MASTERS INCLUDING SERANGS AND ENGINEERS INCLUDING ENGINE-DRIVERS OF INLAND MECHANICALLY PROPELLED VESSELS

Power for State Government to require master or engineer to hold certificate granted under Act in addition to other .certificate

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Summary

Notwithstanding anything in this Chapter, the State Government may, by general or special order, direct that a person possessing-- (a) a master's 2certificate granted or deemed to be granted under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958)], or (b) an engineer's or engine-driver's 2[certificate granted or deemed to be granted under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958), shall not act as master or engineer, as the case may be, of an inland 1[mechanically propelled vessel] unless he also possesses-- (i) in case (a), such a master's or serang's certificate granted under this Act as qualified him under this Chapter to act as master of the 1[mechanically propelled vessel], or (ii) in case (b), such an engineer's or engine-driver's certificate granted under this Act as qualifies him under this Chapter to act as engineer of the 1[mechanically propelled vessel]: Provided that, for the purposes of this section, the State Government may 3[if it thinks fit], grant to any person, without examination, a master's or scrang's or an engineers or engine-drivers certificate of competency under this Act, and such certificate shall have the same effect as a certificate of competency granted under this Act after examination.

Notwithstanding anything in this Chapter, the State Government may, by general or special order, direct that a person possessing-- (a) a master's 2certificate granted or deemed to be granted under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958)], or (b) an engineer's or engine-driver's 2[certificate granted or deemed to be granted under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958), shall not act as master or engineer, as the case may be, of an inland 1[mechanically propelled vessel] unless he also possesses-- (i) in case (a), such a master's or serang's certificate granted under this Act as qualified him under this Chapter to act as master of the 1[mechanically propelled vessel], or (ii) in case (b), such an engineer's or engine-driver's certificate granted under this Act as qualifies him under this Chapter to act as engineer of the 1[mechanically propelled vessel]: Provided that, for the purposes of this section, the State Government may 3[if it thinks fit], grant to any person, without examination, a master's or scrang's or an engineers or engine-drivers certificate of competency under this Act, and such certificate shall have the same effect as a certificate of competency granted under this Act after examination.

Footnotes

1. Subs. by Act 35 of 1977, s. 5, for "steam-vessel" (w.e.f. 1-5-1978).
2. Subs. by Act 35 of 1977, s. 20, for certain words (w.e.f. 1 -5-1978).
3. Subs. by the A.O. 1937, for "in its discretion". .

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