383. Constitution of court of survey.- (1) A court of survey for a port shall consist of a judge sitting with two assessors. (2) The judge shall be a district urge, judge of a court of small causes, presidency magistrate, magistrate of the first class or other fit person appointed it this behalf by the Central Government either generally or for any specified case. (3) The assessors shall be persons of nautical, engineering or other special skill experience. (4) Subject to the provisions of Part IX as regards ships other than Indian ships, one of the assessors shall be appointed by the central government either generally or in each case and the other shall be summoned by the judge in the manner prescribed out of a list of persons from time to time prepared for the purpose by the Central Government or, it there is no such list or /if /it is impracticable to procure the attendance of any person named in such list, shall be appointed by the judge. | 
