Merchant Shipping Act 1995 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Survey and Safety
114. Owner liable for unsafe operation of ship
Feedback & supportIt is the duty of the owner of a ship to which this section applies to take all reasonable steps to secure that the ship is operated in a safe manner.
owner
“owner”, 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;
This section applies to —
any Singapore ship; or
any ship which —
is registered under the law of any country outside Singapore; and
is within the seaward limits of the territorial waters of Singapore while proceeding to or from a port in Singapore, unless the ship would not be so proceeding but for weather conditions or any other unavoidable circumstances.
If the owner of a ship to which this section applies fails to discharge the duty imposed on the owner by subsection (1), the owner shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $50,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years or to both.
ship
“ship” means any kind of vessel used in navigation by water, however propelled or moved and includes —(a)a barge, lighter or other floating vessel;(b)an air-cushion vehicle, or other similar craft, used wholly or primarily in navigation by water; and(c)an off-shore industry mobile unit;