Section 293
Radio log.
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) Every ship compulsorily equipped under the provisions of section 291 with
a radio telegraph or radio telephone installation shall maintain in the radio telegraph or radio
telephone room a radio log in which shall be entered such particulars relating to the operation of the
radio telegraph or radio telephone installation and as to the maintenance of the radio telegraph or radio
telephone service as may be prescribed.
(2) The provisions of section 215 shall apply to the radio log kept under this section as if it were an official log.
(2) The provisions of section 215 shall apply to the radio log kept under this section as if it were an official log.