19. Employment of seamen

Terms defined in s 2

• Board

  Board

  Defined · s 2

  “Board” means the National Maritime Board established under section 3;

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• employer

  employer

  Defined · s 2

  “employer” includes the shipowner, charterer or operator, the agent of the shipowner, charterer or operator, the master of the ship and the consular officer of a country represented in Singapore who has received permission in writing from the Board to engage seamen, individually or severally, as the case may be;

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• seamen

  seamen

  Defined · s 2

  “seamen” means any person normally engaged on ship’s articles on any vessel going beyond the limits of any port, or place declared to be a port, from time to time by the Minister under section 3 of the Port of Singapore Authority Act, except —(a)masters, mates, engineers, radio officers, pursers, cadets, chinchews, compradores, or any member of the chinchew or compradore staff, laundrymen and stevedores;(b)probationer deckhands, probationer engineroom hands, and probationer catering hands under any training scheme approved by the Minister; and(c)any other person employed on board the vessel who is engaged in duties which are not normally the duties of seamen.

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