Singapore legislation

Regulation 12

of Workplace Safety and Health (Shipbuilding and Ship-Repairing) Regulations 2008

Regulation 12

Composition of vessel safety co-ordination committee

Subregulation 1

It shall be the duty of the person referred to in regulation 10(a) or (b), as the case may be, to ensure that paragraphs (2) to (5) are complied with.

Subregulation 2

The vessel safety co-ordination committee shall comprise a chairman, a secretary and as many members as may be necessary for the functions of the committee to be effectively carried out.

Subregulation 3

The ship repair manager shall be the chairman of the vessel safety co-ordination committee.

Subregulation 4

The workplace safety and health officer or such other person as may be appointed by the ship repair manager shall be the secretary of the vessel safety co-ordination committee.

Subregulation 5

The master, owner or agent of the ship or his representative and the supervisors (including the contractor’s supervisors) from each trade involved in any work on board the ship shall be members of the vessel safety co-ordination committee.