Singapore legislation

Clause 6

of Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Bill

Clause 6

Minimum age of cooks on board ships

(1)

No seafarer below 18 years of age shall 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.

Clause 6 — Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Bill