Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Dangerous Goods, Petroleum and Explosives) Regulations 2005 (1996, MPASA-S24-2005)

Q: Is Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Dangerous Goods, Petroleum and Explosives) Regulations 2005 still in force?

Yes — Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Dangerous Goods, Petroleum and Explosives) Regulations 2005 is currently in force.

Q: Where can I read the official version of Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Dangerous Goods, Petroleum and Explosives) Regulations 2005?

The official text of Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Dangerous Goods, Petroleum and Explosives) Regulations 2005 is published at sso.agc.gov.sg.

Regulation 3

Compliance with this Part

Subregulation 1

No person shall within the port —

(a)

handle, import, export, load, discharge, transport or otherwise deal with petroleum; or (b)cause or permit petroleum to be handled, imported, exported, loaded, discharged, transported or otherwise dealt with,except in accordance with this Part and the recommendations made by IMO that are accepted by the Authority.

Subregulation 2

If there is a conflict between these Regulations and the recommendations made by IMO referred to in paragraph (1), these Regulations shall prevail.

Regulation 4

Exemption from this Part

This Part shall not apply to the carriage of petroleum in properly sealed containers where the aggregate quantity of the petroleum does not exceed 25 litres.

Regulation 5

Power to board vessels

Subregulation 1

For the purposes of this Part, an authorised person may —

(a)

go on board any vessel within the port whenever he suspects that an offence against any provision of these Regulations has been, or is about to be, committed in or on any vessel; and

(b)

seek such assistance as may be necessary.

Subregulation 2

In paragraph (1), “authorised person” means the Port Master, an Inspector of Petroleum or the authorised representative of the Port Master or of the Director of Marine.

Regulation 6

Tests to determine class of petroleum

Subregulation 1

For the purposes of this Part —

(a)

to determine whether a sample of petroleum is Class ‘C’ petroleum, a test shall be carried out by means of the standard Pensky-Martens Closed Tester to determine its flash-point; and

(b)

to determine whether a sample of petroleum is of a class other than Class ‘C’ petroleum, a test shall be carried out by means of the standard Abel Closed Tester to determine its flash-point.

Subregulation 2

Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Authority may allow the determination of the class of petroleum to which a sample of petroleum belongs to be carried out by means of such other test as may be acceptable to the Authority.

Regulation 7

Restrictions on carriage of Class ‘A’ or ‘B’ petroleum

No person shall cause or permit Class ‘A’ petroleum or Class ‘B’ petroleum to be carried on board a vessel, other than any of the following vessels, within the port limits:

(a)

a vessel licensed under the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Harbour Craft) Regulations (Rg 3);

(b)

a vessel certified by a classification society recognised for this purpose by the Director of Marine as having been constructed to carry Class ‘A’ petroleum or Class ‘B’ petroleum either in bulk or in packages; or

(c)

a vessel certified by the Director of Marine as having been constructed to carry Class ‘A’ petroleum or Class ‘B’ petroleum either in bulk or in packages.

Regulation 8

Quantity of Class ‘A’ petroleum which may be carried on deck of vessel

The owner, agent or master of a vessel that is licensed to carry petroleum shall not cause or permit to be carried on the deck of the vessel a quantity of Class ‘A’ petroleum that exceeds —

(a)

500 litres, where the vessel is within any of the following areas:

(i)

the full extent of all rivers entering the port; or

(ii)

the area described in the Second Schedule; or

(b)

100,000 litres, where the vessel is in any other area of the port.

Regulation 9

Notice of arrival

The owner, agent or master of a vessel carrying Class ‘A’ petroleum or Class ‘B’ petroleum on board as cargo shall give notice of the vessel’s arrival at the port to the Port Master —

(a)

before the vessel arrives at the port; or

(b)

if it is impracticable to give notice before arrival at the port, upon arrival at the port.

Regulation 10

Notice of departure

The owner, agent or master of a vessel about to leave the port with Class ‘A’ petroleum or Class ‘B’ petroleum on board as cargo shall give notice to the Port Master of that fact.

Regulation 11

Directions on entering port

Subregulation 1

No person shall cause or permit a vessel that is carrying Class ‘A’ petroleum or Class ‘B’ petroleum as the whole or part of the vessel’s cargo or that carried such petroleum as the whole or part of the vessel’s last cargo to proceed to —

(a)

any place within the port unless the following parts of the vessel have been certified free from flammable vapour by an Inspector of Petroleum:

(i)

all cargo compartments and systems connected with the carriage of Class ‘A’ petroleum or Class ‘B’ petroleum; and

(ii)

such other parts of the vessel as an Inspector thinks necessary; or

(b)

any local shipyard or repair facility, unless an Inspector has inspected the fuel oil tanks of the vessel and is satisfied that the petroleum vapour in the tanks is 50% of the lower explosive limit or below 50% of the lower explosive limit.

Subregulation 2

Paragraph (1)(a) shall not apply to a vessel proceeding to a petroleum anchorage, a special anchorage or an oil terminal.

Regulation 12

Loading and discharging and other operations

Subregulation 1

No person shall load or discharge petroleum within the port except at such place or places as the Authority may allow.

Subregulation 2

A person who wishes to ballast or gas-free any vessel within the port after the carriage of petroleum in the vessel shall notify the Port Master who may —

(a)

direct where the ballasting or gas-freeing operations are to be carried out; and

(b)

impose such conditions in respect of the ballasting or gas-freeing operations as the Port Master thinks fit.

Regulation 13

Restrictions on cleaning or gas-freeing of tanks

Subregulation 1

No person shall cause or permit the cleaning or gas-freeing of a vessel’s tanks unless he has applied for and obtained the written permission of the Port Master.

Subregulation 2

An application for permission under paragraph (1) shall be accompanied by full details of the arrangements proposed for the disposal of sludge, residue or waste material.

Subregulation 3

The owner of the vessel, the person-in-charge of the vessel and the person-in-charge of the tank-cleaning or gas-freeing operations shall ensure that no person employed in the cleaning or gas-freeing of the tanks —

(a)

smokes; or (b)carries or takes into the tank any matches or other substance that produces, or is capable of producing, a fire or spark.

Regulation 14

Compliance with acceptable standards of safety

The owner or operator of a wharf at which a vessel loads or discharges Class ‘A’ petroleum or Class ‘B’ petroleum shall ensure that all loading, discharging or ballasting operations are carried out in accordance with safety standards acceptable to the Authority, including the safety guidelines set out in the International Safety Guide for Oil Tankers and Terminals, as amended from time to time.

Regulation 15

Compliance with specific safety measures

The owner, agent or master of a vessel shall provide —

(a)

a competent member of the engine room staff to be available to operate fire pumps or other fire extinguishing apparatus on the vessel;

(b)

a sufficient number of crew members to adequately assist the person referred to in paragraph (a) and the engineer;

(c)

in the case of a vessel on which petroleum is loaded or discharged or on which ballasting, tank-cleaning or gas-freeing operations are carried out, a sufficient number of officers and men to carry out the loading, discharging or operations efficiently at all times and, if necessary, to move the vessel; and

(d)

a watchman to be stationed at each gangway leading to the vessel —

(i)

to prevent smoking by any person on or near the vessel;

(ii)

to prevent access onto the vessel by any unauthorised person; and

(iii)

to warn all persons on or near the vessel that flammable goods are being handled on the vessel.

Regulation 16

Restrictions on hot work, high speed drilling and other similar operations

No person shall cause or permit any hot work, high speed drilling or other similar operation to be carried out on any waterfront facility or vessel within the port limits during the handling, storing, stowing, loading, discharging or transporting of petroleum on the waterfront facility or vessel.

Regulation 17

Carrying out of hot work, high speed drilling or other similar operations or ship-breaking or dismantling operations

Subregulation 1

The owner of a shipyard or his employee or agent who has control over any works to be carried out in a shipyard shall ensure that the following works shall not be carried out in the shipyard or in any compartment or pipeline of a vessel which contains, or had contained, petroleum unless a certificate is issued in respect of the work to be carried out:

(a)

hot work or high speed drilling; and

(b)

other fire, spark or heat producing operation.

