Wed 25 Aug 2010 13:48

MPA announces harbour craft licence initiative


Lifetime validity licence will be issued to Singaporeans who apply or renew their harbour craft manning licence.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has announced that Singaporeans and permanent residents of Singapore who successfully apply or renew their harbour craft manning licence will be issued with a lifetime validity licence.

The new initiative will be effective from Tuesday, 31st August 2010.

For manning licence holders aged 60 years and above, licence holders are required to submit a medical certificate of fitness three months prior to reaching their 60th birthday and thereafter annually.

The medical certificate of fitness, which includes a sight test, will need to be issued by a Singapore-registered medical practitioner.

For further queries regarding the harbour craft manning licence, please contact Ms Puva at the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore on +65 6325 2589.
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