Merchant Shipping Act · 1985 Revised Edition · Part V · Safety
208. Collision regulations
Feedback & supportThe Minister may make regulations for preventing collisions at sea (to be known as the collision regulations), and may thereby regulate the lights to be carried and exhibited, the fog signals to be carried and used, and the steering and sailing rules to be observed by all Singapore ships wherever they may be.
collision regulations
“collision regulations” means regulations made under section 208;
The power of the Minister under subsection (1) shall include power to make regulations for the prevention of collisions at sea —
between seaplanes on the surface of the water; and
between vessels and seaplanes on the surface of the water.
Regulations made under subsection (1) shall be observed by all vessels and seaplanes of foreign registry within the territorial waters of Singapore, and in any case before a court of Singapore concerning an infringement of those regulations arising within the territorial waters of Singapore, foreign vessels and seaplanes shall be treated as if they were vessels and seaplanes registered in Singapore.[225
court
“court”, in relation to any proceeding, includes any court having jurisdiction in the matter to which the proceeding relates;