Subregulation 2

The owner, agent or master of a vessel shall ensure that no hot work, high speed drilling or any other fire, spark or heat producing operation is carried out on or in any vessel at any petroleum anchorage or dangerous goods anchorage.

Subregulation 3

The owner, agent or master of a vessel that is within the port shall ensure that no hot work, high speed drilling or any other fire, spark or heat producing operation is carried out —

(a)

on or in the vessel if the vessel carried petroleum as the whole or part of her last cargo; or

(b)

on or in any compartment or pipeline of the vessel that contained petroleum,unless a certificate is issued in respect of the work to be carried out.

Subregulation 4

The owner, agent or master of a vessel shall ensure that no ship-breaking or dismantling operation is carried out on the vessel unless a certificate is issued in respect of the work to be carried out.

Subregulation 5

This regulation shall not apply to the carrying out of any hot work for which a hot-work permit has been issued under regulation 40 of the Factories (Shipbuilding and Ship-repairing) Regulations (Cap. 104, Rg 11).

Regulation 18

Issue of certificate of freedom from flammable vapour

Subregulation 1

The certificate that is required for the purposes referred to in regulation 17(1), (3) and (4) shall be a certificate of freedom from flammable vapour.

Subregulation 2

An application for a certificate for a purpose referred to in regulation 17(1), (3) or (4) shall be made by the master of the vessel concerned or by a person who is in charge of the works proposed to be carried out to or on the vessel.

Subregulation 3

In considering whether to issue a certificate, an Inspector of Petroleum may, if he considers it necessary —

(a)

require the applicant to provide any information; and

(b)

examine the vessel or any part thereof.

Subregulation 4

In issuing a certificate under this regulation, the Inspector of Petroleum may impose such conditions as he thinks fit.

Subregulation 5

A certificate shall not be valid if, after the certificate has been issued —

(a)

any pipeline, valve, heating coil or pump on the vessel is altered; (b)the scale or sediment is removed from a compartment of the vessel; or

(c)

the ballast conditions of the vessel have been changed.

Regulation 19

Display of certificate of freedom from flammable vapour

Subregulation 1

Subject to paragraph (2), where a certificate has been issued, the master of the vessel shall —

(a)

display a copy of the certificate prominently at the main gangway to the vessel or, if this is not practicable, at the main access to the vessel at all times; and

(b)

produce the certificate on the request of any authorised officer or any person who is empowered or authorised under any written law to request the production of such a certificate.

Subregulation 2

No person shall display any certificate that is forged or altered, or is invalid by virtue of regulation 18(5).

Regulation 20

Pump-room sea-suction valves

Subregulation 1

The owner, agent or master of a vessel carrying petroleum in bulk shall ensure that —

(a)

all pump-room sea-suction valves on the vessel are chain locked and sealed; (b)a record of the locking and sealing is made in an appropriate log book; and

(c)

no such seal is broken except in an emergency.

Subregulation 2

Where there is an emergency, the pump-room sea-suction valve may be opened on the authority of the master of the vessel who shall cause that fact and the nature of the emergency to be recorded in the log book referred to in paragraph (1)(b).

Regulation 21

Loading and discharging of petroleum in port

The owner, agent or master of a vessel onto or from which petroleum of any description is being loaded or discharged anywhere in the port shall —

(a)

ensure that all scuppers and overside deck openings are plugged so as to prevent the escape of any petroleum into the sea; and

(b)

ensure that towing-off wires are secured forward and aft and that such wires are —

(i)

capable of bearing any strain which may be necessary to be imposed upon them in towing-off the vessel;

(ii)

suspended such that the eyes shall not be more than 2 metres above the level of the sea; and

(iii)

of such length as to provide an effective towing length of not less than 50 metres.

Regulation 22

Use of specific anchorages and terminals

Subject to section 43 of the Act, the owner, agent or master of a vessel loaded with Class ‘A’ petroleum or Class ‘B’ petroleum shall not cause or permit the vessel to anchor or berth within the port limits except —

(a)

within a petroleum anchorage or a special anchorage, or at an oil terminal; or (b)with the permission of the Port Master.

Regulation 23

Limit to time within which petroleum may remain in wharf, etc.

No person shall cause or permit petroleum to be placed on a wharf, the foreshore or other similar place for a period of time longer than is reasonably necessary for the loading or discharging of the petroleum or for the petroleum to be transported.

Regulation 24

Limit to time within which vessels may remain in port

The owner, agent or master of a vessel, which has on board as cargo any Class ‘A’ petroleum or Class ‘B’ petroleum, whether for transport or storage, shall ensure that —

(a)

the vessel does not remain within the port limits except in a petroleum anchorage or at an oil terminal; and

(b)

the vessel does not remain within the port limits for a period of time longer than is reasonably necessary for the loading or discharging, or ballasting after discharge, of such petroleum.

Regulation 25

Prohibition on handling by night

Subregulation 1

No person shall cause or permit Class ‘A’ petroleum to be loaded or discharged onto or from any vessel or otherwise handled on any vessel between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m., except for the loading or discharging of such petroleum in bulk onto or from any vessel constructed for the carriage of petroleum in bulk.

Subregulation 2

No person shall cause or permit general cargo to be handled between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. on any vessel on which there is Class ‘A’ petroleum in bulk unless he has obtained the written permission of the Port Master.

Regulation 26

Conditions of discharge

Subregulation 1

No person shall cause or permit Class ‘A’ petroleum or Class ‘B’ petroleum to be discharged within the port from any vessel unless the owner, agent or master of the vessel has applied for and obtained —

(a)

the permission of the Port Master; and

(b)

in the case of a vessel berthed or moored at a wharf, the permission of the terminal manager.

Subregulation 2

The Port Master and the terminal manager may each, in granting his permission, impose such conditions as he thinks fit.

Regulation 27

Appointment of Inspectors of Petroleum

Subregulation 1

The Authority may appoint Inspectors of Petroleum who may each —

(a)

board any vessel that is carrying petroleum on board, or that is being prepared to carry petroleum, for the purpose of —

(i)

examining the vessel and its cargo; or

(ii)

taking and testing samples of the petroleum being carried; and

(b)

board any vessel that has carried Class ‘A’ petroleum or Class ‘B’ petroleum as the whole or part of the vessel’s last cargo for the purpose of certifying that the vessel, or such part of the vessel that is accessible, is in the opinion of the Inspector of Petroleum free from flammable vapour.

Subregulation 2

The taking and testing of samples under paragraph (1) shall be carried out in accordance with such procedures and standards as the Authority may determine.

Regulation 28

Carriage of packaged petroleum

When packaged petroleum is carried on board a vessel, the owner, agent or master of the vessel shall ensure that the carriage of packaged petroleum complies with the provisions in the IMDG Code.

Regulation 29

Restrictions on handling of Class ‘A’ petroleum

No person shall cause or permit any packaged petroleum product or dangerous goods of any description to be handled on a vessel while the vessel is engaged in —

(a)

loading or discharging Class ‘A’ petroleum in bulk; or

(b)

ballasting after discharging of Class ‘A’ petroleum in bulk.

Regulation 30

Leaking or damaged receptacle

Subregulation 1

No person shall cause or permit a leaking receptacle containing petroleum to be placed on board any vessel.

Subregulation 2

The owner, agent or master of a vessel in which there is a leaking or damaged receptacle containing petroleum shall —

(a)

ensure that all loading and discharging operations cease immediately on discovery of the leak or damage; (b)inform the Port Master and, if the vessel is berthed at a wharf or terminal, the terminal manager, of the leaking or damaged receptacle as soon as possible; and

(c)

comply with all directions of —

(i)

the Port Master or his authorised representative; and

(ii)

if the vessel is berthed at a wharf or terminal, the terminal manager,relating to the handling and storage of the leaking or damaged receptacle.

Regulation 31

Safety measures

Subregulation 1

The owner, agent or master of a vessel shall ensure that no person is permitted to enter or remain in a compartment of a vessel that contained petroleum unless he has taken or caused to be taken all precautions to guard against the ignition of flammable vapour and the toxic effect of the flammable vapour.

