00866nam a2200157Ia 4500008005100000020001800051082001800069110002400087245003600111260003800147300001700185520042800202650002700630650003300657650001800690200103s      2003    ||||xx |||||||||||||| ||und||  a9798175980388  a343.0965bSBH  aSterling Book House 4aThe Merchant Shipping Act, 1958  bSterling Book Housec2003aMumbai  axxxvi, 227p.  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).  aGeneral Administration  aRegistration of Indian ships  aNuclear ships