Section 327
Inspection of ships other than Indian ships belonging to non-Convention countries.
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.
The provisions of section 315 shall apply, in the same manner as they apply to Indian
ships, to all ships registered in a country to which the Load Line Convention does not apply while
they are within Indian jurisdiction.