Merchant Shipping Act,1958
Act No : 44
Section :
Grain-loading plan.
2*[331A. Grain-loading plan. (1) No grain shall be loaded on board any Indian ship anywhere unless there is in force in respect of such ship a grain-loading plan approved under sub-section (3) or sub- section (4). (2) The grain-loading plan shall be in such form and contain such particulars as to the stability of the ship, circumstances of loading on departure and arrival, the main characteristics of the fittings used to prevent the shifting of cargo and such other matters as may be prescribed, having regard to the rules made under sub-section (5) of section 332. (3) Save as otherwise provided in sub-section (4), the grain- loading plan shall be submitted to the Central Government for approval and that Government may, having regard to the rules made under sub- section (5) of section 332, the stability of the ship and the circumstances of loading on departure and arrival, approve the plan with such modifications, if any, as it may deem necessary. (4) The Central Government may request the Government of a country to which the Safety Convention applies to approve the grain- loading plan of an Indian ship and an approval given in pursuance of such a request and containing a statement that it has been so given shall have effect for the purposes of this section as if the approval had been given by the Central Government. (5) The Central Government may, at the request of the Government of a country to which the Safety Convention applies, approve the grain-loading plan of a ship registered in that country if the Central Government is satisfied, in the like manner as in the case of an Indian ship, that such approval can properly be given and where approval is given at such a request, it shall contain a statement that it has been so given. (6) It is hereby declared that for the purpose of section 208 (which requires documents relating to navigation to be delivered by the --------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Subs. by Act 21 of 1966, s. 26, for certain words. 2. Ins. by s. 27, ibid. 557 master of a ship to his successor) the plan shall be deemed to be a document relating to the navigation of the ship.]
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