Application of this Part
s 5
Open ↗5. This Part applies where a ship is involved in a maritime casualty resulting in a wreck in Singapore’s Convention area.
Source
Merchant Shipping (Wreck Removal) Act 2017 PART 3 — LOCATING, MARKING AND REMOVAL OF WRECKS
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Locating and marking of wrecks
s 6
Open ↗6. Upon becoming aware of a wreck, the Director must take all reasonable steps to ensure Singapore’s compliance with its obligations under Articles 7 and 8 of the Convention.
Measures to facilitate wreck removal
s 7
Open ↗7.—(1) Where a wreck has been determined by the Director to constitute a hazard, the Director must take all reasonable steps to give a notice requiring the registered owner of the ship involved in the maritime casualty resulting in the wreck to —(a) remove the wreck; and (b) provide evidence of insurance or other financial security as required by any regulations made under this Act. (2) The notice must be in writing and must —(a) specify a reasonable deadline within which the registered owner must remove the wreck, taking into account the nature of the hazard as determined by the Director; (b) specify that if the registered owner does not remove the wreck within that deadline, the Director may remove the wreck at the registered owner’s expense; and (c) state the Director’s intention to intervene immediately in circumstances where the hazard becomes particularly severe. (3) The notice may specify conditions as to the removal of the wreck to the extent necessary to ensure that the removal proceeds in a manner that is consistent with considerations of safety and protection of the marine environment.
Removal of wrecks
s 8
Open ↗8.—(1) The Director may remove a wreck which the Director has determined to constitute a hazard —(a) where the registered owner of the ship does not remove the wreck within the deadline specified in the notice mentioned in section 7(2); (b) where the registered owner of the ship cannot be contacted; or (c) where the Director has determined that having regard to the nature of the hazard immediate action must be taken to remove the wreck. (2) Where the Director removes a wreck under subsection (1), the Director must do so by the most practical and expeditious means available, consistent with considerations of safety and protection of the marine environment. (3) The Director —(a) may sell any wreck, free of liens and encumbrances and in the manner the Director thinks fit; (b) may take out of the proceeds of the sale of the wreck the expenses incurred by the Director in relation to the sale as reimbursement; and (c) must hold the surplus of the proceeds of the sale (if any) in trust for the persons entitled to the surplus of the proceeds of sale.
Determination of hazard
s 9
Open ↗9. The Director must take into account the matters set out in Article 6 of the Convention when determining —(a) whether a wreck constitutes a hazard under section 7(1) or 8(1); or (b) the nature of the hazard under section 7(2)(a) or 8(1)(c).
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