Singapore legislation

Regulation 61A

of Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Port) Regulations

Regulation 61A

Waterfront facility from which shore-based personnel depart

Amended byS 15/2021 wef 15/01/2021

Subregulation 1

A person who has the possession and management of any waterfront facility from which any shore-based personnel may leave, by harbour craft, to board a relevant vessel within the port must not allow an individual to so leave the waterfront facility in order to board that relevant vessel if the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the individual is shore-based personnel and —

(a)

the person knows, or ought reasonably to know, that the individual —

(i)

has a specified symptom or is otherwise physically unwell; or

(ii)

does not have such proof of the individual’s health and unlikelihood of the individual’s exposure to infectious diseases as the Port Master requires as to be necessary to ensure the health and safety of the passengers and members of the crew of the relevant vessel; or

(b)

the person intentionally or negligently does not inspect or otherwise ascertain whether the individual —

(i)

has a specified symptom or is otherwise physically unwell; or

(ii)

has proof of the individual’s health and unlikelihood of the individual’s exposure to infectious diseases as the Port Master requires as to be necessary to ensure the health and safety of the passengers and members of the crew of the relevant vessel.

Subregulation 2

Amended byS 15/2021 wef 15/01/2021

A person who has the possession and management of any waterfront facility from which a shore-based personnel may leave, by harbour craft, to board a relevant vessel within the port must, as far as is reasonably practicable, establish and apply appropriate procedures and controls (jointly with another or otherwise) that enable or facilitate contact tracing of every shore-based personnel who so leaves the waterfront facility in order to board that relevant vessel.