Section 104

Where a material defect or deficiency affecting safety is discovered in a Singapore ship or its equipment, whether the defect or deficiency is due to wear and tear or to accident or to any other cause, the owner or the master of the ship must report to the Director the nature and extent of the defect or deficiency and the probable cause thereof within 7 days of its discovery unless it has been reported to the Director under section 107.

Where any material alteration is made to a Singapore ship or its equipment or the purpose for which the ship is for the time being used is changed, the owner or the master of the ship must report the nature and extent of the alteration or change to the Director within 7 days of the alteration or change.

Any owner or master of a ship who contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

Any person who conceals or attempts to conceal or suffers to be concealed any material defect or deficiency in the ship or its equipment shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.