00857nam a2200157Ia 4500008005100000020001500051082001800066110002300084245003600107260003800143300001500181520042800196650002900624650001800653650002800671200103s     1998     ||||xx |||||||||||||| ||und||  a817639016X  a343.0965bAKA  aAkalank Kumar Jain 4aThe merchant shipping act, 1958  bAkalank Publicationsc1998aDelhi  axix, 240p.  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).  aCertificates of officers  aFishing boats  apenalties and procedure