Section 49
Distress signal.
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 master of a mechanically propelled vessel, while in the inland water limit,
on finding or encountering a dangerous derelict or any other hazard to navigation in the inland waterways,
shall immediately send a signal to indicate the danger or distress, or any such information to other
mechanically propelled vessels in the vicinity and to the concerned State Government:
Provided that no fees or charges shall be levied on any mechanically propelled vessel, in using any device for communicating any information under this section.
Provided that no fees or charges shall be levied on any mechanically propelled vessel, in using any device for communicating any information under this section.