Merchant Shipping Act · 1985 Revised Edition · Part V · Safety
210. Inspection as to lights and fog signals
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A surveyor of ships may inspect any vessel within a port of Singapore for the purpose of seeing that the vessel is properly provided with lights and the means of making fog signals, in conformity with the collision regulations.
vessel
“vessel” includes any ship or boat or air cushioned vehicle or floating rig or platform used in any form of operations at sea or any other description of vessel;
If the surveyor finds that the vessel is not so provided, he shall give to the master or owner notice in writing, pointing out the deficiency, and also what is, in his opinion, requisite in order to remedy the same.
master
“master” includes every person, except a pilot, having command or charge of any ship;
Every notice so given shall be communicated by the surveyor to the Director, and the vessel shall be detained until a certificate under the hand of a surveyor of ships is produced to the effect that the vessel is properly provided with lights and with the means of making fog signals, in conformity with the collision regulations.
Director
“Director” means the Director of Marine appointed under section 6 and includes the Deputy Director of Marine appointed under that section;
For the purpose of an inspection under this Part a surveyor shall have all the powers of an inspector under this Act.
Where the certificate as to lights and signals is refused, an owner may appeal to the court of survey for the port where the vessel for the time being is, in the manner directed by the rules of that court.
owner
“owner”, used in relation to goods, means every person who is for the time being entitled, either as owner or agent for the owner, to the possession of the goods, subject in the case of a lien, if any, to that lien;
On any such appeal the judge of the court of survey shall report to the Minister on the question raised by the appeal, and the Minister, when satisfied that the requirements of the report and of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 [U.K. 1894 c. 60] or of this Act as to lights and signals have been complied with, may grant, or direct a surveyor of ships or other person appointed by him to grant, the certificate.
court
“court”, in relation to any proceeding, includes any court having jurisdiction in the matter to which the proceeding relates;
Subject to any order made by the judge of a court of survey the costs of, and incidental to, an appeal shall follow the event.
A surveyor in making an inspection under this section shall, if the owner of the vessel so requires, be accompanied on the inspection by some person appointed by the owner, and if in that case the surveyor and the person so appointed agree, there shall be no appeal under this section to the court of survey.[227
A surveyor of ships may inspect any vessel within a port of Singapore for the purpose of seeing that the vessel is properly provided with lights and the means of making fog signals, in conformity with the collision regulations.
If the surveyor finds that the vessel is not so provided, he shall give to the master or owner notice in writing, pointing out the deficiency, and also what is, in his opinion, requisite in order to remedy the same.
Every notice so given shall be communicated by the surveyor to the Director, and the vessel shall be detained until a certificate under the hand of a surveyor of ships is produced to the effect that the vessel is properly provided with lights and with the means of making fog signals, in conformity with the collision regulations.
collision regulations
“collision regulations” means regulations made under section 208;
For the purpose of an inspection under this Part a surveyor shall have all the powers of an inspector under this Act.
Where the certificate as to lights and signals is refused, an owner may appeal to the court of survey for the port where the vessel for the time being is, in the manner directed by the rules of that court.
On any such appeal the judge of the court of survey shall report to the Minister on the question raised by the appeal, and the Minister, when satisfied that the requirements of the report and of the Merchant Shipping Act 1894 [U.K. 1894 c. 60] or of this Act as to lights and signals have been complied with, may grant, or direct a surveyor of ships or other person appointed by him to grant, the certificate.
Subject to any order made by the judge of a court of survey the costs of, and incidental to, an appeal shall follow the event.
A surveyor in making an inspection under this section shall, if the owner of the vessel so requires, be accompanied on the inspection by some person appointed by the owner, and if in that case the surveyor and the person so appointed agree, there shall be no appeal under this section to the court of survey.[227