Singapore legislation
Section 132
Section 132
Prohibition on proceeding to sea without certificates
(1)
No passenger ship shall proceed on a voyage to or from any port or place in Singapore unless there is in force in respect of the ship either —
a passenger ship safety certificate; or
a qualified passenger ship safety certificate and an exemption certificate,being certificates which by their terms are applicable to the voyage on which the ship is about to proceed and to the trade in which she is for the time being engaged.
(2)
No cargo ship of 500 tons gross or more shall proceed on a voyage to or from any place in Singapore unless there is in force in respect of the ship —
a cargo ship safety construction certificate, a cargo ship safety equipment certificate and a cargo ship safety radiotelegraphy certificate or a cargo ship safety radiotelephony certificate; or
a qualified cargo ship safety equipment certificate and a qualified cargo ship safety radiotelegraphy certificate or, as the case may be, a qualified cargo ship safety radiotelephony certificate.
(3)
No cargo ship of less than 500 tons shall proceed on a voyage from any place in Singapore unless there is in force in respect of the ship such certificates as may be prescribed or in the case of foreign ships such equivalent certificates acceptable to the Director.
(4)
If any ship proceeds, or attempts to proceed, to sea in contravention of this section —
in the case of a passenger ship, the owner or the master of the ship shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $200 for every passenger carried on board the ship; and
in the case of a cargo ship, the owner or the master of the ship shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000.
(5)
The master of every ship shall produce to the Director, at the time a clearance for the ship is demanded for an international voyage, the certificate or certificates required by this section to be in force when the ship proceeds to sea; and a clearance shall not be granted, and the ship may be detained, until the certificate or certificates are so produced.[149