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Outline of Rules made under the Merchant Shipping Act<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Indian Merchant Shipping Act: <\/strong>The Outline of the rules covered by the MS Act is given below for easy reference. You can click here<\/a> to get the complete MS Act in pdf <\/p>\n\n\n\n

PART I – PARAMILITARY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    \n
  1. Application of Act<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Part II – NATIONAL SHIPPING BOARD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

      \n
    1. Establishment of National Shipping Board<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Functions of National Shipping Board<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      Part III – GENERAL ADMINISTRATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

        \n
      1. Director-General of Shipping<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Mercantile Marine Department<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Surveyors<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. Radio inspectors<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      5. Shipping offices<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      6. Seamens employment offices<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      7. Seamens welfare officers<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

        Part IV – SHIPPING DEVELOPMENT FUND<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          \n
        1. Application of the Shipping Development Fund<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          Part V – REGISTRATION OF INDIAN SHIPS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          1. Procedure for registration<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          2. Certificate of registry<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          3. Transfers of ships, shares, etc<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          4. Registry of alterations, registry anew and transfer of registry<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          5. National character and flag<\/li>\n\n\n\n
          6. Miscellaneous<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            Part VI – CERTIFICATES OF OFFICERS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

              \n
            1. Masters, mates and engineers<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

              Part VII – SEAMEN AND APPRENTICES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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              1. Shipping masters<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              2. Apprenticeship to the sea service<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              3. Seamen’s employment offices<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              4. Engagement of seamen<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              5. Employment of young persons<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              6. Engagement of seamen by masters of ships other than Indian ships<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              7. Discharge of seamen<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              8. Payment of wages<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              9. Advance and allotment of wages<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              10. Rights of seamen in repeat of wages<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              11. Mode of recovering wages<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              12. Power of courts to rescind contracts<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              13. Disputes between seaman and employers<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              14. Property of deceased seamen and apprentices<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              15. Distressed seamen<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              16. Provisions, health and accommodation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              17. Special provisions for the protection of seamen in respect of litigation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              18. Provisions for the protection of seaman in respect of other mattress<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              19. Provisions as to discipline<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              20. Official logs<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              21. National Welfare Board for Seafarers<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                Part VIII – PASSENGER SHIPS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                  \n
                1. Survey of passenger ships<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                2. Keeping order in passenger ships<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                3. Unberthed passenger ships and pilgrim ships<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                4. Special provisions relating to unberthed passenger ships<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                  Part IX – SAFETY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                  1. Construction of ships<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  2. Prevention of collisions<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  3. Life saving appliance and fire appliance<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  4. Installation of radio telegraphy, radio telephony and direction finders<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  5. Signalling lamps<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  6. Stability information<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  7. Load line certificates<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  8. Special provisions as to ships other than Indian ships<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  9. Dangerous goods and grain cargoes<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  10. Sub-division load lines<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  11. Unseaworthy ships<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  12. Detention of unsafe ships by the Central Government<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  13. Costs of detention and damages incidental thereto<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                    PART X – COLLISIONS, ACCIDENTS AT SEA AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                    1. Division of loss in case of collision<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    2. Damages for personal injury<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    3. Collision to be entered in official log<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    4. Report to Central Government of accidents to ships<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    5. Limitation of liability of owner for damage<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                      Part XI \u2013 NAVIGATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                        \n
                      1. Duty to report dangers to navigation<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      2. Obligation to render assistance on receiving signal of distress<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                        Part XII – INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                          \n
                        1. Central Government<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        2. Marine BOARD<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        3. Miscellaneous provisions relating to cancellation and suspension of certificates<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        4. Re-hearing of cases<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        5. Courts of Survey<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        6. Scientific referees<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        7. Investigations into explosions or fires onboard ships<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                          Part XIII – WRECK AND SALVAGE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                            \n
                          1. Wreck<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                          2. Salvage<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                            Part XIV – CONTROL OF INDIAN SHIPS AND SHIPS ENGAGED IN COASTING TRADE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              \n
                            1. Indian ships and chartered ships to be licensed<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                            2. Licensing of ships for coasting trade<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                            3. No port clearance until licence is produced<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                            4. Power to make rules<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                              Part XV – SAILING VESSELS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                \n
                              1. Certificate of registry<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                              2. Certificate of inspection<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                              3. Transfer of registry<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                              4. Restrictions on transfer of sailing vessels<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                Part XVI – PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                  \n
                                1. Penalties<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                  Part XVII – MISCELLANEOUS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                    \n
                                  1. No person to practice as ship surveyor unless qualified<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                  2. Power of ship surveyor to inspect ship<\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                  3. General power to make rules<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                    Part XVIII – REPEALS AND SAVINGS<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                                    Outline of Rules made under the Merchant Shipping Act Indian Merchant Shipping Act: The Outline of the rules covered by the MS Act is given below for easy reference. You can click here to get the complete MS Act in pdf  PART I – PARAMILITARY Part II – NATIONAL SHIPPING BOARD Part III – GENERAL ADMINISTRATION Part IV […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"","ocean_second_sidebar":"","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"","ocean_custom_header_template":"","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"","ocean_post_oembed":"","ocean_post_self_hosted_media":"","ocean_post_video_embed":"","ocean_link_format":"","ocean_link_format_target":"self","ocean_quote_format":"","ocean_quote_format_link":"post","ocean_gallery_link_images":"on","ocean_gallery_id":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-celestial-navigation","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sailorvikas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sailorvikas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sailorvikas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sailorvikas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sailorvikas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=729"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sailorvikas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/729\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":730,"href":"https:\/\/sailorvikas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/729\/revisions\/730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sailorvikas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sailorvikas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sailorvikas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}