Clause 67

No periodical payment for temporary incapacity is payable in respect of the period during which the owner of the ship is, under any law relating to shipping in force for the time being in Singapore or any part thereof (other than the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Act 2014 (Act 6 of 2014)), liable to defray the expenses of maintenance of the injured seafarer.

Where a seafarer has received payment under section 35 of the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Act 2014 for the cost of medical treatment in respect of any work injury within the meaning of this Act, the amount of compensation payable to the seafarer under section 16(1) for the cost of medical treatment in respect of that work injury is to be reduced by the amount so received.

Where a seafarer has received payment under section 36 of the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Act 2014 for loss of earnings in respect of any work injury within the meaning of this Act, the amount of compensation payable to the seafarer under section 17(1) for any temporary incapacity resulting from that work injury is to be reduced by the amount so received.

Section 24 does not apply in respect of a seafarer in respect of whom there is in force a contract of insurance or other financial security under section 34 of the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Act 2014 covering the liabilities of the ship owner in respect of the seafarer under that Act.