PART II 3.—(1) There is established a Registration Committee whose function is to consider —| (a) | all questions relating to the registration, re-registration and renewal of registration of seamen under these Regulations as may be referred to it by the Authority from time to time; | | (b) | appeals from the decisions made by the Director under regulation 34; and | | (c) | such other matters that may be referred to the Registration Committee by the Authority from time to time. |
| (2) The Registration Committee is to consist of such persons as may be appointed by the Authority. |
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| Application and qualifications |
4.—(1) An application for registration as a seaman is to —| (a) | be made on such form as may be issued by the Authority; and | | (b) | contain or be accompanied by such information or documents as the Authority may require. |
(2) No person is to be registered as a seaman with the Authority unless —| (a) | he is a citizen or a permanent resident of Singapore; | | (b) | he has attained the age of 16 years; | | (c) | he possesses a certificate or has previous experience on board sea-going ships or has such other experience acceptable to the Authority; | | (d) | he meets the requirements of either Regulation II/4 or Regulation III/4 of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978, as amended on 7th July 1995 and any amendment thereto which has come into force and has been accepted by the Government (referred to in this regulation as the Convention); and | | (e) | he is a fit and proper person to be registered as a seaman. |
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| (3) A person who qualifies for registration as a seaman is, upon passing the medical examination prescribed by the Authority under regulation 5, to have his name entered in the seamen’s register. |
| (3A) The Authority shall issue a registration card to a registered seaman upon the entry of his name in the seaman’s register under paragraph (3). [S 225/2014 wef 01/04/2014] |
| (4) The original certificate, registration card and any certificate required by the Convention to be held by any registered seaman must be kept available in its original form on board the ship which the registered seaman is employed. |
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5.—(1) An applicant for registration as a seaman with the Authority must undergo a medical examination as required by the Authority within 14 days of his being notified to do so.| (2) Any applicant who fails or refuses to undergo the medical examination is not entitled to submit a fresh application for registration as a seaman with the Authority until a period of 6 months has elapsed from the date the applicant was due to undergo the medical examination. |
| (3) [Deleted by S 225/2014 wef 01/04/2014] |
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6.—(1) The Authority may register an applicant as a seaman provisionally before the results of the applicant’s medical examination required under regulation 5 are known to the Authority.| (2) If the applicant fails to pass the medical examination his provisional registration is to be cancelled. |
| (3) If the applicant passes the medical examination, he is deemed to be registered on the date he was notified of the results of the medical examination. |
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7.—(1) When a registered seaman attains the age of 60 years, his registration is to be cancelled and his name removed from the seamen’s register unless his registration is extended under paragraph (2).(2) The Authority may, from year to year, extend the registration of a registered seaman who is 60 years of age or above but subject —| (a) | to his passing an annual medical examination required by the Authority; and | | (b) | to such conditions as the Authority may impose. |
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| (3) The registered seaman is to bear the expense of the medical examination referred to in paragraph (2). |
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| Cancellation upon request |
| 8. The Authority may on the request of a seaman cancel his registration. |
| Consequences of cancellation |
9.—(1) A registered seaman shall, on being notified by the Authority in writing that his registration has been cancelled under regulation 7 or 8, return his registration card to the Authority within 14 days of the notification.| (2) The employer of a seaman whose registration has been cancelled shall, on being notified by the Authority in writing of the cancellation, sign-off the seaman on the expiry of his ship’s articles of agreement or on his first return to Singapore, whichever is the earlier. |
| (3) Any seaman or employer of a seaman who fails to comply with this regulation shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months. |
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| Application for re-registration |
10.—(1) A seaman whose registration is cancelled at his own request may apply for re-registration after a period of 6 months from the date of the cancellation.| (2) A seaman whose registration is cancelled pursuant to a decision of the Director under regulation 34 may apply for re-registration after a period of 5 years from the date of cancellation. |
| (3) The Registration Committee may, in its discretion, waive the periods required before re-registration referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2). |
| (4) [Deleted by S 225/2014 wef 01/04/2014] |
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11.—(1) A registration card issued by the Authority is valid for 5 years from the date of its issue.| (2) [Deleted by S 225/2014 wef 01/04/2014] |
(3) The registration of a seaman is to be cancelled where he fails to renew his registration card within —| (a) | 30 days from its expiry date; or | | (b) | 30 days of his return to Singapore if he was engaged on board a ship on the expiry date. |
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| (4) A seaman whose registration is cancelled under this regulation may, upon his application, be re-registered. [S 225/2014 wef 01/04/2014] |
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| Refusal to renew registration cards |
| 12. The Registration Committee may refuse to renew the registration card of a seaman who has served as a seaman for a period that is less than 18 months during the period of registration just expired. |
| Loss, etc., of registration card |
13.—(1) When a registration card is lost, destroyed or so defaced that the particulars are no longer decipherable, the registered seaman to whom the card relates shall report the fact to the Authority within 14 days or, if he was engaged on a ship when the registration card was lost, destroyed or defaced, within such longer time as the Authority may allow him.| (2) Subject to the seaman fulfilling any condition imposed by the Authority, a replacement card may be issued to him by the Authority. [S 225/2014 wef 01/04/2014] |
| (3) [Deleted by S 225/2014 wef 01/04/2014] |
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| Return of registration card |
14.—(1) A seaman whose registration is suspended, cancelled or is not renewed shall return his registration card to the Authority within 14 days from the date of the notification to him of the suspension, cancellation or refusal to renew.| (2) Any seaman who fails to comply with paragraph (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $500. |
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