Subregulation 2

The owner, agent or master of a vessel shall ensure that no person is permitted to work in a compartment of a vessel that contained petroleum unless —

(a)

the compartment is efficiently ventilated by spark free equipment;

(b)

all tools and equipment used are of a non-sparking type;

(c)

the person working in the compartment does not —

(i)

carry on his person matches or other means of ignition; or (ii)wear any footwear in the compartment which is liable to cause any spark;

(d)

not less than one set of efficient breathing apparatus and 2 efficient life lines are placed near to the access to the compartment and are ready for immediate use;

(e)

the lighting provided is adequate for the purpose of the work to be done and is of an intrinsically safe type; and

(f)

any work to be carried out is done so under the personal supervision of a responsible person who is —

(i)

fully conversant with these Regulations and the relevant provisions of the Factories Act (Cap. 104) and of any other written law; and

(ii)

approved by the master of the vessel.

Subregulation 3

No person shall cause or permit naked or artificial light, other than an intrinsically safe self-contained light, to be used in the hold of any vessel on which petroleum is or was carried.

Subregulation 4

No person shall cause or permit radio receiving sets, including transistor sets, to be brought or kept in any hold or compartment containing petroleum.

Subregulation 5

The owner, agent or master of a vessel shall ensure that no fire alarm point or emergency call box is located at any part of the vessel where it is likely to be rendered inactive by an explosion.

Regulation 32

Precautions to prevent accident

Subregulation 1

The owner, agent or master of a vessel on which petroleum is loaded or discharged, or on which ballasting, tank-cleaning or gas-freeing operations are carried out, shall ensure that the vessel is equipped and managed such that every reasonable precaution is taken to prevent fire, explosion, implosion or accident.

Subregulation 2

No owner, agent or master of a vessel shall cause or permit any ship-to-ship transfer of petroleum other than normal bunkering within the port unless he has obtained the permission of the Port Master.

Subregulation 3

The Port Master may, in granting his permission, impose such conditions as he thinks fit.

Regulation 33

Unsafe equipment

The owner, agent or master of a vessel engaged in the transport or storage of petroleum shall ensure that the vessel is equipped, managed and handled such that —

(a)

all reasonable precautions are taken against the incidence of mishap or accident of any kind; and (b)all equipment and fittings on the vessel are reasonably safe.

Regulation 34

Exhibition of warning notices

The owner, agent or master of a vessel on which petroleum is loaded or discharged, or on which ballasting, tank-cleaning or gas-freeing operations are carried out, shall ensure that —

(a)

notices in the appropriate language prohibiting smoking, naked lights and unauthorised visitors are prominently exhibited at the gangways and every part of the vessel from which a person may gain access to the vessel; and

(b)

notices in the appropriate language prohibiting any unauthorised craft from approaching within a distance of 200 metres of the vessel are prominently exhibited on —

(i)

the off-shore side of the vessel, where the vessel is alongside a wharf; and

(ii)

on both sides of the vessel, in any other case.

Regulation 1

Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Dangerous Goods, Petroleum and Explosives) Regulations 2005 and shall come into operation on 31st January 2005.

Regulation 2

Definitions

Amended byS 140/2025 wef 01/03/2025

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 140/2025 wef 01/03/2025

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —[Deleted by S 140/2025 wef 01/03/2025][Deleted by S 140/2025 wef 01/03/2025](2) In these Regulations, a reference to any special anchorage, petroleum anchorage, quarantine anchorage, immigration anchorage, explosives anchorage or dangerous goods anchorage means an anchorage —

(a)

designated as such under the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Port) Regulations (Rg 7); or

(b)

declared as such by the Port Master under section 43(d) of the Act.

Definition

“approved magazine” means any magazine constructed in accordance with the recommendations laid down by IMO;

Definition

“approved wharf” means a wharf approved by the Authority for the purposes of these Regulations;

Definition

“arms” includes —

(a)

arms, air-guns, air-pistols, automatic guns, automatic pistols, or any other kind of gun from which —

(i)

a shot, bullet or other missile can be discharged; or

(ii)

noxious fumes can be emitted,and any component part of such arms; and

(b)

bayonets, swords, daggers, spears and spearheads;

Definition

“authorised officer” means —

(a)

an employee of the Authority authorised by the Authority for the purposes of these Regulations;

(b)

a police officer or customs officer; or

(c)

any other person authorised by the Authority in writing for the purposes of these Regulations;

Definition

“certificate” means a certificate of freedom from flammable vapour issued by an Inspector of Petroleum under regulation 18;

Definition

“Class ‘A’ petroleum” means any petroleum the flash-point of which is less than 23 degrees Celsius and includes liquefied petroleum gas;

Definition

“Class ‘B’ petroleum” means any petroleum the flash-point of which is 23 degrees Celsius or more but less than 60 degrees Celsius;

Definition

“Class ‘C’ petroleum” means any petroleum the flash-point of which is 60 degrees Celsius or more;

Definition

“dangerous cargoes” —

(a)

means any of the following cargoes, whether packaged, carried in bulk packagings or in bulk:

(i)

oils covered by Annex I of MARPOL 73/78;

(ii)

gases covered by the Codes for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk;

(iii)

noxious liquid substances or chemicals, including wastes covered by the Codes for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk and Annex II of MARPOL 73/78;

(iv)

dangerous, hazardous and harmful substances, materials and articles, including environmentally hazardous substances (marine pollutants) and wastes, covered by the IMDG Code; or

(v)

solid bulk materials possessing chemical hazards and solid bulk materials hazardous only in bulk (MHBs) including wastes, covered by Appendix B of the Code of Safe Practice for Solid Bulk Cargoes; and

(b)

includes any empty uncleaned packagings (such as tank-containers, receptacles, intermediate bulk containers (IBCs), bulk packagings, portable tanks or tank vehicles) which previously contained dangerous cargoes unless the packagings have been —

(i)

sufficiently cleaned of residue of the dangerous cargoes, and purged of vapours, so as to nullify any hazard; or

(ii)

filled with a non-dangerous substance;

Definition

“dangerous goods” means dangerous cargoes in packaged form;

Definition

“explosive” means any substance (including a mixture of substances), material or article which is or may be classified as Class 1 goods in accordance with the IMDG Code;

Amended byS 140/2025 wef 01/03/2025

Definition

“First Schedule dangerous goods” means any substance or article specified in the First Schedule;

Definition

“hot work” includes any repair or alteration involving chipping, grinding, drilling, riveting, welding, burning, or other fire, spark or heat producing operation;

Definition

“IMDG Code” means the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code issued by IMO and such amendment thereto from time to time as may be adopted by Singapore;

Definition

“IMO” means the International Maritime Organisation;

Definition

“in bulk” means a homogeneous cargo stored loose in a free flowing tank and which must be handled by pumping;

Definition

“Inspector” means an inspector appointed under the Petroleum Act (Cap. 229) or an Inspector of Petroleum;

Definition

“Inspector of Dangerous Goods” means a person appointed as an Inspector of Dangerous Goods under regulation 69;

Definition

“Inspector of Petroleum” means a person appointed as an Inspector of Petroleum under regulation 27;

Definition

“MARPOL 73/78” means the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (including its protocols, annexes and appendices) 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;

Definition

“oil terminal” means any place having permanent means of loading or discharging petroleum, whether in bulk or packaged, into or from any vessel;

Definition

“petroleum” includes —

(a)

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 (b)any like flammable liquid, which is —

(i)

a natural product; (ii)a product made from petroleum, coal, schist, shale or any other bituminous substance; or (iii)a by-product of a substance referred to in sub‑paragraph (i) or (ii);

Definition

“terminal manager” means a terminal manager, any person in charge of a wharf, or a representative of the terminal manager or person in charge of the wharf.

Regulation 35

Coverage of dangerous goods

In this Part, “dangerous goods” —

(a)

means any goods to which the IMDG Code applies and that are in packaged form; and

(b)

includes empty receptacles which were previously used for the carriage of such goods unless the receptacles have been rendered safe.

Regulation 36

Application of IMDG Code to these Regulations

The IMDG Code shall apply in the interpretation and construction of these Regulations except in so far as the Code may be expressly varied by anything contained in these Regulations.

