310. Ships exempt from provisions relating to load lines.- (1) Save as otherwise provided in this section, the provisions of this Part relating to load lines shall apply to all sailing vessels as they apply the ships, and accordingly, the expression "ship:" in the aid provisions of this Part shall be construed as including a sailing vessel. (2) The provisions of this Part relating to load lines shall not apply to- (a) any sailing vessel of less than one hundred and fifty tons gross employed in plying coastwise between ports situated within India, Pakistan, Burma and Ceylon; (b) any ship solely engaged in fishing; (c) any pleasure yacht. (3) The Central Government may, on such conditions as it may think fit, exempt from the provisions of this Part relating to load lines- (a) any ship plying between the near neighbouring port of two or more countries, if the Central Government and the Governments of those countries are satisfied that the sheltered nature and conditions of the voyages between those ports make it unreasonable or impracticable to apply to ships so plying the provisions of this Part relating to load lines; (b) any ship plying between near neigh outing ports of the same country, if the Central Government is satisfied as aforesaid; (c) wooden ships of primitive build, if the Central Government considers that it would be unreasonable or impracticable to apply the said provisions to them; (d) any class of coasting ships of less than one hundred and fifty tons gross which do not carry cargo. | 
