Singapore legislation

Regulation 5

of Merchant Shipping (Load Line) Regulations

Regulation 5

Exceptions

Subregulation 1

These Regulations shall not apply to —

(a)

ships of war;

(b)

wooden ships of primitive build not fitted with any mechanical means of propulsion;

(c)

ships solely employed in the fishing industry;

(d)

pleasure yachts not engaged in trade.

Subregulation 2

Nothing in these Regulations shall apply to ships solely navigating —

(a)

the Great Lakes of North America and the River St. Lawrence as far east as a rhumb line drawn from Cap des Rosiers to West Point, Anticosti Island, and, on the north side of Anticosti Island, the meridian of longitude 63°W;

(b)

the Caspian Sea;

(c)

the Plate, Parana and Uruguay Rivers as far east as a rhumb line drawn between Punta Rasa (Cabo San Antonio), Argentina, and Punta del Este, Uruguay.