Regulation 37

Exemption from this Part

This Part shall not apply to —

(a)

dangerous goods forming part of the equipment or stores of vessels in which they are carried if the quantity of such goods is considered reasonable by the Authority;

(b)

small quantities of dangerous goods taken as samples for the purposes of these Regulations; or

(c)

any person or vessel exempted by the Authority under section 118 of the Act.

Regulation 38

Compliance with this Part

Subregulation 1

No person shall within the port —

(a)

handle, import, export, load, discharge, transport or otherwise deal with dangerous goods; or (b)cause or permit dangerous goods to be handled, imported, exported, loaded, discharged, transported or otherwise dealt with, except in accordance with these Regulations, the IMDG Code and any other written law.

Subregulation 2

In the event of any conflict between these Regulations and the IMDG Code, these Regulations shall prevail.

Subregulation 3

If a vessel is carrying on board any goods of a dangerous nature to which the IMDG Code does not apply, the owner, agent or master of the vessel shall —

(a)

inform the Port Master that the goods are not expressly referred to in the IMDG Code; and

(b)

comply with all the directions of the Port Master relating to the goods.

Regulation 39

Powers of entry and search

The Port Master, an authorised officer or any public officer authorised by the Authority may —

(a)

enter any place, vessel or vehicle and search such place, vessel or vehicle or any person —

(i)

for the purpose of ensuring that the provisions of these Regulations are complied with; or (ii)if he has reasonable grounds for believing that an offence is being or was committed under these Regulations; and

(b)

seize any evidence of the commission of an offence under these Regulations.

Regulation 40

Notice of arrival

Subregulation 1

The owner, agent or master of a vessel arriving in the port and carrying dangerous cargoes shall —

(a)

not less than 24 hours before the arrival of the vessel, give notice of its arrival to the Port Master;

(b)

furnish a list of the dangerous goods on the vessel to the Port Master stipulating the technical names, the quantity and the class of the goods according to the IMDG Code; and

(c)

provide such information relating to the dangerous cargoes on the vessel, whether in bulk or packaged form, as may be required by the Port Master from time to time.

Subregulation 2

Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Port Master may require such shorter notice as he may determine.

Subregulation 3

In the case of a vessel that is to be berthed at a wharf, the notice shall also be given to the terminal manager.

Subregulation 4

Where it is impracticable to give notice 24 hours before the arrival of the vessel in the port as required under paragraph (1), notice of the arrival of the vessel in the port shall be given immediately upon its arrival.

Regulation 41

Master to carry special list, manifest or detailed stowage plan

Subregulation 1

The master of a vessel shall cause to be carried on the vessel —

(a)

a special list or manifest setting out the classification and location of all dangerous cargoes on board the vessel; or

(b)

a detailed stowage plan which identifies by class all dangerous cargoes on board the vessel and sets out the location of such dangerous cargoes.

Subregulation 2

A copy of these documents shall be made available to the Port Master, if so required by him.

Regulation 42

Packing, labelling and marking of dangerous goods

The owner, agent or master of a vessel shall ensure that the packing, labelling and marking of dangerous goods on board the vessel is in accordance with the recommendations set out in the IMDG Code and the specific requirements of the Authority.

Regulation 43

Notice and permission required for discharging of dangerous goods

Subregulation 1

The owner, agent or master of a vessel from which dangerous goods are intended to be removed or discharged in the port shall give notice of such intention and the nature and character of the goods to —

(a)

the Port Master; and

(b)

the terminal manager or (where there is no terminal manager) the occupier of the wharf, if it is intended to remove or discharge dangerous goods at a wharf.

Subregulation 2

No owner, agent or master of a vessel shall remove or discharge dangerous goods in the port unless he has obtained the permission of the Port Master and terminal manager or (where there is no terminal manager) the occupier of the wharf.

Subregulation 3

The Port Master and the terminal manager or occupier of the wharf may each, in granting his permission under paragraph (2), impose such conditions as he thinks fit.

Subregulation 4

The owner, agent or master of a vessel who discharges goods of a flammable, explosive or dangerous nature onto a wharf shall, if required by notice by the Port Master, remove, destroy or render innocuous the whole or any part of the goods if the goods were discharged without complying with paragraph (1) or (2).

Subregulation 5

Any person who fails to comply with the notice referred to in paragraph (4) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $2,000 for every day or part thereof during which the notice is not complied with.

Subregulation 6

Notwithstanding paragraphs (4) and (5), if the goods are not removed, destroyed or rendered innocuous within the time given in the notice under paragraph (4) —

(a)

the terminal manager or (where there is no terminal manager) the occupier of the wharf may cause the goods to be disposed of or render the goods innocuous, without paying compensation; and

(b)

the owner, agent or master of the vessel discharging the goods shall, in addition to any liability for damages, be liable to the terminal manager or occupier of the wharf for all expenses incurred under sub-paragraph (a).

Regulation 44

Loading of dangerous cargoes and goods

Subregulation 1

No owner, agent or master of a vessel shall permit any dangerous goods to be taken on board for carriage in the vessel unless the shipper of the dangerous goods furnishes the owner, agent or master of the vessel with a declaration that the shipment offered for carriage is properly packaged and marked, labelled or placarded —

(a)

in accordance with these Regulations; and

(b)

in such manner that the goods are in a fit and proper condition for carriage in accordance with the recommendations set out in the IMDG Code.

Subregulation 2

The declaration shall indicate —

(a)

the identity of the dangerous goods with the correct technical name; and (b)the class to which the dangerous goods belong according to the IMDG Code.

Subregulation 3

Dangerous cargoes in bulk shall not be loaded onto a vessel for carriage in that vessel if the owner, agent or master of the vessel —

(a)

knows or ought to know that the dangerous cargoes cannot be carried safely in bulk to the destination to which they are consigned; or

(b)

fails to comply with any provision of these Regulations and the relevant provisions of the IMO’s codes for ships carrying dangerous cargoes in bulk.

Subregulation 4

The owner, agent or master of a vessel onto which dangerous goods are intended to be loaded —

(a)

shall, not less than 24 hours before the loading of the dangerous goods, give notice of that intention to the Port Master; and

(b)

shall not load the dangerous goods until he has obtained the Port Master’s permission.

Subregulation 5

Notwithstanding paragraph (4), the Port Master may, in his discretion, allow a shorter period of notice.

Subregulation 6

If the owner, agent or master intends to load dangerous goods onto a vessel at a wharf, the permission of the terminal manager shall also be obtained.

Regulation 45

Passage through prohibited area

No person shall cause or permit a vessel carrying First Schedule dangerous goods to proceed into or through a prohibited area of the port set out under regulation 45 of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Port) Regulations (Rg 7) unless he has obtained the written permission of the Port Master.

Regulation 46

Restrictions on night movements of vessels carrying First Schedule dangerous goods

Subregulation 1

No person shall, without the permission of the Port Master, cause or permit a vessel carrying First Schedule dangerous goods to be under way within the port limits between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m.

Subregulation 2

Nothing in this regulation shall —

(a)

prevent a vessel —

(i)

from entering the port to proceed to any quarantine anchorage or immigration anchorage; or

(ii)

from leaving the port directly from any explosives wharf, dangerous goods wharf, explosives anchorage or dangerous goods anchorage; or

(b)

apply to a vessel (other than a harbour craft) —

(i)

unberthing from any explosives anchorage or dangerous goods anchorage; or

(ii)

proceeding from any explosives wharf or dangerous goods wharf to —

(A)

any explosives anchorage or dangerous goods anchorage; or

(B)

direct to sea.

Subregulation 3

In this regulation —

Definition

“dangerous goods wharf” means a wharf approved by the Authority for the purposes of loading or unloading dangerous goods;

Definition

“explosives wharf” means a wharf approved by the Authority for the purposes of loading or unloading explosives.

Regulation 47

First Schedule dangerous goods prohibited alongside wharf

Subregulation 1

No person shall cause or permit a vessel carrying First Schedule dangerous goods to be berthed alongside any wharf unless he has obtained the permission of the Port Master and the terminal manager.

Subregulation 2

The Port Master and the terminal manager may each, in granting his permission, impose such conditions as he thinks fit.

