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ABS, MPA and SUTD Ink MOU on Maritime Technology professorship

MPA Singapore issues circular re resolutions adopted by IMO

Singapore to Chair the Aids to Navigation Fund Committee from 2013 to 2015

Updates on Seafarer's Employment Aggreement - on board complaints - medical report form MPA Singapore has issued Circular regarding updates on the implementation of the Maritime Labour Convection. These updates refer to the following:(A) SEAFARERS' EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (SEA)(B) ON-BOARD COMPLAINT PROCEDURES(C) MEDICAL REPORT FORMSingapore ratified the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) which will come into force internationally on 20 August 2013. All ships registered with the Singapore Registry of Ships are required to comply with the MLC. In addition, ships of 500 gross tonnage and above are required to carry and maintain a maritime labour certificate and a declaration of maritime labour compliance.(A) SEAFARERS' EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (SEA)Every seafarer working on board a Singapore-registered ship is required to have a SEA under MLC Regulation 2.1 and Standard A2.1 . In accordance with MLC Standard A2.1.1(e), seafarers shall be given a record of their employment onboard the ship. The employment record can be recorded in their Seafarer's Discharge Book. In its absence, the "Certificate of Discharge" available on MPA's website may be used. For more information, please click at MPA Circular below(B) ON-BOARD COMPLAINT PROCEDURES Every seafarer serving onboard a Singapore-registered ship is to be given a copy of the on-board complaint ...

Safe Navigation in the Port of Singapore

Reporting of serious occupational accidents , injuries and diseases affecting seafarers

Maritime community to gather for Singapore Maritime Week 2013

MPA Singapore No.3/2013 The Singapore Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) issued a circular reminding owners, operators, cooks, and masters of requirements of Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC 2006) pertaining to the training of cooks and the provision of food on ships.Responsibilities of shipowners under MLC pertaining to Food and CateringMLC Standard A3.2 contains the following mandatory requirements on foodand catering that shipowners shall ensure on board their ships:"(a) food and drinking water supplies, having regard to the number of seafarers on board, their religious requirements and cultural practices as they pertain to food, and the duration and nature of voyage shall be suitable in respect of quantity, nutritional value, quality and variety;(b) the organization and equipment of the catering department, shall be such as to permit the provision to seafarers of adequate, varied and nutritious meals prepared and served in hygienic conditions; and(c) catering staff shall be properly trained or instructed for their positions."Shipowners shall also ensure that seafarers on board their ships are providedwith food and drinking water free of charge during the period of engagement.Companies are recommended to check the qualifications of crew who arecurrently working as ship's cooks or trainee cooks. Companies are stronglyrecommended to arrange for ...

Port of Singapore registered good growth last year

Cancellation of Bunkering Licence due to Contravention of Terms and Conditions