00839nam a2200145Ia 4500008005100000082001800051100001500069245003600084260004200120300001600162520042800178650002700606650003300633650002700666200103s      1996    ||||xx |||||||||||||| ||und||  a343.0965bGIL  aGill, J.S. 4aThe Merchant Shipping Act, 1958  bBhandarkar Publicationsc1996aMumbai  axxxv, 225p.  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  aSeamen and apprentices