Act Number: 44

Act Name: The Merchant Shipping Act, 1958

Year: 1958

Enactment Date: 1958-10-30

Long Title: 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.

Ministry: Ministry of Shipping

Department:

Section 344D: Safety assessment and operating manual.
    1[344D. Safety assessment and operating manual.--(1) Every Indian nuclear ship shall have on board a safety assessment and an operating manual in such form and containing such particulars and approved by such authority as may be prescribed.
     (2) The safety assessment and the operating manual shall be prepared, maintained and kept up-todate in such manner as may be prescribed.]
Notes:
1 . Ins. by Act 21 of 1966, s. 30 (w.e.f. 28-5-1966).
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