Sections | Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 |
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| Stability information |
305. | Recognition of certificates issued outside India |
306. | Issue of certificates to foreign ships in India and Indian ships in foreign countries |
307. | Prohibition on proceeding to sea without certificates |
308. | Production of certificates by ships other than Indian ships |
309. | Application of certain sections to certificates |
310. | Ships exempt from provisions relating to load lines |
311. | Power to make rules as to load lines |
312. | Marking of deck line and load lines |
313. | Submersion of load lines |
314. | Maintenance of load line marks |
315. | Inspection of ships with respect to load lines |
| Load line certificates |
316. | Issue of load line certificates and effect thereof |
317. | Duration, renewal and cancellation of certificates |
318. | Ships not to proceed to sea without certificate |
319. | Publication of load line certificate and particulars relating to depth of loading |
320. | Insertion of particulars as to load lines in agreements with crew |
| Special provisions as to ships other than Indian ships |
321. | Issue of load line certificates to foreign ships in India and Indian ships in foreign countries |
322. | Recognition of load line certificates issued outside India |
323. | Inspection and control of Load Line Convention ships other than Indian ships |
324. | Certificate of Load Line Convention ships other than Indian ships to be produced to customs |
325. | Marking of deck line and load lines of ships other than Indian ships |
326. | Submersion of load line of ships other than Indian ships |
327. | Inspection of ships other than Indian ships belonging to non-Convention countries |
328. | Load line certificates of ships other than Indian ships |
329. | Certificates to be produced to customs by ships other than Indian ships registered in non-Convention countries |
330. | Power to make rules as to timber cargo |
| Dangerous goods and grain cargoes |
331. | Carriage of dangerous goods |
332. | Carriage of grain |
| Sub-division load lines |
333. | Submersion of sub-division load lines in case of passenger ships |
| Unseaworthy ships |
334. | Unseaworthy ship not to be sent to sea |
335. | Obligation of owner to crew with respect to seaworthiness |
| Detention of unsafe ships by the Central Government |
336. | Power to detain unsafe ship and procedure for detention |
| Costs of detention and damages incidental thereto |
337. | Liability of Central Government for costs and damage when ship wrongly detained |
338. | Liability of ship owner for costs when ship rightly detained |
339. | Method of calculating costs of detention and survey |
340. | Power to require from complainant security for cost, etc. |
341. | Costs, etc., payable by Central Government recoverable from complainant |
342. | Application to ships other than Indian ships of provisions as to detention |
343. | Exemption of ships from certain provisions of this Part |
344. | Power to make rules respecting certificates under this Part |
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| PART X: COLLISIONS, ACCIDENTS AT SEA AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY |
345. | Division of loss in case of collision |
346. | Damages for personal injury |
347. | Right of contribution |
348. | Duty of master of ship to assist in case of collision |
349. | Collision to be entered in official log |
350. | Report to Central Government of accidents to ships |
351. | Notice of loss of Indian ship to be given to Central Government |
352. | Limitation of liability of owner for damage |
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| PART XI: NAVIGATION |
353. | Method of giving helm orders |
354. | Duty to report dangers to navigation |
355. | Obligation to render assistance on receiving signal of distress |
356. | Power to make rules as to signals |
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| PART XII: INVESTIGATIONS AND INQUIRIES |
357. | Definition of coasts |
358. | Shipping casualties and report thereof |
359. | Report of shipping casualties to Central Government |
360. | Application to court for formal investigation |
361. | Court empowered to make formal investigation |
362. | Power of court of investigation to inquire into charges against masters, mates and engineers |
363. | Power of Central Government to direct inquiry into charges of incompetency or misconduct |
364. | Opportunity to be given to person to make defence |
365. | Power of court as to evidence and regulation of proceedings |
366. | Assessors |
367. | Power to arrest witnesses and enter ships |
368. | Power to commit for trial and bind over witnesses |
369. | Report by court to Central Government |
370. | Powers of court as to certificates granted by Central Government |
371. | Power to court to censure master, mate or engineer |
372. | Power to court to remove master and appoint new master |
| Marine Board |
373. | Convening of Marine Boards outside India |
374. | Constitution and procedure of Marine Board |
375. | Decision of Marine Board to be by majority |
376. | Powers of Marine Board |
| Miscellaneous provisions relating to cancellation and suspension of certificates |
377. | Powers of Central Government to cancel, suspend, etc., certificate of master, mate or engineer |
378. | Delivery of Indian certificate cancelled or suspended |
379. | Effect of cancellation or suspension of certificate |
380. | Suspended certificate not to be endorsed |