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INDIAN REGISTRATION OF NEW VESSEL
M.S NOTICE 20 OF 2011 SECTION 2.1
THE OWNER HAS TO REGISTER ON THE D.G SHIPPING WEBSITE,ONCE REGISTERED HE WILL BE ISSUED WITH A LOGIN I.D AND PASSWORD.
THE OWNER WILL HAVE TO LOGIN INTO THE PORTAL USING THE UNIQUE I.D ISSUED AND APPLY FOR THE REGISTRATION.A PRINTOUT OF THE APPLICATION WILL THEN HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED ALONG WITH THE DOCUMENTS,PLANS & DRAWINGS AS PER THE CHECKLIST
MSL BRACH CIRCULAR 2 OF 2008 MSL-1093)/2008
THE PROSPECTIVE SHIP OWNER SHALL THEN PUT UP THE VESSEL FOR SURVEY AS REQUIRED VIDE SECTION27(1) OF THE M.S ACT AND RULE 5 OF M.S RULES.THE SURVEY IS TO VERIFY THE PARTICULARS AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 27(2) OF M.S ACT
THE OWNER OF THE VESSEL WILL PUT UP THE VESSEL FOR SURVEY EITHER BY THE MARINE MERCANTILE DEPARTMENT OR THE INDIAN REGISTER OF SHIPPING . THE TONNAGE OF THE SHIP IS ASCERTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MERCHANT SHIPPING (TONNAGE MEASUREMENT OF SHIPS) RULES 1987. THE SURVEYOR SHALL GRANT A CERTIFICATE SPECIFYING THE SHIPS TONNAGE ,BUILD AND SUCH OTHER PARTICULARS DESCRIPTIVE OF THE IDENTITY OF THE SHIP AND A CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY IS ISSUED.
AFTER ESTABLISHING THE OWNERSHIP AND CREDENTIALS OF OWNER AND ALLOTMENT OF NAME ,OFFICIAL NO,CALL SIGN AND MMSI NUMBER A CARVING AND MARKING NOTE IS ISSUED
AS PER G.S.R 1549 AND RULE NO 10 AND MSL BRACH CIRCULAR 2 OF 2008 MSL-1093)/2008 SECTION 4.2
THE SHIP SHALL ,BEFORE REGISTRY BE MARKED PERMANENTLY AND COSPICOUSLY TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE REGISTRAR,THIS INCLUDES HER NAME AND PORT OF REGISTRY,THE OFFICIAL NO AND NET TONNAGE ARE TO BE ENGRAVED ON A BRASS PLATE 30CM*6 CM AND PLACE CONSPICUOUSLY AT THE WHEEL HOUSE.THE I.M.O NUMBER IS TO BE WELDED AS PER REGULATION3(4) OF CHAPTER XI-1 OF SOLAS 1974 AS AMENDED.
DGS ORDER NO 6 OF 2003 NO:SD-13/ POL(5)2001 SECTION 4 AS REVISED
THE SIGHTING OF CARVING AND MARKING ON THE SHIP AND THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE SAME IS TO BE CARRIED BY SURVEYOR MMD OR I.R.S
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FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS REQUIREDTO BE VERIFIED AND DULY AUNTHENTICATED 1. APPLICATION FOR NAME ,OFFICIAL NO,CALL SIGN,MMSI NUMBER. 2. NAME APPROVED AND I.M.O NO 3. ORIGINAL BILL OF SALE /BUILDERS CERTIFICATE (COMMON SEAL) 4. ORIGINAL DECLARATION OF OWNERSHIP . a. FORM NO 3 FOR INDIVIDUAL OWNERS b. FORM NO 4 FOR PARTNERSHIP FIRMS/JOINT OWNERS c. FORM NO 5 FOR COMPANY. ALL NEED TO BE SIGNED IN PRESENCE OF REGISTRAR OR PERSON DULY AUTHORISED BY THE REGISTRAR. 5. ORIGINAL BOARD RESOLUTION WITH COMMON SEAL 6. TONNAGE COMPUTATION 7. APPROVED PLAN (LSA,FFA, L&SS) 8. MACHINERY PARTICULARS AS PER PROFOMA 9. ORIGINAL CERTIFIED CARVING AND MARKING NOTE 10. COPY OF MASTER CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY 11. MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF OWNERS. 12. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION AND CERTIFICATES OF THE VESSEL. 13. PRE-REGISTRATION SURVEY BY MMD. 14. CERTICATE OF SURVEY.
