Section 77
Port State responsibilities.
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) The Central Government shall, for the purposes of giving effect to the provisions of Part A of the Code of the Maritime Labour Convention relating to port State responsibilities, make rules for all or any of the following matters, namely:—
(a) establishing an on shore complaint redressal procedure;
(b) establishing a procedure for inspections in port;
(c) compliance and enforcement.
(2) The Director-General shall notify a system for inspection of vessels and the procedure for port State inspections, including—
(a) the requirement to develop, maintain and update an electronic inspection database, containing all information required for implementation of an effective and coordinated system of regular inspections; and
(b) specifying risk profile of all vessels calling at Indian ports in the inspection database.
(a) establishing an on shore complaint redressal procedure;
(b) establishing a procedure for inspections in port;
(c) compliance and enforcement.
(2) The Director-General shall notify a system for inspection of vessels and the procedure for port State inspections, including—
(a) the requirement to develop, maintain and update an electronic inspection database, containing all information required for implementation of an effective and coordinated system of regular inspections; and
(b) specifying risk profile of all vessels calling at Indian ports in the inspection database.