26. Mercantile Marine Office
Feedback & supportThe Minister may appoint a place, to be called the Mercantile Marine Office, and such other places as he may think fit to be called Mercantile Marine Sub-Offices, at all of which places shall be conducted any business connected with the engagement and discharge in Singapore of seamen on board British ships and any foreign ships whose flag is not represented by a consular officer resident in Singapore.
officer
“officer” includes a master, mate, engineer, gunner, helmsman and engine driver;
The Director shall be the Superintendent of the Mercantile Marine Office.
Director
“Director” means the Director of Marine appointed under section 6 and includes the Deputy Director of Marine appointed under that section;
The Superintendent may appoint such number of deputy superintendents as he may think fit, all of whom shall have and exercise all the powers conferred on the Superintendent by or under this Act.
Superintendent
“Superintendent” means the Superintendent of the Mercantile Marine Office referred to in section 26 and includes any deputy superintendent appointed under that section, or, if the context so requires, any superintendent appointed under the Merchant Shipping Acts;
Where the Superintendent requires a seaman to produce a certificate of discharge from his last ship, that seaman shall not be engaged until he has produced the certificate or until he has given a satisfactory explanation to the Superintendent of the cause of such non-production.[39
seaman
“seaman” includes every person, except a master or pilot, employed or engaged in any capacity as part of the crew on board any ship;