Singapore legislation

Clause 32

of Port of Singapore Authority (Amendment) Bill

Clause 32

New section 74A

The principal Act is amended by inserting, immediately after section 74, the following section:“Vessel to be piloted by an Authority pilot74A.—

(1)

No vessel shall be piloted in a pilotage district by any person other than an Authority pilot.(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) —

(a)

the Authority may, if it considers expedient, authorise any person to pilot vessels in a pilotage district subject to such terms and conditions as it thinks fit; and

(b)

the owner of a private wharf or dock may, with the approval of the Authority and subject to such terms and conditions as the Authority may impose, authorise any person to act as a berthing master for the purposes of berthing and unberthing, docking and undocking vessels at such wharf or dock.”.