Craft Regulations; [S 201/2010 wef 01/04/2010] |
| “WIG craft officer certificate” means a WIG craft officer certificate issued by the Director under regulation 10A(1)(b); [S 201/2010 wef 01/04/2010] |
| “WIG Craft Officer Certification Principles” means the General Principles and Recommendations for Knowledge, Skills and Training for Officers on Wing-In-Ground (WIG) Craft Operating in Both Displacement and Ground Effect Modes set out in IMO MSC/Circ.1162 dated 20th May 2005, and any amendment thereto which has come into force and has been accepted by the Government; [S 201/2010 wef 01/04/2010] |
| “WIG Craft Regulations” means the Merchant Shipping (Wing-in-Ground Craft) Regulations 2010 (G.N. No. S 200/2010). [S 201/2010 wef 01/04/2010] |
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3.—(1) These Regulations shall apply to all self-propelled ships registered in Singapore unless otherwise stated.| (2) Regulation 21 shall apply to all ships in Singapore. |
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