Singapore legislation
Regulation 14
of Transport Safety Investigations (Marine Occurrences) Regulations 2023
Regulation 14
Co‑operation with other States
Subregulation 1
An investigation under the Act by the TSIB into a marine casualty or marine incident must, where appropriate, be conducted in co‑operation with the respective appropriate foreign authorities of every other Substantially Interested State in relation to that marine casualty or marine incident.
Subregulation 2
For a marine casualty or marine incident involving either a Singapore ship or Singapore as a Substantially Interested State, the Director must, with minimum delay —
consult the respective appropriate foreign authorities of the other Substantially Interested States in relation to the marine casualty or marine incident with a view to arriving at a mutual agreement as to —
which of the States (including Singapore) is to lead the marine safety investigation into that marine casualty or marine incident; and
the procedures to be adopted for the purposes of that marine safety investigation; and
so far as is reasonably practicable, establish that mutual agreement.
Subregulation 3
To avoid doubt, the mutual agreement mentioned in paragraph (2) may be established with a view to discharging Singapore’s obligations as a flag State under international law, by entrusting to the appropriate foreign authority of another Substantially Interested State the task of carrying out the whole or part of an investigation into any marine casualty or marine incident which the Director is required or allowed under the Act to conduct.
Subregulation 4
Where the Director entrusts the task of carrying out the whole or part of an investigation under paragraph (3), the Director must take all reasonably practicable steps to facilitate the marine safety investigation carried out by the appropriate foreign authority of the Substantially Interested State conducting that marine safety investigation.