Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Act 2014 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 5 · Catering
26. Training requirements for catering staff and other persons processing food in galley
Feedback & supportA shipowner and the master of a ship must ensure that —
shipowner
“shipowner”, in relation to a ship, means the owner of the ship, and includes —(a)the registered owner; or(b)in the absence of registration —(i)the person owning the ship; or(ii)any other person (such as the ship manager, agent or bareboat charterer) who has assumed responsibility for the operation of the ship from the owner and who, on assuming such responsibility, has agreed to take over the duties and responsibilities imposed on shipowners in accordance with the Convention, whether or not any other organisation or person fulfils certain of the duties or responsibilities on the shipowner’s behalf;
each member of the catering staff is properly trained or instructed for his or her position in accordance with the prescribed requirements; and
any person processing food in the galley is properly trained or instructed in areas such as food and personal hygiene and handling and storage of food in accordance with the prescribed requirements.
In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —
“catering staff” means seafarers whose normal duties include the preparation and storage of food, the service of meals to seafarers on board a ship or other work in the galley or in areas where food is stored or handled;
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;
“qualified ship’s cook” means a person who has been issued with a certificate of proficiency mentioned in section 27 which has not expired or been cancelled or suspended.