139. Issue of certificates to foreign ships in Singapore and to Singapore ships in foreign countries
Feedback & supportThe 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.
country to which the Safety Convention applies
“country to which the Safety Convention applies” means —(a)a country the government of which has been declared by the Minister, by notification in the Gazette, to have accepted the Safety Convention, and has not been so declared to have denounced that Convention; and(b)a territory to which it has been so declared that the Safety Convention extends, not being a territory to which it has been so declared that the Convention has ceased to extend;
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
Safety Convention
“Safety Convention” means the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea signed in London on 1st November 1974 and any amendment made thereto which has come into force and has been accepted by the Government;