Singapore legislation
Regulation 10
Regulation 10
Seafarer qualifications
Subregulation 1
A seafarer recruitment and placement service shall not recruit or place a seafarer to work on a ship unless confirmation has been obtained on all of the following:
the identity of the seafarer;
the seafarer has the experience, training, qualifications and any authorisation the shipowner considers necessary, or which are required by law or by any professional body, to work in the position which the shipowner seeks to fill;
the seafarer is willing to work in the position which the shipowner seeks to fill;
the seafarer’s employment agreement is in accordance with applicable laws and regulations and any collective agreement that forms part of the employment agreement.
Subregulation 2
A seafarer recruitment and placement service shall have procedures to ensure, as far as practicable, that all mandatory certificates and documents submitted for employment are up‑to‑date and have not been fraudulently obtained and that employment references are verified.