Singapore legislation
Regulation 59
of Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Port) Regulations
Regulation 59
Conditions for towing
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraph (2), no person may cause or permit a vessel or object to be towed in the port unless —
the approval of the Port Master is obtained and the towage is in accordance with any conditions that the Port Master may impose as may be necessary for the safety of navigation in the port; or
the towage is carried out in accordance with a public licence granted by the Authority under section 81 of the Act or an exemption granted by the Authority under section 118 of the Act.
Subregulation 2
Except with the approval of the Port Master, no person may cause or permit a vessel to be towed in the Western Sector between 7 p.m. and 6.30 a.m. the following morning.
Subregulation 3
An approval of the Port Master mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) or (2) may be granted for a specific voyage or for a period of time.
Subregulation 4
In this regulation, “Western Sector” means the area of the port bounded by a line joining the position in 1°15.784'N 103°49.395'E on the mainland coast at Cruise Bay, thence southward along the western side of the road link between the mainland coast and Sentosa coast to a point in position 1°15.454'N 103°49.383'E on the northern coast of Sentosa, thence westward along the coast of Sentosa to a point in position 1°14.273'N 103°49.955'E, thence by a straight line to a point in position 1°13.978'N 103°50.186'E on the coast of Pulau Tekukor, thence along the western coast of Pulau Tekukor to a point in position 1°13.714'N 103°50.367'E, thence by a straight line to a point in position 1°13.337'N 103°50.587'E on the coast of Pulau Sakijang Bendera, thence along the western coast of Pulau Sakijang Bendera to a point in position at 1°12.898'N 103°50.963'E, thence by a straight line to a point along the Singapore Port Limit in position 1°12.396'N 103°51.397'E, thence westward along the Singapore Port Limit to a point in position 1°16.981'N 103°36.370'E, thence by a straight line to the mainland coast at Tuas View in position 1°17.446'N 103°37.149'E, thence along the coast of Singapore to the point of origin in position 1°15.784'N 103°49.395'E at Cruise Bay.