Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1996 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 7 · Employment of Seamen
39. Penalty for employment of seamen in contravention of section 38 or of regulations made under section 40
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contravenes section 38; or
selects or engages a seaman otherwise than in accordance with regulations made under section 40,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
Any person or seaman who accepts employment or works in a vessel as a seaman otherwise than in accordance with regulations made under section 40 shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $2,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.
seaman
“seaman” means any person normally engaged on ship’s articles on any vessel going beyond the limits of the port, but does not include —(a)masters, mates, engineers, radio officers, pursers, cadets, laundrymen and stevedores;(b)probationer deckhands, probationer engine‑room hands and probationer catering hands under any training scheme approved by the Authority; and(c)any other person employed on board the vessel who is engaged in duties which are not normally the duties of seamen;