372. Power to court to remove master and appoint new master.- (1) A magistrate of the first class specially empowered in this behalf by the Central Government or a presidency magistrate, may remove the master of any ship with his jurisdiction if the remove is shown to his satisfaction to be necessary. (2) The removal may be made upon the application of the owe of any ship or his agent, or of the consignee of the ship, or of any certificate officer or of one-third or more of the view of the ship. (3) The magistrate may appoint a new master instead of the one removed, but where the owner, agent or consignee of the ship is within his jurisdiction, such an appointment shall not be made without the consent of that owner, agent or consignee. (4) The magistrate may also make such order and require such security respect of the cost of the mater as he things fit. | 
