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Merchant Shipping (Wreck Removal) Act 2017 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Liability for Wreck Removal

15. Compulsory insurance against liability for wreck removal

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(1)

A Singapore ship may not enter or leave a port in Singapore, or a port in a country other than Singapore, unless —

(a)

the ship is covered by wreck removal insurance;

(b)

the Director has certified that the ship is covered by wreck removal insurance; and

(c)

a copy of the Director’s certificate is carried on board the ship.

(2)

A foreign ship may not enter or leave a port in Singapore unless —

(a)

the ship is covered by wreck removal insurance; and

(b)

there is carried on board the ship written evidence of paragraph (a).

(3)

The master of a ship must —

(a)

ensure that the certificate mentioned in subsection (1)(c) or the written evidence mentioned in subsection (2)(b) (as the case may be) is carried on board the ship; and

(b)

on demand, produce the certificate or the written evidence (as the case may be) to —

(i)

any officer of the Authority; or

(ii)

any consular officer within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995.

(4)

If —

(a)

a Singapore ship enters or leaves, or a person attempts to navigate the ship into or out of, a port in Singapore or any other country in contravention of subsection (1); or

(b)

a foreign ship enters or leaves, or a person attempts to navigate the ship into or out of, a port in Singapore in contravention of subsection (2),the master and the operator of the ship shall each be guilty of an offence and shall each be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000.

(5)

A master of a ship who fails to comply with subsection (3)(a) or (b) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $20,000.

(6)

If a person attempts to navigate a ship into or out of a port in Singapore in contravention of subsection (4), the ship may be detained by —

(a)

the Director;

(b)

an officer of the Authority;

(c)

a police officer; or

(d)

a commissioned officer on full pay in the Singapore Armed Forces.

(7)

Section 209 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 applies to the detention of a ship under this Act with the necessary modifications.

(8)

In this section, a reference to a port includes —

(a)

in the case of a port in Singapore — any offshore facility in the territorial sea of Singapore; and

(b)

in the case of a port in a country other than Singapore — an offshore facility in the territorial sea of that country.

Terms defined in this Act

Authority
Defined · s 2
“Authority” means the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore established under the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1996;
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covered by wreck removal insurance
Defined · s 14
“covered by wreck removal insurance”, in respect of a ship, means that there is in force in respect of the ship wreck removal insurance;
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Director
Defined · s 2
“Director” means the Director of Marine appointed under section 4 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 and includes the Deputy Director of Marine appointed under that section;
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foreign ship
Defined · s 14
“foreign ship” means a ship other than a Singapore ship;
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master
Defined · s 2
“master”, in relation to a ship, includes every person, except a pilot, having command or charge of the ship;
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operator
Defined · s 2
“operator”, in relation to a ship, means —(a)the owner of the ship; or(b)any other organisation or person such as the manager, or the bareboat charterer, who has assumed the responsibility for operation of the ship from the owner of the ship and who, on assuming such responsibility, has agreed to take over all duties and responsibilities established under the International Safety Management Code;
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port
Defined · s 2
“port”, in relation to Singapore, has the meaning given by the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act 1996;
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ship
Defined · s 2
“ship” means a seagoing vessel of any type whatsoever, and includes hydrofoil boats, air‑cushion vehicles, submersibles, floating craft and floating platforms, except when those platforms are on location engaged in the exploration, exploitation or production of seabed mineral resources;
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Singapore ship
Defined · s 2
“Singapore ship” means a ship —(a)that is registered, provisionally or otherwise, under Part 2 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995; and(b)which registry is not closed or deemed to be closed or suspended under that Part;
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