298. Information about ships stability.- (1) There shall be carried on board every Indian ship whose keel was laid after the 15th day of June, 1953, such information in writing about the ship's stability as is necessary for the guidance of the master in loading and ballasting the ship. (2) The said information shall be in such form as may be approved by the Central Government (which may approve the provisions of the information in the form f a diagram or drawing only) and shall be based on the determination of the ships stability by means of an inclining test of the ship; Provided that the Central Government may allow the information t be based on similar determination of the stability of a sister ship. (3) When any information under this section is provided for any ship, the owner shall send a copy thereof to the Director-General. (4) It is hereby declared that for the purpose of section 208 (which requires documents relating to navigation to be delivered by the master of a ship to his successor) information under this section shall be deemed to be a document relating to the navigation of the ship. | 
