Singapore legislation
Clause 65
Clause 65
Application of Act to seafarer
(1)
This Act applies to any seafarer, subject to any modification that may be prescribed for the application of any provision of this Act to the seafarer.
(2)
Where a seafarer is injured in an accident occurring on a Singapore ship, this Act applies whether the ship is within or outside Singapore at the time of the accident.
(3)
In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —
Definition
“crew”, “master” and “Singapore ship” have the meanings given by the Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 179);
Definition
“seafarer” means any person who —
(a)
is an employee within the meaning of this Act; and
(b)
is employed as part of the crew of any Singapore ship.