Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Act 2014 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 6 · Medical Care and Treatment
30. Medicine chest
Feedback & supportA medicine chest with readily understandable instructions must be carried on board every ship.
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;
The master of a ship must ensure that the medicine chest and its contents, as well as the medical equipment and medical guide, are properly maintained and inspected at regular intervals that may be prescribed by the Authority.
master
“master” includes every person, except a pilot, having command or charge of a ship;