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Regulation 6

of Infectious Diseases (Quarantine) Regulations

Regulation 6

Obligation of ships from infected area

Amended byS 638/2025 wef 01/10/2025S 638/2025 wef 01/10/2025

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 638/2025 wef 01/10/2025

Any ship upon entering Singapore waters from any infected area must —

(a)

show the appropriate quarantine signals set out in the Third Schedule;

(b)

anchor at a quarantine anchorage; and

(c)

be inspected by a Port Health Officer.

Subregulation 1A

Amended byS 638/2025 wef 01/10/2025

Paragraph (1)(b) does not apply to any mail ship —

(a)

that has been exempted by the appropriate Minister;

(b)

that is carrying no deck passengers;

(c)

the master of which has notified a Port Health Officer by wireless message or signal, not less than 12 hours before the arrival of the ship, that there is no case or suspected case of infectious disease on board; and

(d)

the master of which produces on arrival in port a signed entry declaration in the form set out in the Fourth Schedule.

Subregulation 2

No ship which has proceeded to a quarantine anchorage shall leave the quarantine anchorage without a pratique in the Form B set out in the Fifth Schedule. After receiving such pratique the ship shall lower the quarantine signal.

Subregulation 3

No pilot shall remove any ship from a quarantine anchorage until he has sight of the pratique granted to the ship.