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The Committee takes note of the information supplied by the Government in reply to its earlier comments and has examined the legislation appended to the report. Following its examination, the Committee notes with satisfaction that Regulations 58 and 59 of the Singapore Port Regulations, 1977, have been amended under the 1985 Regulations (amendment) in order to extend the scope of the application of the safety measures concerning the loading and unloading of vessels and to give effect to Article 9, paragraph 2 (subparagraphs (1) to (5)), of the Convention (examination of hoisting machines and accessory gear before and during use and certification of their safe working order).