Sigapore Port Marine Circulars And Port Marine Notice Purpose

Port Marine Circulars (PMCs)

Singapore MPA ( Maritime Port And Authority) is empowered to draw up regulations, issue sirculars and notices to regulate the activities in the port so as to ensure the safety of the port and protect its marine environment.
MPA issues the Port Marine Circulars (PMCs) to effect changes or to inform the shipping community of any new or amended port regilations on the folowing :

• Regulate ship movements in and out of port;
• Stipulate anchorages and fairways;
• Prohibitions and restrictions on ship movements as well as to ensure safety on board;
• Prohibition / restrictions on ships to prevent pollution;
• Loading / discharging of cargo at the anchorages and at the berths;
• Salvage, fire fighting and other emergency service providers;
• Licensing and operation of harbour craft and pleasure craft; and
• Further elaborating the rules, prohibitions / restrictions or detail guidelines to ensure the safety of the ships or on the protection of the marine environment are promulgated through Port Marine Circulars.

Port Marine Notices (PMC)

Singapore MPA (Maritime Port And Authority) also issues Port Marine notices (PMN) to inform the shipping community of development of marine projects such as reclamation works, dredging, laying of pipelines / cables or other marine projects.
PMNs are usually valid for a year. Those PMNs concern marine project works are of 6-month validity.

For detail please see ANNEX 3, or refer to MPAs website

http://www.mpa.gov.sg/sites/port_and_shipping/circulars_and_notices/circulars_and_notices.page

Sigapore Port Marine Circulars And Port Marine Notice Purpose 2010-02-17T02:57:00-08:00 Rating: 4.5 By: Admin