Section 35
Minimum manning scale and manning requirements.
About this Act
An Act to promote economical and safe transportation and trade through inland waters, to bring uniformity in application of law relating to inland waterways and navigation within the country, to provide for safety of navigation, protection of life and cargo, and prevention of pollution that may be caused by the use or navigation of inland vessels, to ensure transparency and accountability of administration of inland water transportation, to strengthen procedures governing the inland vessels, their construction, survey, registration, manning, navigation and such other matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
The minimum manning scale
applicable to different class or category of mechanically propelled inland vessels, categorised under this
Act or such other laws for the time being in force in India, shall be such as may be prescribed by the
Central Government.