Sections | Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 |
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| Property of deceased seamen and apprentices |
153. | Dealing with and account of property of seamen who die during voyage |
154. | Master to pay and deliver property of deceased seamen |
155. | Property of deceased seaman left abroad but not on board ship |
156. | Dealing with property of deceased seamen |
157. | Recovery of wages, etc., of seamen lost with their ship |
158. | Property of seamen dying in India |
159. | Payment over of property of deceased seamen by shipping master |
160. | Disposal of unclaimed property of deceased seamen |
| Distressed seamen |
161. | Relief and maintenance of distressed seamen |
162. | Mode of providing for return of seamen to proper return port |
163. | Receiving distressed seamen on ships |
164. | Provisions as to taking distressed seamen on ships |
165. | What shall be evidence of distress |
166. | Indian consular officer to decide return port to which or route by which seaman is to be sent |
167. | Power to make rules with respect to distressed seamen |
| Provisions, health and accommodation |
168. | Ships to have sufficient provisions and water |
169. | Allowances for short or bad provisions |
170. | Foreign-going Indian ship to carry duly certificated cook |
171. | Weights and measures on board |
172. | Bedding, towels, medicines, medical stores, etc. |
173. | Certain ships to carry medical officer |
174. | Expenses of medical attendance in case of illness |
175. | Accommodation for seamen |
176. | Inspection by shipping master, etc., of provisions, water, weights and measures and accommodation |
177. | Inspection by master of provisions, water and accommodation at sea |
178. | Meaning of serving seaman |
179. | Particulars to be furnished in plaints, etc. |
180. | Notice to be given in case of unrepresented seaman |
181. | Power to set aside decrees and orders passed against serving seaman |
182. | Modification of law of limitation where seaman is a party |
183. | Reference in matters of doubt to shipping masters |
184. | Facilities for making complaints |
185. | Assignment or sale of salvage invalid |
186. | No debt recoverable till end of voyage |
187. | Seamens property not to be detained |
188. | Prohibition against solicitation by lodging house keepers |
189. | Ship not to be boarded without permission before seamen leave |
190. | Misconduct endangering life or ship |
191. | Desertion and absence without leave |
192. | Power to suspend deserters certificate of discharge |
193. | Conveyance of deserter or imprisoned seaman on board ship |
194. | General offences against discipline |
195. | Smuggling of goods by seamen or apprentices |
196. | Entry of offences of official logs |
197. | Report of desertions and absences without leave |
198. | Entries and certificates of desertion abroad |
199. | Facilities for proving desertion in proceedings for forfeiture of wages |
200. | Application of forfeitures |
201. | Decision of questions of forfeiture and deduction in suits for wages |
202. | Payment of fines imposed under agreement to shipping master |
203. | Seaman or apprentice not to be enticed to desert |
204. | Deserters not to be harboured |
205. | Stowaways and seamen carried under compulsion |
206. | Procedure where seaman not shipped in India is imprisoned on complaint of master or owner |
207. | Power to send on board seaman not shipped in India who is undergoing imprisonment |
208. | On change of master, documents to be handed over to successor |
209. | Transmission of documents on transfer of seaman from one ship to another |
210. | Leaving behind in India of seaman or apprentice engaged abroad |
211. | Deserters from foreign ships |
| Official logs |
212. | Official logs to be kept and to be dated |
213. | Entries in official log books how and when to be made |
214. | Entries required to be made in official log books |
215. | Offences in respect of official logs |
216. | Delivery of official logs to shipping masters |
217. | Official logs to be sent to shipping master in case of transfer of ship or loss |
| National Welfare Board for Seafarers |
218. | Functions of National Welfare Board for Seafarers |
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| PART VIII: PASSENGER SHIPS |
| Survey of passenger ships |
219. | Application of Part |
220. | No ship to carry passengers without a certificate of survey |
221. | Power of surveyor |
222. | Fees in respect of survey |
223. | Declaration of survey |
224. | Sending of declaration by owner, agent or master to Central Government |
225. | Grant of certificate of survey by Central Government |
226. | Power of Central Government to order a second survey |
227. | Duration of certificates of survey |
228. | Cancellation or suspension of certificate of survey by Central Government |