Merchant Shipping Act,1958

Act No : 44

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Section : Obligation of owner to crew with respect to seaworthiness.

335. Obligation of owner to crew with respect to seaworthiness. (1) In every contract of service, express or implied between the owner of an Indian ship and the master or any seaman thereof, and in every contract of apprenticeship whereby any person is bound to serve as an apprentice on board any such ship, there shall be implied, notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary, an obligation on the owner that such owner and the master, and every agent charged with the loading of such ship or the preparing thereof for sea, or the sending thereof to sea, shall use all reasonable means to ensure the seaworthiness of such ship for the voyage at the time when such 558B voyage commences, and to keep her in a seaworthy state during the voyage. (2) For the purpose of seeing that the provisions of this section have been complied with, the Central Government may, either at the request of the owner or otherwise, arrange for a survey of the hull, equipment or machinery of any sea-going ship by a surveyor. Detention of unsafe ships by the Central Government

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