Singapore legislation
Regulation 19
of Transport Safety Investigations (Marine Occurrences) Regulations 2023
Regulation 19
Evidence from seafarers
Subregulation 1
Without affecting section 28 of the Act, an investigator when investigating a marine casualty or marine incident under the Act must take into account the provisions of the IMO guidelines on the fair treatment of seafarers.
Subregulation 2
In paragraph (1), “seafarer” means an individual who is employed or engaged or works in any capacity on board a ship, but does not include any of the following:
(a)
a pilot;
(b)
a port worker;
(c)
an individual temporarily employed on the ship during the period it is in port; (d)any other individual who is not a seaman for the purposes of the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Act 2014.