Regulation 2

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —“approved” means approved by the Director or by an authorised organisation;“authorised organisation” means an organisation authorised by the Minister under section 116 of the Act for the survey or inspection of Singapore ships and the issue of any certificate under Part V of the Act;“crew accommodation” includes such sleeping rooms, mess rooms, sanitary accommodation, hospital accommodation and recreation accommodation as are provided for the use of the crew;“existing ship” means a ship which is not a new ship;“new MLC ship” means a ship to which the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Act 2014 (Act 6 of 2014) applies and of which the keel is laid, or which is at a similar stage of construction, on or after 20th August 2013;“new ship” means a ship of which the keel is laid, or which is at a similar stage of construction, on or after 1st December 1997 and includes all new MLC ships; “officer” means a person other than a master designated as such by the crew agreement made under section 53 of the Act or a seafarer’s employment agreement, as the case may be; “petty officer” means a rating serving in a supervisory position or a position of special responsibility who is designated as such by the crew agreement made under section 53 of the Act or a seafarer’s employment agreement, as the case may be; “rating” means a member of the crew other than the master or an officer;“ship” means a ship to which these Regulations apply;“special limit voyage” means a voyage within the following limits: from a point where the longitude 103° 00' East cuts the West coast of Johore, thence due South to latitude 00° 30' North, thence due East to longitude 105° 00' East, thence due North to latitude 01° 00' North, thence to the point 02° 00' North, 104° 15' East, thence due West to the coast of Johore and thence following the coast of Johore Westwards to the starting point;“special purpose ship” means a ship constructed in accordance with the Code of Safety for Special Purpose Ships adopted by the International Maritime Organization by resolution A 534 (XIII) as amended from time to time;“surveyor of ships” means a person appointed as a surveyor of ships under section 5 of the Act;“tons” means gross tonnage measured in accordance with the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) Regulations (Rg 12);“tug” means a ship constructed or adapted primarily to engage in towing or similar pursuits.