AS PER CHECKLIST NO 1 ISSUED BY M.M.D
DGS ORDER NO 2 OF 2002 NO:SD-13/POL(5)2001 SECTION 6,7,8 M.S NOTICE 20 OF 2011 SECTION 2.4
ANY MORTGAGE CAN BE ENTERED IN THE REGISTRY BY PRESENTING THE MORTGAGE INSTRUMENT TO THE REGISTRAR,SAME CAN BE DONE AT A LATER STAGE BY APPLYING THE SAME THROUGH THE OWNERS GIVEN LOGIN ID.ANY ENTRY OF SUBSEQUENT MORTGAGE WILL BE ON THE BASIS OF N.O.C ISSUED FROM THE PREVIOUS MORTGAGEE.
AS PER G.S.R 1549 SECTION 11
ENTRY OF SHIPS PARTICULARS IN THE REGISTER BOOK AND ISSUE OF CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRY TO SHIP OWNER
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INDIAN REGISTRATION OF NEW VESSEL ACQUIRED ABROAD
THE OWNER WILL HAVE TO LOGIN INTO THE PORTAL USING THE UNIQUE I.D ISSUED AND APPLY FOR THE REGISTRATION.A PRINTOUT OF THE APPLICATION WILL THEN HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED ALONG WITH THE DOCUMENTS,PLANS & DRAWINGS AS PER THE CHECKLIST
OWNER DECIDES WHETHER SHIP BUILT ABROAD IS TO BE BROUGHTNTO INDIA
WHEN IT BECOMES NECESSARY FOR THE SURVEY TO BE CONDUCTED OUTSIDE INDIA THE DIRECTOR GENERAL MAY DEPUTE A SURVEYOR OR REQUEST THE GOVERNMENT OF THE COUNTRY WHERE THE SHIP IS BUILT TO CONDUCT THE SURVEY ON THEIR BEHALF
GSR 1549 SECTION 6
DGS ORDER NO 6 OF 2003 NO:SD-13/POL(5)/2001 MSL BRACH CIRCULAR 2 OF 2008 MSL-1093)/2008 SECTION 4.1,4.4
WHEN THE SHIP IS ACQUIRED ABROAD ,THE SHIP WILL BE GRANTED A PROVISIONAL REGISTRY BY THE CONSULAR OFFICER OR ATTENDING MMD SURVEYOR/IRS.THE ROS SHALL SEND DETAILED PROCEDURAL GUIDELINE.THE ENDORSEMENT OF CARVING & MARKING NOTE CAN BE DONE BY THE ABOVE AND ANY SURVEYOR OF IACS .THE PROVISIONAL REGISTRY IS VALID FOR 6 MONTHS IRRESPECTIVE OF LOCATION OF VESSEL.
THE OWNER OF THE VESSEL WILL PUT UP THE VESSEL FOR SURVEY EITHER BY THE MARINE MERCANTILE DEPARTMENT OR THE INDIAN REGISTER OF SHIPPING . THE TONNAGE OF THE SHIP IS ASCERTAINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MERCHANT SHIPPING (TONNAGE MEASUREMENT OF SHIPS) RULES 1987 THE SURVEYOR SHALL GRANT A CERTIFICATE SPECIFYING THE SHIPS TONNAGE ,BUILD AND SUCH OTHER PARTICULARS DESCRIPTIVE OF THE IDENTITY OF THE SHIP AND A CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY IS ISSUED.
THE SIGHTING OF CARVING AND MARKING ON THE SHIP AND THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE SAME IS TO BE CARRIED BY SURVEYOR MMD OR I.R.S OR AS MENTIONED FOR A PROVISIONAL REGISTRY.
FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS REQUIREDTO BE VERIFIED AND DULY AUNTHENTICATED AS PER CHECKLIST NO 1 ISSUED BY M.M.D 1. APPLICATION FOR NAME ,OFFICIAL NO,CALL SIGN,MMSI NUMBER. 2. NAME APPROVED AND I.M.O NO 3. ORIGINAL BILL OF SALE /BUILDERS CERTIFICATE (COMMON SEAL) 4. ORIGINAL DECLARATION OF OWNERSHIP . a. FORM NO 3 FOR INDIVIDUAL OWNERS b. FORM NO 4 FOR PARTNERSHIP FIRMS/JOINT OWNERS c. FORM NO 5 FOR COMPANY. ALL NEED TO BE SIGNED IN PRESENCE OF REGISTRAR OR PERSON DULY AUTHORISED BY THE REGISTRAR. 5. ORIGINAL BOARD RESOLUTION WITH COMMON SEAL 6. TONNAGE COMPUTATION 7. APPROVED PLAN (LSA,FFA, L&SS) 8. MACHINERY PARTICULARS AS PER PROFOMA 9. ORIGINAL CERTIFIED CARVING AND MARKING NOTE 10. COPY OF MASTER CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY 11. MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF OWNERS. 12. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION AND CERTIFICATES OF THE VESSEL. 13. PRE-REGISTRATION SURVEY BY MMD. 14. CERTICATE OF SURVEY.
