22. Seamen previously registered deemed to be registered
Feedback & supportSeamen who immediately prior to the commencement of this Act were registered under the provisions of the Seamen’s Registry Board Act* shall be deemed to be registered under this Act.* Repealed by the former section 29 of this Act which is omitted as having had effect.
seamen
“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.