Singapore legislation

Regulation 14

of Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Medicines and Medical Equipment) Regulations 2014

Regulation 14

Medicine register and preservation of prescriptions

Subregulation 1

Every ship shall carry on board a medicine register containing the information specified in the Third Schedule.

Subregulation 2

An entry, signed by the master, shall be made in the medicine register of the supply of any medicine on board the ship to any seafarer.

Subregulation 3

The medicine register shall be preserved on board every ship for a period of 3 years from the date on which the last entry is made.

Subregulation 4

Every prescription for the supply of any medicine or medical equipment for use on board a ship shall be preserved for a period of 3 years from the date on which the last delivery under it was made.