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Regulation 6

of Merchant Shipping (Pleasure Craft) Regulations 2020

Regulation 6

Application for initial registry

Subregulation 1

A person applying for the initial registry of a pleasure craft as a Singapore pleasure craft must provide the Registrar with —

(a)

the following information and documents relating to the owner of the pleasure craft:

(i)

the name, address and any other particulars of the owner that the Registrar requires for the purposes of these Regulations;

(ii)

the following proof of the owner’s residence in Singapore, as applicable:

(A)

for an owner that is a Singapore business entity, a copy of its certificate of incorporation, formation or registration, as the case may be; (B)for an owner that is a person registered under the National Registration Act (Cap. 201), a copy of the person’s identity card issued under that Act;

(C)

for an owner that is any other person ordinarily resident in Singapore, proof of the person’s residence in Singapore at the address provided and —

(CA)a copy of the person’s passport; or

(CB)a copy of the person’s work permit or S pass, as issued by the Controller of Work Passes;

(iii)

evidence of the ownership of the pleasure craft, to the satisfaction of the Registrar; and

(b)

the following information and documents relating to the pleasure craft for which the initial registry is sought:

(i)

the name of the pleasure craft;

(ii)

the type, dimensions, carrying capacity, gross tonnage and specifications of the pleasure craft;

(iii)

a survey report of the pleasure craft;

(iv)

full coloured photographs displaying the name of the pleasure craft and its enclosed deck; (v)every policy of insurance held by the owner of the pleasure craft with respect to the use or navigation of the pleasure craft;

(vi)

evidence of cancellation of any foreign registry in respect of the pleasure craft, if applicable;

(vii)

any other particulars and documents in respect of the pleasure craft that the Registrar requires for the purposes of these Regulations.

Subregulation 2

A survey report of a pleasure craft must be based on a survey of the pleasure craft provided for the purpose of an application for initial registry (called in these Regulations the initial survey) that must be completed not earlier than 3 months before the date of the application.