Singapore legislation

Section 6

of Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Act 2014

Section 6

Minimum age of cooks on board ships

(1)

A seafarer below 18 years of age must not be employed or engaged, or work, as a ship’s cook.

(2)

Any person who employs or engages a seafarer below 18 years of age to work as a ship’s cook shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.

Section 6 — Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Act 2014