Preparing Your Ship for Operation
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Are you preparing your Singapore-registered ship for operation? This section provides information on the certificates and documents required.
Creation of Electronic Ship Information
- All Singapore-registered ships, ordinarily engaged in commercial activities, wherever they may be
- Shipowners, ship managers or masters of a Singapore-registered ship
- When your ship is registered with the Singapore Registry of Ships
- When there is a change in the Singapore-registered ship’s trading area
- When there is a change of the shipowners or ship manager, together with a change of the entire existing crew on board
- Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Act
- Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Seafarer’s Employment Agreement, Crew List and Discharge of Seafarers) Regulations
- a change in the Singapore-registered ship’s trading area; or
- a change of the shipowners or ship manager, together with a change of the entire existing crew on board
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Reporting of Crew Change
- All Singapore-registered ships, ordinarily engaged in commercial activities, wherever they may be
- Shipowners, ship managers or masters of a Singapore-registered ship
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When a seafarer’s employment agreement is entered into with any seafarer
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When a seafarer is discharged from the Singapore-registered ship
- Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Act
- Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Seafarer’s Employment Agreement, Crew List and Discharge of Seafarers) Regulations
- when a seafarer’s employment agreement is entered into with any seafarer;
- when a seafarer is discharged from the Singapore-registered ship
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Maritime Labour Certificates & DMLC
- All Singapore-registered ships, ordinarily engaged in commercial activities, which are of 500 gross tonnage or above, engaged in international voyages
- Maritime Labour Certificate: MPA’s recognised organisations (RO)
- DMLC: MPA
- Maritime Labour Certificate: five years from the date of issue
- DMLC: no expiry date
- Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Act
- Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Forms, Certificates and Fees) Regulations
- Declaration of Maritime Labour Compliance (DMLC); and
- Maritime Labour Certificate
- Maritime Labour Certificate
- DMLC
- A copy of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006
- A copy of the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Act
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MLC Financial Security Certificates
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All Singapore-registered ships, ordinarily engaged in commercial activities, which is of 500 gross tonnage or above, engaged in international voyages
- Financial security providers approved by MPA
- As provided on the financial security certificate
- Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Act
- Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Financial Security) Regulations
- Outstanding wages and repatriation in accordance with MLC Regulation 2.5, Standard A2.5.2 and Guideline B2.5; and
- Compensation for death or long-term disability in accordance with MLC Regulation 4.2, Standard A4.2 and Guideline B4.2
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The list of financial security providers that have been approved by MPA can be found at MPA Shipping Circular No. 3 of 2017 / Rev.2.
Crew Accommodation Certificate
- All Singapore-registered ships, ordinarily engaged in commercial activities, which is of 500 gross tonnage or above, engaged in international voyages, and of which the keel is laid on or after 20th August 2013
- MPA’s recognised organisations (RO)
- Five years from the date of issue
- Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Act
- Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) Regulations
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Seafarer Recruitment and Placement Services
- All seafarer recruitment and placement service operated in, or provided from, Singapore; and
- Every shipowner of a Singapore-registered ship ordinarily engaged in commercial activities, including such a shipowner who engages seafarer recruitment and placement services operated in, or provided from, a country outside Singapore
- MPA; and/or
- MOM
- Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) Act
- Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Seafarer Recruitment and Placement Services) Regulations
- your company’s business profile from ACRA (issued no earlier than three months ago); and
- an Employment Agency licence issued by MOM if the company is carrying out recruitment and placement activities for third parties (separate legal entity)
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Seaman Discharge Book
It is not a requirement for foreign seafarers to hold a Seaman Discharge Book prior working on board Singapore-registered ships. Foreign seafarers who wish to have an official recording for the period of sea service on board Singapore-registered ship can use the Certificate of Discharge and obtain an endorsement from MPA. The form can be downloaded (here).
The Singapore Seaman Discharge Book (SDB) is only issued to Singapore Citizen or Permanent Resident. More information on the elgibility and application of Singapore SDB can be found under "Singapore Seaman Discharge Book"
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