Singapore legislation
Regulation 2
of Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Financial Security) Regulations 2017
Regulation 2
Definitions
In these Regulations —“beneficiary”, in relation to a seafarer, means a person nominated by the seafarer as a beneficiary of the seafarer;“financial security contract” means a financial security contract for death or long‑term disability or a financial security contract for repatriation;“financial security contract for death or long‑term disability” means a contract of insurance or other financial security mentioned in section 34(2) of the Act that is intended to meet any liabilities the shipowner may have to provide compensation in the event of death or long‑term disability to seafarers arising from occupational injury, illness or hazard, mentioned in section 34(2)(b)(ii) of the Act;“financial security contract for repatriation” means a contract of insurance or other financial security mentioned in section 34(2) of the Act that is intended to meet any liabilities the shipowner may have arising from the shipowner’s obligation to repatriate a seafarer, mentioned in section 34(2)(b)(i) of the Act;“next‑of‑kin”, in relation to a seafarer, means a person nominated by the seafarer as the seafarer’s next‑of‑kin;“representative”, in relation to a seafarer, means a person nominated by the seafarer as a representative of the seafarer.
Definition
“beneficiary”, in relation to a seafarer, means a person nominated by the seafarer as a beneficiary of the seafarer;
Definition
“financial security contract” means a financial security contract for death or long‑term disability or a financial security contract for repatriation;
Definition
“financial security contract for death or long‑term disability” means a contract of insurance or other financial security mentioned in section 34(2) of the Act that is intended to meet any liabilities the shipowner may have to provide compensation in the event of death or long‑term disability to seafarers arising from occupational injury, illness or hazard, mentioned in section 34(2)(b)(ii) of the Act;
Definition
“financial security contract for repatriation” means a contract of insurance or other financial security mentioned in section 34(2) of the Act that is intended to meet any liabilities the shipowner may have arising from the shipowner’s obligation to repatriate a seafarer, mentioned in section 34(2)(b)(i) of the Act;
Definition
“next‑of‑kin”, in relation to a seafarer, means a person nominated by the seafarer as the seafarer’s next‑of‑kin;
Definition
“representative”, in relation to a seafarer, means a person nominated by the seafarer as a representative of the seafarer.