Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Act 2014 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Conditions of Seafarers’ Employment
18. Restriction on night work for young seafarer
Feedback & supportSubject to subsection (2), a person must not cause or permit any young seafarer to be employed in any kind of night work on any ship.
young seafarer
“young seafarer” means any seafarer who is 16 years of age or above and below 18 years of age.
Despite subsection (1), the Director may give approval for a young seafarer to be employed in night work if the Director is of the opinion that —
Director
“Director” means the Director of Marine appointed under section 4 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 and includes the Deputy Director of Marine appointed under that Act;
the effective training of the young seafarer in accordance with established programmes and schedules would be impaired; or
the specific nature of the work or a recognised training programme requires that the young seafarer perform duties at night and the Director has determined that the work will not be detrimental to the seafarer’s health or wellbeing.
Any person who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.
In this section, “night work” means work done between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. of the following day according to the time zone the ship is in.
ship
“ship” has the meaning given by the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, but does not include —(a)any vessel which navigates exclusively in inland waters or waters within, or closely adjacent to, sheltered waters or areas where the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Port) Regulations apply;(b)any warship or naval auxiliary;(c)any ship engaged in fishing or in similar pursuits;(d)any ship of traditional build such as dhows and junks;(e)any ship that is intended to be operated without any seafarer on board; and(f)any ship specified in an Order made by the Authority, with the approval of the Minister, declaring the categories of ships to be excluded from the application of this Act;