Singapore legislation
Regulation 8
of Transport Safety Investigations (Marine Occurrences) Regulations 2023
Regulation 8
Immediately reportable matter — when, how and what to report
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraphs (5) and (6), for the purposes of section 12(1) of the Act, a section 12(1) report about a marine occurrence that is an immediately reportable matter consists of —
an initial notice, which is given —
orally in English about the immediately reportable matter, by telephone call to the Duty Officer using the telephone number +65 96283593; or
in writing by a written notice in English about the immediately reportable matter sent by email to the email address notification_of_marine_occurrences@mot.gov.sg; and
subsequent to the initial notice, a written notice in English about the immediately reportable matter sent by email to the email address notification_of_marine_occurrences@mot.gov.sg.
Subregulation 2
Subject to paragraphs (5) and (6), for the purposes of section 12(1) of the Act, a responsible person has to report a marine occurrence that is an immediately reportable matter to a nominated official within the following times:
for an initial notice in paragraph (1)(a) about the immediately reportable matter —
as soon as reasonably practicable after the responsible person becomes aware of the immediately reportable matter; and (ii)not more than 2 hours after the responsible person becomes aware of that immediately reportable matter;
for the subsequent written notice in paragraph (1)(b) about the immediately reportable matter —
as soon as it is practicable when the remainder of the information about the immediately reportable matter specified in Part 2 of the Schedule becomes available; and
not more than 7 days after the responsible person becomes aware of that immediately reportable matter.
Subregulation 3
Subject to paragraphs (5) and (6), for the purposes of section 12(1) of the Act —
an initial notice in paragraph (1)(a) about an immediately reportable matter must contain the particulars specified in Part 1 of the Schedule relating to the immediately reportable matter; and
a subsequent written notice in paragraph (1)(b) about an immediately reportable matter must contain the particulars specified in Part 2 of the Schedule relating to the immediately reportable matter.
Subregulation 4
Where any particulars required by paragraph (3) about an immediately reportable matter was not available or known to the responsible person required to report the immediately reportable matter concerned at the time mentioned in paragraph (2), then for the purposes of section 12(1) of the Act, the responsible person must, as soon as it is practicable to do so, send by email in the manner in paragraph (1)(b), the remainder of those particulars required which becomes subsequently available or known to the responsible person.
Subregulation 5
For the purposes of section 12(1) of the Act, a section 12(1) report by a vessel traffic service provider about a marine occurrence that is an immediately 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:
regulation 32 of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Harbour Craft) Regulations (Rg 3);
regulation 20 of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Pleasure Craft) Regulations (Rg 6); (iii)regulation 5 of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (Port) Regulations (Rg 7); (b)be given —
orally in English, by telephone call to the Duty Officer using the telephone number +65 96283593; or
in writing by a written notice in English sent by email to the email address notification_of_marine_occurrences@mot.gov.sg; and
be sent not more than 2 hours after the vessel traffic service provider becomes aware of the happening of the immediately reportable matter.
Subregulation 6
Paragraphs (1), (2) and (3) do 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 immediately reportable matter.