Section 19

The master of a foreign-going ship shall, before carrying an apprentice to sea from a port in Singapore, cause the apprentice to appear before the Superintendent, and shall produce to the Superintendent the indenture by which the apprentice is bound and every assignment thereof.

The name of the apprentice, with the date of the indenture and of the assignments thereof, if any, and the names of the ports at which the same have been recorded, shall be entered on the agreement with the crew.

Any master who fails without reasonable cause to comply with any requirement of this section shall be guilty of the offence and shall be liable on conviction for each offence to a fine not exceeding $100.[32