99. Prohibition on going to sea without certificates

Terms defined in this Act

• Director

  Director

  Defined · s 2

  “Director” means the Director of Marine appointed under section 4 and includes the Deputy Director of Marine;

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• master

  master

  Defined · s 2

  “master” includes every person, except a pilot, having command or charge of any ship;

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• owner

  owner

  Defined · s 125

  “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;

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• passenger

  passenger

  Defined · s 2

  “passenger” means a person carried on board a ship with the knowledge or consent of the owner, manager, charterer, operator, agent or master of the ship, not being —(a)a person employed or engaged in any capacity on board the ship on the business of the ship;(b)a person on board the ship pursuant to an obligation imposed on the master by any law (including a law of a country other than Singapore) to convey persons left behind in any country on being shipwrecked, distressed or by reason of circumstances that could not have been prevented or forestalled by the owner, manager, charterer, operator, agent or master of the ship;(c)a person temporarily employed on the ship in port; or(d)a child below one year of age;

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• passenger ship

  passenger ship

  Defined · s 2

  “passenger ship” means a ship which carries more than 12 passengers;

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• Port Master

  Port Master

  Defined · s 2

  “Port Master” means the Port Master appointed under the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1996 and includes any Deputy Port Master;

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• sea

  sea

  Defined · s 2

  “sea” includes any waters within the ebb and flow of tide;

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• ship

  ship

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  “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;

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