Singapore legislation

Section 15

of Merchant Shipping (Wreck Removal) Act 2017

Section 15

Compulsory insurance against liability for wreck removal

(1)

A Singapore ship may not enter or leave a port in Singapore, or a port in a country other than Singapore, unless —

(a)

the ship is covered by wreck removal insurance;

(b)

the Director has certified that the ship is covered by wreck removal insurance; and

(c)

a copy of the Director’s certificate is carried on board the ship.

(2)

A foreign ship may not enter or leave a port in Singapore unless —

(a)

the ship is covered by wreck removal insurance; and

(b)

there is carried on board the ship written evidence of paragraph (a).

(3)

The master of a ship must —

(a)

ensure that the certificate mentioned in subsection (1)(c) or the written evidence mentioned in subsection (2)(b) (as the case may be) is carried on board the ship; and

(b)

on demand, produce the certificate or the written evidence (as the case may be) to —

(i)

any officer of the Authority; or

(ii)

any consular officer within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.

(4)

If —

(a)

a Singapore ship enters or leaves, or a person attempts to navigate the ship into or out of, a port in Singapore or any other country in contravention of subsection (1); or

(b)

a foreign ship enters or leaves, or a person attempts to navigate the ship into or out of, a port in Singapore in contravention of subsection (2),the master and the operator of the ship shall each be guilty of an offence and shall each be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000.

(5)

A master of a ship who fails to comply with subsection (3)(a) or (b) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000.

(6)

If a person attempts to navigate a ship into or out of a port in Singapore in contravention of subsection (4), the ship may be detained by —

(a)

the Director;

(b)

an officer of the Authority;

(c)

a police officer; or

(d)

a commissioned officer on full pay in the Singapore Armed Forces.

(7)

Section 209 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 applies to the detention of a ship under this Act with the necessary modifications.

(8)

In this section, a reference to a port includes —

(a)

in the case of a port in Singapore — any offshore facility in the territorial sea of Singapore; and

(b)

in the case of a port in a country other than Singapore — an offshore facility in the territorial sea of that country.

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