Section 217
Official logs to be sent to shipping master in case of transfer of ship or loss.
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.
(1) If for
any reason the official log ceases to be required in respect of an Indian ship, the master or owner of
the ship shall, if the ship is then in India within one month, and if she is elsewhere within six months,
after the cessation, deliver or transmit to the shipping master at the port to which the ship belonged the
official log book duly completed up to the time of cessation.
(2) If a ship is lost or abandoned, the master or owner thereof shall, if practicable and as soon as possible, deliver or transmit to the shipping master at her port of registry the official log book, duly completed up to the time of the loss or abandonment.
(2) If a ship is lost or abandoned, the master or owner thereof shall, if practicable and as soon as possible, deliver or transmit to the shipping master at her port of registry the official log book, duly completed up to the time of the loss or abandonment.