Regulation 48

Anchoring and mooring

Subregulation 1

Except for the purpose of obtaining quarantine or immigration clearance, no person shall cause or permit a vessel carrying First Schedule dangerous goods to moor or anchor at any place other than an explosives anchorage or a dangerous goods anchorage unless he has obtained the permission of the Port Master.

Subregulation 2

No person shall cause or permit a vessel to anchor or moor within any explosives anchorage, or dangerous goods anchorage unless —

(a)

the vessel is being used for loading, discharging or carrying explosives or dangerous goods, as the case may be; or

(b)

it is intended that the vessel be used for loading or discharging explosives or dangerous goods, as the case may be.

Regulation 49

Permission required for harbour craft to enter designated anchorages

Subregulation 1

No person shall cause or permit a harbour craft to enter such places as are designated as petroleum anchorages, explosives anchorages or dangerous goods anchorages unless he has obtained the permission of the Port Master.

Subregulation 2

The Port Master may, in granting his permission, impose such conditions as he thinks fit.

Regulation 50

First Schedule dangerous goods to be conveyed to harbour craft at anchorage or landing place

Subregulation 1

No person shall cause or permit a harbour craft to carry First Schedule dangerous goods within the limits of the port unless the harbour craft is —

(a)

licensed under the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Harbour Craft) Regulations (Rg 3); and

(b)

permitted by the Port Master to carry First Schedule dangerous goods.

Subregulation 2

Subject to regulation 49 —

(a)

First Schedule dangerous goods shall only be conveyed directly to a harbour craft referred to in paragraph (1) from any other vessel or to any other vessel from such harbour craft; and

(b)

such conveyance shall only be permitted in an anchorage or at a landing place designated from time to time by the Port Master for the loading or discharging of First Schedule dangerous goods and explosives.

Subregulation 3

No person shall cause or permit a harbour craft containing dangerous goods to be loaded in such a manner as to cause any portion of the band specified in item 35 in the First Schedule to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Port) Regulations (Rg 7) to be submerged.

Regulation 51

Handling of dangerous goods at wharf

Subregulation 1

The owner or person in control of dangerous goods shall ensure that any dangerous goods that are discharged onto any wharf are removed from the wharf with all convenient speed.

Subregulation 2

The owner or person in control of the dangerous goods may deposit or store those goods on a wharf during transit only if —

(a)

he has obtained the permission of the Port Master and the terminal manager; and

(b)

he has complied with the requirements of any other relevant authority and any other applicable written law.

Regulation 52

Landing or loading at authorised places

Subject to regulation 47, no person shall cause or permit First Schedule dangerous goods to be loaded or discharged from a vessel at any place other than —

(a)

a landing place designated by the Port Master under regulation 50(2); or (b)a petroleum anchorage, an explosives anchorage or a dangerous goods anchorage.

Regulation 53

Restrictions on loading or discharging of First Schedule dangerous goods at night

Subregulation 1

No person shall cause or permit any First Schedule dangerous goods to be loaded or discharged within the limits of the port between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. unless he has obtained the permission of the Port Master.

Subregulation 2

No person shall cause or permit any First Schedule dangerous goods to be loaded or discharged alongside any wharf between 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. unless he has obtained the permission of the Port Master.

Subregulation 3

Paragraph (2) shall not apply to any First Schedule dangerous goods contained in containers or portable tanks that are 6.1 metres in length or more and equipped with corner castings to facilitate handling by mechanical equipment.

Subregulation 4

Notwithstanding paragraph (3), the Port Master may prohibit the loading or discharging of the goods referred to in that paragraph if he is of the opinion that it is not safe for the goods to be loaded or discharged.

Regulation 54

Precautionary measures for carriage of spontaneously combustible substances

No person shall cause or permit a substance capable of spontaneous combustion to be taken on board any vessel for carriage as cargo unless such precautionary measures, as may be appropriate in the circumstances of each case, are taken to prevent the spontaneous combustion of the substance.

Regulation 55

General safety precautions on vessels

Where a vessel is engaged in the loading, discharging or carrying of dangerous goods, the owner, agent or master of the vessel shall ensure that —

(a)

the vessel is ready to shift berth at full power at immediate notice if necessary;

(b)

a ship’s officer is present who —

(i)

shall be responsible for ensuring that the prescribed safety measures are taken; and (ii)shall remain on duty until relieved by an equally competent person;

(c)

an efficient ship’s fire-fighting party is ready for duty instantly when required;

(d)

a regular and efficient fire patrol is maintained on board the vessel; (e)an adequate pressure of water for fire-fighting is available at all times;

(f)

at least 2 efficient fire extinguishers appropriate in the circumstances are at all times ready for use in the immediate vicinity of the place in which the dangerous goods are being transported or handled; (g)a competent watchman is stationed at each gangway, and every other part of the vessel from which a person may gain access to the vessel, to prevent the boarding of the vessel by any unauthorised person;

(h)

adequate notices in the appropriate languages with pictorial representations are posted prominently at the following places to prohibit smoking, and the use of naked lights, except in places authorised by the master of the vessel:

(i)

on both sides of the deck of the vessel; and

(ii)

at the forward and after end of each hold or compartment containing dangerous goods;

(i)

an efficient anchor and cable is at all times ready to be released or cast away and, in the case of an anchor, power is available to weigh anchor immediately if required;

(j)

no radio communication device or electronic equipment is permitted in any hold or compartment containing First Schedule dangerous goods;

(k)

no fire alarm point or emergency call box is located where it is likely to be rendered inactive by an explosion;

(l)

any gear required to be used in any operation involved in the loading or discharging of dangerous goods is —

(i)

in good order and condition;

(ii)

of sufficient strength; and (iii)suitable in all other respects for the operation;

(m)

all reasonable precautions are taken to prevent damage occurring to any package or freight container containing dangerous goods;

(n)

the dangerous goods are not handled in weather conditions which may seriously increase the hazards presented by such goods; and

(o)

no person, who is under the influence of alcohol or drugs to such an extent that his judgment or actions are impaired, is allowed to participate in any operation involving the handling of dangerous goods or be present in the immediate areas where the dangerous goods are being transported or handled.

Regulation 56

Carriage of dangerous goods in passenger vessels

No person shall cause or permit dangerous goods to be taken on board a passenger vessel for carriage in that vessel if the dangerous goods are of a kind not recommended for such carriage by IMO.

Regulation 57

Dangerous goods to be removed from landing place without delay

The Port Master and the terminal manager may each, in his discretion —

(a)

take such steps to guard, remove, destroy or otherwise dispose of any dangerous goods that are not removed from, or not loaded onto, a vessel as are provided for in these Regulations; and

(b)

recover the expenses of so doing from the owner, agent or master of the vessel as a debt.

Regulation 58

Priority for loading and discharging First Schedule dangerous goods other than explosives

The owner, agent or master of a vessel shall ensure that First Schedule dangerous goods —

(a)

are discharged from a vessel before any other goods on board the vessel, except explosives, are discharged; and

(b)

are loaded on board the vessel after the completion of all other loading operations except for the loading of explosives.

Regulation 59

Dangerous goods not permitted in wharf unless properly described

No person shall cause or permit dangerous goods to pass over the premises of a wharf unless the contents of each package are packed and labelled in accordance with the recommendations of IMO.

Regulation 60

Vessel with leaking or damaged receptacle containing dangerous goods on board

Subregulation 1

No person shall cause or permit a vessel which has on board a leaking or damaged receptacle containing dangerous goods to enter the port unless he has obtained the permission of the Port Master.

Subregulation 2

The Port Master may, in granting his permission, impose such conditions as he thinks fit.

Regulation 61

Defective or damaged receptacles

Subregulation 1

No person shall cause or permit defective or damaged receptacles containing dangerous goods to be placed on any vessel or wharf unless he has obtained the permission of the Port Master.

Subregulation 2

The Port Master may, in granting his permission, impose such conditions as he thinks fit.

Regulation 62

Procedure upon discovery of leaking or damaged receptacle on vessel

The owner, agent or master of any vessel in which there is a leaking or damaged receptacle containing dangerous goods shall —

(a)

ensure that all loading and discharging operations cease immediately on discovery of the leak or damage;

(b)

inform the Port Master of the leaking or damaged receptacle as soon as possible; and

(c)

comply with all directions of the Port Master and the terminal manager relating to the handling and storage of the leaking or damaged receptacle.

