Singapore legislation
Regulation 10
of Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Medicines and Medical Equipment) Regulations 2014
Regulation 10
Ships without qualified medical practitioners
Subregulation 1
Every ship going to sea carrying more than 12 passengers but without a qualified medical practitioner as a seafarer shall (in addition to the medicines in the medicine chest and the medical equipment the ship is required to carry under regulation 6, 7 or 8) carry in a medicine case the medicines and the medical equipment specified in Part III of the First Schedule.
Subregulation 2
Any item which cannot be included in the medicine case shall —
where possible, be strapped to it; or
otherwise, be kept in a place adjacent to the medicine case.
Subregulation 3
The medicine case shall be locked, and be kept in a locked cabinet, and the key to the medicine case shall be kept in the possession of the master or someone nominated by him.
Subregulation 4
The medicine case shall be labelled clearly as follows:“The medicines in this case are to be used only by a qualified medical practitioner or a person under the direct supervision of a qualified medical practitioner who is on board the ship or who is conveying medical advice by radio or satellite communication.”.