Add one more to the lengthy listing of the numerous, numerous points to look out for when obtaining shelters. The Maritime and also Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has actually withdrawed the shelter craft driver certificate of Southernpec (Singapore) Pte Ltd (Southernpec), with impact from May 8. 2019.
Southernpec will certainly no more be permitted to run as a shelter craft driver in the Port of Singapore.
MPA states that its examinations exposed that Southernpec had actually taken part in a shelter negligence, entailing using a magnet to disrupt the mass circulation meter aboard a vessel throughout a bunkering procedure, which comprised a violation of the terms of its shelter craft driver certificate.
Southernpec had actually additionally stopped working to notify MPA of the visit of freight policemans to work with its shelter craft.
MPA is independently exploring Southernpec for feasible violations of the terms of its shelter provider certificate.
MPA states that it takes a severe sight of any kind of conflicts of certificate terms, and also will certainly put on hold or withdraw the appropriate licenses where essential. MPA advises all shelter licensees to stick purely to the terms of their licenses.
