Section 190
Ban on entering or leaving an Indian port without certificate.
The Merchant Shipping Act, 2025
About this Act
An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to merchant shipping to ensure compliance with India's obligation under the maritime treaties and international instruments to which India is a party and also to ensure the development of Indian shipping and efficient maintenance of Indian mercantile marine in a manner best suited to serve the national interest and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
(1) No Indian vessel which has onboard more than two thousand tons of oil in bulk as cargo shall enter or leave or attempt to enter or leave any port or place in India unless it carries onboard a certificate granted under sub-section (2) of section 188 or a certificate accepted under section 189.
(2) No ship other than an Indian vessel carrying more than two thousand tons of oil in bulk as cargo, wherever registered, shall enter or leave or attempt to enter or leave any port or place in India unless it carries onboard a certificate granted under sub-section (2) of section 188 or a certificate accepted under section 189.
(3) No proper officer shall grant inward entry or outward clearance to any ship to which sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) applies, unless its master produces a certificate required in respect of such ship.
(2) No ship other than an Indian vessel carrying more than two thousand tons of oil in bulk as cargo, wherever registered, shall enter or leave or attempt to enter or leave any port or place in India unless it carries onboard a certificate granted under sub-section (2) of section 188 or a certificate accepted under section 189.
(3) No proper officer shall grant inward entry or outward clearance to any ship to which sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) applies, unless its master produces a certificate required in respect of such ship.