Section 165
What shall be evidence of distress.
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 proceeding under this Part a certificate of the
Central Government or of such officer as the Central Government may specify in this behalf to the
effect that any seaman named therein is distressed shall be conclusive evidence that such seaman is
distressed within the meaning of this Act.