Permission to foreign seafarers to be employed on Indian flag vessels

Conditions for granting license to foreign flag ships under Section 406 or 407 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 laying down the norms for engaging Indian crew on board these ships engaged in shipping and related activities in Indian coastal water

Issuance of  Safe Manning Documents on the Engineering side
 

Applicability of Para 4 of M.S. Notice No.5 of 2007- Delegation of power for inspection of equipment relating to safety equipments to IRS

Modified procedures for Registration of Vessels under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 amended.

Issuance of Safe Manning documents on the Nautical side.
 

Minutes of the first meeting of the Working Group held on 29.04.2009 on Shipping Trade Practices Bill.

Modified procedures for Registration of Vessels under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 amended

Delegation of powers to Recognized Organizations (ROs) to carry out statutory surveys of Indian ships below 5000 GT, irrespective of their  location

The Merchant Shipping  Rules, 2010

Framing of Merchant Shipping (control of Pollution by Noxious Liquid Substance in Bulk) Rules, 2010. (MARPOL -Annex II)

Framing of Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Harmful Substances carried by Sea in Packaged Form) Rules, 2010. (Annex-III)

Framing of Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage from ships) Rules, 2010. (Annex-IV)

Framing of Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage from Shipa) Rules, 2010. (Annex-V)

Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Oil from Ships) Rules, 2010