Regulation 63

Inspection of packages of dangerous goods

Where an authorised officer requires a package of dangerous goods to be opened for inspection, the owner, agent or master of the vessel shall take the package on deck for the inspection and thereafter refasten the package and restow it without delay after the examination.

Regulation 64

Powers to stop operations

Amended byS 140/2025 wef 01/03/2025

The Port Master, a terminal manager, a police officer or an Inspector of Dangerous Goods may —

(a)

order a complete stoppage of all movement of dangerous goods on board a vessel if, in his opinion, any action is being taken that is hazardous or in any way contrary to any provision of this Part; and

(b)

seek such assistance as is necessary to enforce the order.

Regulation 65

Continuous supervision of harbour craft

Subregulation 1

The owner, agent or master of a harbour craft that is carrying, loading or discharging dangerous goods shall ensure that the harbour craft is, at all material times, continuously under the control of a person appointed by the owner, agent or master of the harbour craft and who is fully conversant with these Regulations.

Subregulation 2

The person appointed by the owner, agent or master shall ensure that all persons concerned with the carriage, loading or discharging of dangerous goods into or from a harbour craft comply with these Regulations in so far as these Regulations apply to those operations.

Regulation 66

Unauthorised person prohibited on board harbour craft

Where dangerous goods are carried on a harbour craft, the person controlling, or in charge of, the harbour craft shall not permit any person, other than a representative of the Authority, if any, or a crew member authorised by the owner of the harbour craft to remain on board the harbour craft.

Regulation 67

Prohibition on possession of means of ignition

No person shall have in his possession any of the following items in any harbour craft carrying, or being prepared to carry, dangerous goods of a flammable nature:

(a)

any matches, cigarette lighter or material that may be used for smoking;

(b)

any other means of ignition.

Regulation 68

Safe towage distance

Where a harbour craft is carrying First Schedule dangerous goods and is under tow astern by another vessel, the person controlling, or in charge of, the towing vessel shall ensure that the harbour craft is towed at a safe distance from the towing vessel.

Regulation 69

Appointment of Inspectors of Dangerous Goods

The Authority may appoint Inspectors of Dangerous Goods who may board any vessel having dangerous goods on board, or being prepared to carry dangerous goods, for the purpose of —

(a)

examining the vessel, or the vessel’s cargo; or

(b)

taking samples of the dangerous goods.

Regulation 70

Handling of First Schedule dangerous goods during bunkering operations

Subregulation 1

No person shall cause or permit First Schedule dangerous goods to be loaded or discharged while bunkering is in progress.

Subregulation 2

No person shall cause or permit bunkering operations to be carried out while First Schedule dangerous goods are handled unless adequate precautions are taken to prevent petroleum vapour from reaching the place in which dangerous goods are stowed.

Regulation 71

Prohibition of repair work

Subregulation 1

No person shall cause or permit repair work of any kind to be carried out in a hold of a vessel if the hold contains dangerous goods, unless he has obtained the permission of the Port Master.

Subregulation 2

No person shall cause or permit —

(a)

repair work which involves welding, burning or riveting; or (b)any other operation creating a risk of fire,to be carried out on board any vessel when dangerous goods are on board the vessel unless he has obtained the permission of the Port Master.

Subregulation 3

The Port Master may, in granting his permission under paragraph (1) or (2), impose such conditions as he thinks fit.

Regulation 72

Additional requirements for arms and explosives

Amended byS 140/2025 wef 01/03/2025S 140/2025 wef 01/03/2025

Subregulation 1

The provisions of this regulation shall apply where any arms or explosives are carried on board a vessel or are being loaded onto or discharged from a vessel.

Subregulation 2

The owner, agent or master of a vessel, and any person engaged in the carrying or loading of any arms or explosives onto the vessel (other than safety ammunition) which he knows or ought to know present a serious risk when carried on board the vessel as cargo shall ensure that the arms or explosives are not taken on board the vessel unless the arms or explosives are —

(a)

stowed in an approved magazine that is kept securely closed while the vessel is at sea; (b)effectively separated from detonators; and

(c)

stowed in a compartment in which all electrical apparatus and cables that are present in the compartment are of such design and used in such manner as to minimise the risk of fire or explosion.

Subregulation 3

[Deleted by S 140/2025 wef 01/03/2025]

Subregulation 4

Amended byS 140/2025 wef 01/03/2025

The owner, agent or master of a harbour craft on which explosives are carried and any person engaged in the carrying or loading of arms or explosives onto the harbour craft shall ensure that the following substances and articles are not carried on board the harbour craft:

(a)

bi-sulphide of carbon, petroleum, paraffin, naptha or other mineral oil;

(b)

spirit or any liquid or substance liable to give off flammable vapour;

(c)

any substance liable to spontaneous ignition;

(d)

any article which in the opinion of the Port Master or an authorised officer as conveyed to the owner, agent or master or the person engaged in the carrying or loading of explosives, is liable to cause fire or explosion; or (e)any other goods or articles except —

(i)

such articles as may be necessary for ensuring the safety of the goods and the harbour craft;

(ii)

food which does not require cooking; and (iii)clothing required by a person on board the vessel for his personal use.

Subregulation 5

Amended byS 140/2025 wef 01/03/2025

The owner, agent or master of a harbour craft and any person engaged in the carrying or loading of arms or explosives onto the harbour craft shall ensure that no fulminate, ammunition (which contains its own means of ignition) or fireworks shall be carried on board the harbour craft unless —

(a)

the fulminate, ammunition or fireworks are separated from any explosives that are not of the same class so as to prevent a fire or explosion occurring in one explosive from spreading to the other substances; and

(b)

the separation is made to the satisfaction of the Port Master or an authorised officer.

Subregulation 6

The owner, agent or master of a harbour craft onto or from which explosives are loaded, discharged or conveyed and any person engaged in the carrying or loading of arms or explosives onto the harbour craft shall ensure that, except with the written permission of the Port Master, no goods other than explosives shall be carried on board the harbour craft.

Subregulation 7

The owner, agent or master of a vessel and any person engaged in the carrying, loading or discharging of arms and explosives onto or from the vessel shall ensure that no radio communication device or any electronic equipment is operated when —

(a)

explosives are handled; or

(b)

compartments containing explosives are uncovered.

Subregulation 8

The owner, agent or master of a vessel and any person engaged in the carrying or loading of arms or explosives onto the vessel shall ensure that the explosives under various hazard divisions and the maximum quantity of such explosives that are carried on board the vessel at an explosives anchorage or at a wharf shall be as specified by the Port Master by notification in the Gazette.

Subregulation 9

If, through accident or in case of emergency, an explosive is dropped into the sea, the master of the vessel from which the explosive was dropped shall —

(a)

take immediate steps to recover the explosive by the safest possible means; and

(b)

inform the Port Master of the explosive dropping into the sea immediately by the most direct means.

Subregulation 10

The owner, agent or master of any vessel carrying explosives shall ensure that —

(a)

efficient lightning conductors shall be fitted to all wooden and steel masts on the vessel where the electrical conductivity of the rigging is defective; and

(b)

in the case of steel ships, steel masts shall be bonded to the hull or be provided with efficient lightning conductors.

Regulation 74

Dangerous cargoes to be handled only in approved wharves

No person shall undertake, cause or permit any activity relating to dangerous cargoes at any wharf unless such wharf is an approved wharf.

Regulation 75

Notices, approvals, permissions, submissions and other communication

In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires, any notice, approval, permission, submission or any other communication may be given, made or conveyed in such manner and by such means, including electronic means, as the Port Master may determine.

Regulation 76

Port Master may permit use of vessel or port otherwise than in accordance with these Regulations

Subregulation 1

The Port Master may, in his discretion, permit —

(a)

a person to use a vessel or the port; or (b)a vessel to be used within the port, otherwise than in accordance with these Regulations.

Subregulation 2

The Port Master may, in granting his permission under paragraph (1), impose such terms and conditions as he thinks fit.

