00865nam a22001457a 4500008004400000082001800044110003300062245004900095260004600144300001800190520042800208650003000636650003300666650002000699200306b     2019     ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d00a343.0965bPRO  aProfessional Book Publishers10aThe merchant shipping act, 1958 (44 of 1958)  aDelhibProfessional Book Publishersc2019  axxvii, 492 p.  aEstablishes a National Shipping Board and a Shipping Development Fund, provides for registration of Indian ships, certification of officers, apprenticeships, employment offices, employment of young persons, rights relating to wages, relief of distressed seamen, safety considerations, and other related matters. Repeals the Merchant Shipping Laws (Extension To the Acceding States and Amendment) Act, 1949 (No. 18 of 1949).  aShipping Development Fund  aRegistration of Indian ships  aPassenger ships