Regulation 2

any duly authorised employee of the Authority;

any police or customs officer; or

any person authorised by the Authority in writing for the purposes of these Regulations;“Class ‘A’ petroleum” means any petroleum that has a flash point less than 23° Celsius and includes liquefied petroleum gas;“Collision Regulations” means the Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Collisions at Sea) Regulations (Cap. 179, Rg 10);[Deleted by S 518/2017 wef 18/09/2017]“control centre” means any communication centre or any station, the purpose of which is to aid the direction, or control, of movements of shipping;“Cruise Bay” means the area of the port bounded by a line joining the position in 1°15.594'N 103°48.425'E on the coast of Tanjong Rimau to the position in 1°15.756'N 103°48.323'E on the coast of Tanjong Berlayer, thence eastward along the mainland coast to the position in 1°15.882'N 103°48.392'E, thence by a line to position 1°15.879'N 103°48.604'E, thence eastward along the mainland coast to the position in 1°15.784'N 103°49.395'E on the mainland coast, thence southward along the western side of the road link between the mainland coast and the Sentosa coast to the position in 1°15.454'N 103°49.384'E on the northern coast of Sentosa, thence westward along the northern coast of Sentosa to the point of origin in position 1°15.594'N 103°48.425'E at Tanjong Rimau;[Deleted by S 26/2005 wef 31/01/2005]“dangerous goods” has the same meaning as in regulation 35 of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Dangerous Goods, Petroleum and Explosives) Regulations 2005 (G.N. No. S 24/2005);“designated control centre” means any control centre designated by the Authority to receive and transmit telecommunications by radio for the purposes of these Regulations;“GT” means the gross tonnage of a vessel —

as determined in accordance with the provisions of the International Convention on Tonnage Measurements for Ships, where the vessel has an International Tonnage Certificate (ITC 69) issued under that Convention; or

in any other case, as stated in the vessel’s certificate of registry;[Deleted by S 26/2005 wef 31/01/2005]“height”, in relation to a vessel, means the height of the vessel measured vertically from the waterline of the vessel to the highest point of the vessel including its cargo, structure or equipment on board;“IMDG Code” means the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code issued by the International Maritime Organisation and such amendments to the Code from time to time as may be adopted by Singapore;“ISPS Code” has the same meaning as in Regulation 1 of Chapter XI-2 of the Safety Convention Regulations;[Deleted by S 518/2017 wef 18/09/2017]“laid-up”, in relation to any vessel, means the vessel is not under repair or actively employed;“length”, in relation to any vessel, means the length overall of the vessel;[Deleted by S 518/2017 wef 18/09/2017]“MARPOL 73/78” means the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (including its protocols, annexes and appendixes) which constitutes attachment 1 to the final act of the International Conference on Marine Pollution signed in London on 2nd November 1973, as modified and added to by the Protocol of 1978;“oil terminal” means any place having a permanent means of loading or discharging petroleum, whether in bulk or packaged, into or from any vessel;“operator”, in relation to a port facility, means a person other than the Authority who, for the time being, manages the port facility;“passenger” means any person carried in a ship, except —

a person employed or engaged in any capacity on board the ship on the business of the ship;

a person on board the ship either —

pursuant to the obligation on the master to carry shipwrecked, distressed or other persons; or

by reason of any circumstance that neither the master nor the charterer (if any) could have prevented or forestalled; and

a child below one year of age;“petroleum” includes —

the liquids commonly known by the names of Rock oil, Rangoon oil, Burma oil, kerosene, paraffin oil, petrol, gasoline, benzol, benzoline, benzine or naptha; and

any like flammable liquid, whether —

a natural product;

a product made from petroleum, coal, schist, shale or any other bituminous substance; or

a by-product of any substance mentioned in sub‑paragraph (i) or (ii);“port facility” has the same meaning as in Regulation 1 of Chapter XI-2 of the Safety Convention Regulations;“port facility security plan” means a plan approved by the Authority that is developed to ensure the application of measures designed to protect —

the port facility; and

ships, persons, cargo, cargo transport units and ship stores within the port facility,from the risks of a security incident;“recognised security organisation” has the same meaning as in Regulation 1 of Chapter XI-2 of the Safety Convention Regulations;“Safety Convention Regulations” means the Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Regulations (Cap. 179, Rg 11);[Deleted by S 518/2017 wef 18/09/2017]“security incident” has the same meaning as in Regulation 1 of Chapter XI-2 of the Safety Convention Regulations;“ship” means any type of vessel used in navigation by water, however propelled or moved, and includes —

a barge, lighter, mobile offshore drilling unit, high speed craft or other floating vessel; or

an air-cushioned vehicle or other similar craft used wholly or primarily in navigation by water;“Statement of Compliance” means a Statement of Compliance issued by the Authority in respect of a port facility under regulation 63C;“towage” means any operation in connection with holding, pushing, pulling, or moving, or attending for that purpose, any vessel;“underway”, in relation to a vessel, means that the vessel is not —

at anchor;

moored or berthed alongside a wharf or jetty;

made fast to the shore; or

aground.[Deleted by S 518/2017 wef 18/09/2017]