Section 133
Power of shipping master to require production of ship's papers.
The Merchant Shipping Act, 1958
About this Act
An Act to foster the development and ensure the efficient maintenance of an Indian mercantile marine in a manner best suited to serve the national interests and for that purpose to establish a National Shipping Board to provide for the registration, certification, safety and security of Indian ships and generally to amend and consolidate the law relating to merchant shipping.
In any proceedings
under this Act before a shipping master relating to the wages, claims or discharge of a seaman, the
shipping master may require the owner, master or agent or any mate or other member of the crew to
produce any logbooks, papers, or other documents in his possession or power relating to any matter in
question in the proceedings, and may require the attendance of and examine any of those persons
being then at or near the place on the matter.