Singapore legislation

Regulation 10

of Transport Safety Investigations (Marine Occurrences) Regulations 2023

Regulation 10

Ordinary reportable matter — what to report

Subregulation 1

Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), for the purposes of section 12(2) of the Act, a section 12(2) report about a marine occurrence that is an ordinary reportable matter must consist of the following sent by email in English to the email address notification_of_marine_occurrences@mot.gov.sg:

(a)

an initial notice containing the particulars specified in Part 1 of the Schedule relating to the ordinary reportable matter;

(b)

a written notice containing the particulars specified in Part 2 of the Schedule relating to the ordinary reportable matter, subsequent to the initial notice.

Subregulation 2

For the purposes of section 12(2) of the Act, a section 12(2) report by a vessel traffic service provider about a marine occurrence that is an ordinary reportable matter must contain all the particulars about that marine occurrence which have been reported to the vessel traffic service provider under any of the following laws:

(a)

regulation 32 of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Harbour Craft) Regulations;

(b)

regulation 20 of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Pleasure Craft) Regulations; (c)regulation 5 of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Port) Regulations.

Subregulation 3

Paragraph (1) does not apply to or in relation to any notification given or to be given by an appropriate foreign authority of a Substantially Interested State to the Director according to the laws of that State in relation to a marine occurrence that is an ordinary reportable matter.

Subregulation 4

To avoid doubt, this regulation does not affect the obligation to report an ordinary reportable matter that is a marine occurrence in accordance with the time specified under section 12(2) of the Act.