Singapore legislation
Regulation 13
of Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Medicines and Medical Equipment) Regulations 2014
Regulation 13
Inspection of medicines and medical equipment
Subregulation 1
For the purposes of section 30(2) of the Act, the medicines in the medicine chest and medicine case, if any, the medical equipment and the first-aid kits on board a ship shall be inspected at least once in every 12 months by a registered pharmacist.
Subregulation 2
The registered pharmacist shall, if he is satisfied after the inspection that the ship is provided with the medicines and medical equipment in accordance with the appropriate scale as required under these Regulations, including such medicine case and first‑aid kits as may be required in accordance with the requirements of regulations 10 and 12, respectively, issue a certificate to that effect.
Subregulation 3
The certificate issued under paragraph (2) shall contain the following details:
the name of the ship;
the trading area of the ship;
the name and official seal of the registered pharmacist;
the scale applied by the registered pharmacist for the inspection of the medicines in the medicine chest and medical equipment carried on board;
the number of first-aid kits carried on board, if applicable;
the date of inspection; and
the registered pharmacist’s certification that the contents of the medicines in the medicine chest and the medicine case, if any, the medical equipment and the first-aid kits, if any, are in a satisfactory condition.
Subregulation 4
[Deleted by S 736/2025 wef 01/12/2025]
Subregulation 5
[Deleted by S 736/2025 wef 01/12/2025]
Subregulation 6
The certificate shall be readily available for inspection on board the ship, and shall be produced, on request, to seafarers employed on that ship, the Director, a person authorised by the Director, a surveyor of ships and authorised officers in port States.