Section 139
Issue of certificates to foreign ships in Singapore and to Singapore ships in foreign countries
(1)
The Minister may, at the request of the government of a country to which the Safety Convention applies, cause an appropriate Safety Convention certificate to be issued in respect of a ship registered in that country, if he is satisfied that such certificate can properly be issued, and where the certificate is issued at such request, it shall contain a statement that it has been so issued.
(2)
The Minister may request the government of a country to which the Safety Convention applies to issue an appropriate Safety Convention certificate in respect of a Singapore ship and a certificate issued in pursuance of such a request and containing a statement that it has been so issued shall have effect for the purposes of this Act as if it had been issued by the Minister.[156