Merchant Shipping Act 1995 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 2 · Singapore Registry
44. Rules as to name of ship
Feedback & supportA ship must not be registered under any name except a name which is approved by the Registrar and a Singapore ship must not be described by any name other than that by which it is for the time being registered.
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;
The Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, make regulations for the approval of a ship’s name and the changes thereto.
Without limiting subsection (2), the Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, in the regulations —
require an existing ship to be registered under its existing name unless a change thereof has been approved in accordance with the regulations; and
require an existing ship to change its name if it is the same as or similar to the name of a Singapore ship.
In this section, “registered” includes registered anew.