Singapore legislation
Regulation 25
of Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Registration and Employment of Seamen) Regulations
Regulation 25
Authority to use funds for stated purposes
The Authority may utilise its funds for all or any of the following purposes:
the establishment of homes or institutions, for seafarers;
the granting of assistance to associations, clubs or other organisations, conducted wholly or partially for the benefit or welfare of any class of seafarers;
the provision of board, residential accommodation and recreational facilities for seafarers on such terms as the Authority may think fit;
the provision to seafarers of such medical or surgical treatment, or such medical or surgical appliances, recommended for such treatment as the Authority may think fit;
the provision of scholarships, bursaries and grants to, and training facilities for, seafarers or persons intending to become seafarers;
the provision, upon such terms as the Authority thinks fit, of loans, grants or financial assistance to seafarers, or persons intending to become seafarers, for or during a course of training approved by the Authority;
the promotion generally of the welfare of seafarers, retired seafarers and their dependants, as may be considered necessary or desirable by the Authority;
the granting of financial assistance to seafarers and their dependants;
the establishment of a special relief fund for granting financial assistance to dependants of seafarers where seafarers are missed at sea; and
the creation of other welfare projects for the benefit of seafarers.