Regulation 2

in the case of a Singapore ship, by the Director or an authorised organisation; and

in the case of any other ship, by or on behalf of the Administration;“authorised organisation” means an organisation authorised by regulations made under section 116 of the Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 179) for the purposes of surveying ships and issuing certificates under Part V of that Act;“ballast water record book” means the ballast water record book of the ship that is required to be on board a ship under regulation B‑2 of the Annex;“Contracting Party” means any State Party to the Ballast Water Management Convention;“FPSO” means a floating production storage and off-loading unit;“FSU” means a floating storage unit;“gross tonnage” means the gross tonnage calculated in accordance with the regulations in Annex 1 of the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969 and any amendment to it which has come into force and has been accepted by the Government, or any successor convention accepted by the Government;“GST” means the goods and services tax chargeable under the Goods and Services Tax Act 1993;“IBWM Certificate” means an international ballast water management certificate in the form prescribed in the Annex, that is —

issued by or on behalf of the Administration of any Contracting Party to the Ballast Water Management Convention under regulation E‑2 of the Annex; or

issued by another Contracting Party at the request of the Administration of any Contracting Party under regulation E‑3 of the Annex;“IMO” or “Organization” means the International Maritime Organization;“IOPP Certificate” has the same meaning as in regulation 2 of the Prevention of Pollution of the Sea (Oil) Regulations 2006 (G.N. No. S 685/2006);“owner”, in relation to a ship, includes any 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 the duties and responsibilities imposed by the International Safety Management Code;“Port Master” means the Port Master appointed under the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Act (Cap. 170A) and includes any Deputy Port Master;“relevant ship” means a ship other than any floating platform, FSU or FPSO that is fixed in position;“ship” means a vessel of any type whatsoever operating in the marine environment, and includes a submersible, a floating craft, a fixed or floating platform, an FSU and an FPSO;“Singapore ship” means a ship that is registered under Part II of the Merchant Shipping Act;“Type Approval Certificate” means a certificate issued by or on behalf of an Administration to certify that a ballast water management system is approved under regulation D‑3.1 of the Annex.