Merchant Shipping Act : Certificate of discharge. Indian Bare Acts :

Merchant Shipping Act,1958

Act No : 44

Section : Certificate of discharge.

119. Certificate of discharge. (1) The master shall sign and give to a seaman discharged from his ship in India, either on his discharge or on payment of his wages, a certificate of his discharge in the prescribed form specifying the period of his service and the time and place of his discharge. (2) The master shall also, upon the discharge of every certificated officer, whose certificate of competency has been delivered to and retained by him, return the certificate to the officer.