Subregulation 3

Notwithstanding anything in these Regulations, the Port Master may impose any additional conditions for the loading, discharging, transportation, storage, deposit or handling of dangerous goods as he thinks fit in the circumstances of each case.

Regulation 77

Responsibility of owner, agent or master

Notwithstanding anything in these Regulations, the owner, agent or master of a vessel shall be responsible for the observance of, and compliance with, these Regulations in so far as they relate to the vessel.

Regulation 78

General penalty

Any person who —

(a)

without lawful excuse fails to comply with the requirements of any notice served on him; or

(b)

contravenes any of the provisions of these Regulations, or any condition or direction issued thereunder,shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction, where no penalty is expressly provided, to a fine not exceeding $5,000 and, in the case of a continuing offence, to a further fine not exceeding $1,000 for every day or part thereof during which the offence continues after conviction.

Regulation 79

Application to vessels belonging to Singapore Armed Forces

Regulations 48 and 52 shall apply to a vessel belonging to the Singapore Armed Forces and the officer in command of such a vessel shall ensure that the requirements of those regulations are complied with.

Regulation 80

Revocation

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Dangerous Goods, Petroleum and Explosives) Regulations (Rg 2) are revoked.

Regulation 81

Savings

Subregulation 1

Any notice, order, permission, approval or certificate given, issued or made under the revoked Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Dangerous Goods, Petroleum and Explosives) Regulations (Rg 2) that is in force immediately before 31st January 2005 and that could have been given, issued or made under a corresponding provision of these Regulations shall be deemed to have been given, issued or made under the corresponding provision of these Regulations.

Subregulation 2

Any appointment or authorisation of a person under the revoked Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Dangerous Goods, Petroleum and Explosives) Regulations that is in force immediately before 31st January 2005 and that could have been made or given under a corresponding provision of these Regulations shall be deemed to have been made or given under the corresponding provision of these Regulations.

Schedule 2

Description of area

SECOND SCHEDULERegulation 8(a)Description of areaThe area enclosed by the coastline of Singapore Island contained between Berlayar Light Beacon at the western entrance of Keppel Harbour and the eastern end of the Merdeka Bridge; thence along the northern coastline of Sungei Geylang; thence along the northern coastline of Tanjong Rhu to its north-west extremity; thence along the western coastline of Tanjong Rhu, thence along the western and south-western coastline of the eastern reclaimed land to position Lat 01 degrees 17 minutes 00 seconds N, Long 103 degrees 52 minutes 48 seconds E; thence in a straight line to position Lat 01 degrees 16 minutes 00 seconds N, Long 103 degrees 51 minutes 59 seconds E; thence in a straight line to Buran Light Beacon; thence due west to meet the coastline of Sentosa; thence along the northern coastline of Sentosa to Tanjong Rimau; thence by a straight line to the point of origin.

Schedule 3

Maximum Quantities of First Schedule Dangerous Goods

THIRD SCHEDULERegulation 73(1)(a)Maximum Quantities of First Schedule Dangerous Goods

1. The quantity of First Schedule dangerous goods which may remain on board any vessel at any Jurong Port container berth, PSA container berth, conventional berth, the Tuas Jetty or the Sudong Explosive Anchorage is set out in paragraphs 4 to 8.

2. For the purposes of paragraph 1 —

(a)

the quantity of any N.O.S. item without any additional information as to a recognised chemical name or the main hazardous constituents at any Jurong Port container berth or PSA container berth is the quantity in respect of the IMO Class the N.O.S. item belongs to, as set out in Tables 1, 2, and 3 in paragraphs 4 and 5 of this Schedule, respectively, or 0.5 tonne, whichever is the lower; and

(b)

the aggregate quantity of —

(i)

Methane;

(ii)

First Schedule dangerous goods under IMO Classes 2.3, 3, 4.2, 4.3, 5.2, 6.1 and 8 or UN Nos. 1458, 1459 and 1510; and

(iii)

N.O.S. items without any additional information as to a recognised chemical name or the main hazardous constituents,at any conventional berth must not exceed 0.25 tonne.

3. In this Schedule, unless the context otherwise requires —“conventional berth” means any berth within port limits which is not a Jurong Port container berth or a PSA container berth;“Jurong Port container berth” means any berth owned or leased by Jurong Port Pte Ltd for the handling, storage and transportation of containers;“Net Explosives Quantity” or “(NEQ)” means the aggregate of the total amount of explosives on board a vessel and those on board every other vessel that is tied alongside that vessel;“N.O.S. item” means any First Schedule dangerous good with the description “N.O.S.”;“PSA container berth” means any berth owned or leased by PSA Corporation Limited for the handling, storage and transportation of containers;“terminal”, in relation to a conventional berth, means the terminal of which that conventional berth is part;“tonne” means one metric tonne.

4. Jurong Port container berthsTABLE 1Part 1BerthIMO Classes1.1, 1.2, 1.3 (except 1.3G and 1.3H), 1.5 and 1.6IMO Classes1.3G,1.3H and 1.4 (NEQ)IMO Class2.1(1 and 7)compressedIMO Class2.1(7)liquefiedIMO Class2.3IMO Classes3 and 8FP < ‑26°C(2)J19 Prohibited 0.2525Prohibited25J18 Prohibited 2015400.340J17 Prohibited 2020750.375J16 Prohibited 20252500.3250J15 Prohibited 202530001.5500J14 Prohibited 20255001.5500J13 Prohibited 20255001.5500J24 Prohibited 2020750.375J25 Prohibited 2015400.340Part 2BerthIMO Class4.2(3)IMO Class4.3(4)IMO Class5.1(5)IMO Class5.2IMO Class6.1(6)J19 20302505020J18 305075010050J17 507575017550J16 15025075017550J15 30060075017550J14 30060075017550J13 30060075017550J24 507575017550J25 305075017550All figures shown are in tonnes.Notes: (1)This category includes UN Nos. 1035, 1049, 1954, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1971, 2034 and 2203. (2)The maximum aggregate weight permitted for UN Nos. 2478 and 2481 with a flash point below 23°C is 0.5 tonne at any Jurong Port container berth.

(3)

UN No. 1380 is treated as an exception with a special limit of 250 kg.

(4)

UN No. 1295 is prohibited at Jurong Port container berth J19.

(5)

(a)For ammonium nitrate/ammonium nitrate fertilisers under IMO Class 5.1, the maximum quantity allowed is 400 tonnes or quantity limit as indicated in the table, whichever is lower. (b)The maximum weight permitted for UN No. 1510 is 2 tonnes at any Jurong Port container berth.

(6)

The maximum weight permitted for UN No. 2480 is 250 kg at any Jurong Port container berth.

(7)

Limits for IMO Class 2.1 at berth J19 are valid for small cylinders of compressed or liquefied gases only.

5. PSA container berthsTABLE 2Part 1BerthIMO Classes1.1, 1.2 and 1.3 (except 1.3G and 1.3H), 1.5 and 1.6IMO Classes1.3G, 1.3H and 1.4 (NEQ)MethaneIMO Class2.1(1)IMO Class2.3(2)IMO Classes3, 6.1 and 8FP < ‑26°C(3)B01Prohibited200.5100Prohibited100B02Prohibited200.51000.5100B03Prohibited200.51000.5100B04Prohibited20132000.5200B05Prohibited20132000.5200B06Prohibited20132000.5200B07Prohibited20132000.5200B08Prohibited20132000.5200B09Prohibited2061000.5100T01Prohibited2061000.5100T02Prohibited20132000.5200T03Prohibited20132000.5200T04Prohibited20132000.5200T05Prohibited20132000.5200T06Prohibited20132000.5200T07Prohibited20132000.5200T08Prohibited2062000.5200K09Prohibited20132000.5200K10Prohibited20132000.5200K11Prohibited20132000.5200K12Prohibited20132000.5200K13Prohibited2062000.5200K14Prohibited200.51000.5100K15Prohibited200.51000.5100K16Prohibited200.51000.5100K17Prohibited200.51000.5100K18Prohibited2061000.5100K19Prohibited200.51000.5100K20Prohibited200.5100Prohibited100K21Prohibited0.2Prohibited100Prohibited100K22Prohibited0.2Prohibited100Prohibited100K23Prohibited0.2Prohibited100Prohibited100Part 2BerthIMO Class4.2IMO Class4.3(4)Ammonium Nitrate(5)IMO Class5.1IMO Class5.2IMO Class6.1(6)B0112090400881000.5B022401804001751000.5B032402704001751000.5B042403604003501000.5B052403604003501000.5B062403604003501000.5B072403604003501000.5B082403604003501000.5B092403604003501000.5T012403604003501000.5T022403604003501000.5T032403604003501000.5T042403604003501000.5T052403604003501000.5T062403604003501000.5T072403604003501000.5T082403604003501000.5K092403604003501000.5K102403604003501000.5K112403604003501000.5K122403604003501000.5K132403604003501000.5K142403604003501000.5K152403604003501000.5K162403604003501000.5K172403604003501000.5K182403604003501000.5K192402704002601000.5K2012090400881000.5K21241840018200.5K22241840018200.5K230.50.50.50.50.50.5All figures shown are in tonnes.Notes:(1)For PSA container berths B01, K20, K21, K22 and K23, flammable gases carried in isotanks are prohibited.

(2)

Only applicable to UN Nos. 1023, 1071 and 1911 and N.O.S. items without any additional information as to a recognised chemical name or the main hazardous constituents in this category.

(3)

(a)Applicable only to IMO Class 3, 6.1 or 8 where it is in liquid form with a flashpoint below ‑26°C. (b)Flammable liquids with subsidiary risk of IMO Class 6.1 carried in isotanks are prohibited at PSA container berths B01‑04, B08, B09, T01, T02, T08 and K14‑23. (c)Propylene Oxide carried in isotanks is prohibited at PSA container berths B01‑09, T01‑T08 and K09‑K23. (d)The maximum weight permitted for UN No. 2478 with a flashpoint below 23°C is 0.5 tonne at any PSA container berth. (e)For PSA container berths B01, K20, K21, K22 and K23, substances carried in isotanks are prohibited.

(4)

UN No. 1295 is prohibited at PSA container berths B01‑03, B09, T01 and K15‑23.

(5)

Only applicable to ammonium nitrate/ammonium nitrate fertilisers under IMO Class 5.1.

(6)

Only applicable to UN Nos. 1510, 1259, 2480, 2481 and N.O.S. items without any additional information as to a recognised chemical name or the main hazardous constituents in this category.TABLE 3Part 1BerthIMO Classes 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 (except 1.3C, 1.3G and 1.3H), 1.5 and 1.6IMO Classes 1.3C, 1.3G, 1.3H and 1.4 (NEQ)(1)Methane(2)IMO Class 2.1IMO Class2.3(3)IMO Classes3, 6.1 and 8FP < ‑26°C(4)P01‑P41Prohibited3006011041.21104G01‑G02Prohibited3006011041.21104U01‑U66Prohibited3006011041.21104Part 2BerthIMO Class4.2IMO Class4.3IMO Class5.1, including Ammonium Nitrate(5)IMO Class5.2IMO Class6.1(6)P01‑P41696134416822401.2G01‑G02696134416822401.2U01‑U66696134416822401.2All figures shown are in tonnes.Notes:(1)For IMO Class 1.3C, 1.3G and 1.3H, the maximum aggregate weight permitted is 120 tonnes or the quantity limit as indicated in the table, whichever is lower.

(2)

This category is for UN No. 1971 only.

(3)

Only applicable to UN Nos. 1023, 1071 and 1911 and N.O.S. items without any additional information as to a recognised chemical name or the main hazardous constituents in this category.

(4)

(a)Applicable only to IMO Class 3 where it is in liquid form with a flashpoint below ‑26°C. (b)The maximum weight permitted for UN No. 2478 with a flashpoint below 23°C is 0.5 tonne at any PSA container berth.

(5)

Only applicable to ammonium nitrate/ammonium nitrate fertilisers under IMO Class 5.1 The weight permitted for IMO Class 5.1 and Ammonium Nitrate is combined for P01‑P41, G01‑G02 and U01‑U66.

(6)

Only applicable to UN Nos. 1510, 1259, 2480, 2481 and N.O.S. items without any additional information as to a recognised chemical name or the main hazardous constituents in this category.

6. Conventional berthsTABLE 4CategoryMaximum weight permittedIMO Class 1.1 ProhibitedIMO Class 1.2 ProhibitedIMO Class 1.3 (except IMO Classes 1.3G and 1.3H) ProhibitedIMO Classes 1.3G, 1.3H and 1.4 (a)for a conventional berth, the boundary of which when measured from any part of the berth is more than 240 m away from the nearest point of the fence of the terminal — 20 tonnes(b)for a conventional berth, the boundary of which when measured from any part of the berth is less than 240 m away from the nearest point of the fence of the terminal — 0.2 tonneIMO Class 1.5 ProhibitedIMO Class 1.6 ProhibitedIMO Class 2.1 (a)for a conventional berth, the boundary of which when measured from any part of the berth is more than 150 m but less than 500 m away from the nearest point of the fence of the terminal — 20 tonnes(1)(b)for a conventional berth, the boundary of which when measured from any part of the berth is less than 150 m away from the nearest point of the fence of the terminal — 0.25 tonne(c)for a conventional berth, the boundary of which when measured from any part of the berth is more than 500 m from the nearest point of the fence of the terminal — 50 tonnes(1)Methane 0.25 tonneIMO Class 2.3(2) 0.25 tonneIMO Class 3(3) 0.25 tonneIMO Class 4.2 0.25 tonneIMO Class 4.3 0.25 tonneIMO Class 5.1 Ammonium Nitrate/AmmoniumWhen packed in sound steel drums or in bags within containers — 400 tonnes Nitrate Fertilisers (4) and UN Nos. 1485 and 1495 Other than in sound steel drums or in bags within containers — 50 tonnes UN No. 1442 10 tonnes UN Nos. 1458, 1459 and 1510 and N.O.S. items0.25 tonneIMO Class 5.2 0.25 tonneIMO Class 6.1(5) 0.25 tonneIMO Class 7 Subject to approval by the Radiation Protection and Nuclear Science Division(6)IMO Class 8(7) 0.25 tonneAll figures shown are in tonnes.Notes:(1)The maximum aggregate weight permitted for UN Nos. 1035, 1049, 1954, 1957, 1962, 1964, 1971, 2034 and 2203 is 15 tonnes. (2)Only applicable to UN Nos. 1023, 1071 and 1911 and N.O.S. items without any additional information as to a recognised chemical name or the main hazardous constituents in this category.

(3)

Only applicable to flammable liquids having a flashpoint below ‑26°C and UN No. 2478 or 2481 with flashpoint below 23°C. A vessel carrying First Schedule dangerous goods of this description may only berth at a conventional berth the boundary of which when measured from any part of the berth is not less than 100 m away from the nearest point of the fence of the terminal. (4)A vessel carrying First Schedule dangerous goods of this description may only berth at a conventional berth the boundary of which when measured from any part of the berth is not less than 100 m away from the nearest point of the fence of the terminal.

(5)

Only applicable where in liquid form and with a flashpoint below ‑26°C, and UN Nos. 1259 and 2480. (6)Radiation Protection and Nuclear Science Division of the National Environment Agency.

(7)

Only applicable when in liquid form and with a flashpoint below ‑26°C.

7. Tuas Jetty(a)At the head of the jettyTABLE 5.1IMO Class 1 Hazard DivisionMaximum weight permitted (NEQ)1.160 tonnes1.2250 tonnes1.3250 tonnes1.4No limit(b)At the ramp of the jettyTABLE 5.2IMO Class 1 Hazard DivisionMaximum weight permitted (NEQ)1.1Prohibited1.2Prohibited1.30.45 tonne*1.4No limit Note: *For non‑propellant cargo only. 8. Sudong Explosive AnchorageTABLE 6IMO Class 1 Hazard DivisionMaximum weight permitted (NEQ)1.1 or 1.5500 tonnes[S 907/2021 wef 01/12/2021]

Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Dangerous Goods, Petroleum and Explosives) Regulations 2005

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