ANY MORTGAGE CAN BE ENTERED IN THE PROVISIONAL REGISTRY BY PRESENTING THE MORTGAGE INSTRUMENT TO THE REGISTRAR,SAME CAN BE DONE AT A LATER STAGE BY APPLYING THE SAME THROUGH THE OWNERS GIVEN LOGIN ID.ANY ENTRY OF SUBSEQUENT MORTGAGE WILL BE ON THE BASIS OF N.O.C ISSUED FROM THE PREVIOUS MORTGAGEE.MORTGAGE ENTERED IN THE PROVISIONAL REGISTRY WILL BE IN FORCE EVEN WHEN GRANTED PERMANENT REGISTRY.
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DGS ORDER NO 2 OF 2002 NO:SD-13/ POL(5)2001
SECTION 5
FOR THE PROVISIONAL REGISTRY THE REGISTRAR SHALL OPEN A PAGE IN THE REGISTER AND WHEN PERMANENT REGISTRY IS CONFERRED THE WORD PROVISIONAL SHALL BE REPLACED PERMANENT AND DATE AND TIME RECORDED,THE SERIAL NO WILL REMAIN SAME.
INDIAN REGISTRATION OF SECOND HAND SHIPS DELIVERED IN INDIA
M.S NOTICE 20 OF 2011
THE OWNER WILL HAVE TO LOGIN USING HIS ID AND APPLY FOR THE REGISTRATION ONLINE AND TAKE PRINTOUT OF THE SAME.THIS THEN HAS TO BE SUBMITTED ALONG WITH THE FEES AND THE DOCUMENTS AS MENTIONED IN ANNEX ATTACHED TO THIS FLOWCHART.
THE AGE OF THE SHIP GREATER THAN 25 YEARS
IF AGE LESS THAN 25 YEARS THAN ITS OPTIONAL TO ACQUIRE TECHNICAL CLEARANCE.
F.NO SD-9/ CHART(82)/97 SHIPPING DEVLOPMENT CIRCULAR NO 1 0F 2012
IF THE AGE OF THE SHIP IS OF AND OVER THAN 25 YEARS ,SET OF DOCUMENTS AND PLANS WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE NAVAL ARCH,NAUTUCAL AND ENGINEERING BRANCH,WHO AFTER VERIFICATION WILL ISSUE A TECHNICAL CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE
COMPUTATION OF TONNAGE : IF AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION THE VESSEL WAS CLASSED FOR 2 PRECEDING YEARS OR BUILT/MAINTAINED UNDER IACS CLASS IF LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD WITH ANY MEMBER OF IACS INCLUDING IRS THEN THE TONNAGE FIGURES MENTIONES IN THE TONNAGE CERTIFICATE IN POSSESSION OF THE VESSEL AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION MAY BE ACCEPTED AND ON BASIS OF THAT A TONNAGE CERTIFICATE AND CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY ISSUED
COMPUTATION OF TONNAGE
IF THE VESSEL WAS NOT CLASSED FOR 2 YEARS PRECEDING OR BUILT/MAINTAINED BY IACS MEMBER THEN THE REGISTRAR MAY ISSUE A PROVISIONAL TONNAGE CERTIFICATE BASED ON TONNAGE CERTIFICATE IN POSSESSION , VALID FOR 6 MONTHS DURING WHICH TIME THE OWNER NEEDS TO GET THE TONNAGE REMEASURED BY I.R.S TO OBTAIN PERMANENT REGISTRY
MSL BRACH CIRCULAR 2 OF 2008 MSL-1093)/ 2008
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THE SIGHTING OF CARVING AND MARKING ON THE SHIP AND THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE SAME IS TO BE CARRIED BY SURVEYOR MMD OR A RECOGNISED CLASSIFICATION SOCIETY INCLUDING I.R.S
FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS REQUIREDTO BE VERIFIED AND DULY AUNTHENTICATED 1. APPLICATION FOR NAME ,OFFICIAL NO,CALL SIGN,MMSI NUMBER ACCOMPANIED BY PREVIOUS CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRYOF THE VESSEL. 2. NAME APPROVED AND I.M.O NO 3. ORIGINAL BILL OF SALE /BUILDERS CERTIFICATE (COMMON SEAL) 4. ORIGINAL DECLARATION OF OWNERSHIP . a. FORM NO 3 FOR INDIVIDUAL OWNERS b. FORM NO 4 FOR PARTNERSHIP FIRMS/JOINT OWNERS c. FORM NO 5 FOR COMPANY. ALL NEED TO BE SIGNED IN PRESENCE OF REGISTRAR OR PERSON DULY AUTHORISED BY THE REGISTRAR. 5. ORIGINAL BOARD RESOLUTION WITH COMMON SEAL 6. TONNAGE COMPUTATION 7. APPROVED PLAN(L.S.A, F.F.A, L & SS) 8. MACHINERY PARTICULARS AS PER PROFOMA 9. ORIGINAL CERTIFIED CARVING AND MARKING NOTE 10. COPY OF MASTER CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY 11. MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF OWNERS. 12. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION AND CERTIFICATES OF THE VESSEL. 13. PRE-REGISTRATION SURVEY BY MMD. 14. CERTICATE OF SURVEY. 15. DELETION CERTIFICATE/ TRANSCRIPT CERTIFICATE FROM PREVIOUS REGISTRY. 16. COPY OF BILL OF ENTRY FROM CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT. 17. DRAWINGS OF LINES PLAN,MIDSHIP SECTION,SHELL EXPANSION,STRUCTURAL PROFILE AND CREW ACCOMODATION.
AS PER CHECKLIST NO 1 ISSUED BY M.M.D
INDIAN REGISTRATION OF SECOND HAND SHIPS DELIVERED ABROAD
THE OWNER WILL HAVE TO LOGIN USING HIS ID AND APPLY FOR THE REGISTRATION ONLINE AND TAKE PRINTOUT OF THE SAME.THIS THEN HAS TO BE SUBMITTED ALONG WITH THE FEES AND THE DOCUMENTS AS MENTIONED IN ANNEX ATTACHED TO THIS FLOWCHART.
OWNER DECIDES WHETHER SHIP BUILT ABROAD IS TO BE BROUGHTNTO INDIA
WHEN IT BECOMES NECESSARY FOR THE SURVEY TO BE CONDUCTED OUTSIDE INDIA THE DIRECTOR GENERAL MAY DEPUTE A SURVEYOR OR REQUEST THE GOVERNMENT OF THE COUNTRY WHERE THE SHIP IS STATIONED TO CONDUCT THE SURVEY ON THEIR BEHALF
DGS ORDER NO 6 OF 2003 NO:SD-13/POL(5)/2001 MSL BRACH CIRCULAR 2 OF 2008 MSL-1093)/2008 SECTION 4.1,4.4
WHEN THE SHIP IS ACQUIRED ABROAD ,THE SHIP WILL BE GRANTED A PROVISIONAL REGISTRY BY THE CONSULAR OFFICER OR ATTENDING MMD SURVEYOR/IRS.THE ROS SHALL SEND DETAILED PROCEDURAL GUIDELINE.THE ENDORSEMENT OF CARVING & MARKING NOTE CAN BE DONE BY THE ABOVE AND ANY SURVEYOR OF IACS .THE PROVISIONAL REGISTRY IS VALID FOR 6 MONTHS IRRESPECTIVE OF LOCATION OF VESSEL.
GSR 1549 SECTION 6
THE AGE OF THE SHIP GREATER THAN 25 YEARS
F.NO SD-9/ CHART(82)/97 SHIPPING DEVLOPMENT CIRCULAR NO 1 0F 2012
IF THE AGE OF THE SHIP IS OF AND OVER THAN 25 YEARS ,SET OF DOCUMENTS AND PLANS WILL BE REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE NAVAL ARCH,NAUTUCAL AND ENGINEERING BRANCH,WHO AFTER VERIFICATION WILL ISSUE A TECHNICAL CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE
IF AGE LESS THAN 25 YEARS THAN ITS OPTIONAL TO ACQUIRE TECHNICAL CLEARANCE.
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IF THE VESSEL WAS NOT CLASSED FOR 2 YEARS PRECEDING OR BUILT/MAINTAINED BY IACS MEMBER THEN THE REGISTRAR MAY ISSUE A PROVISIONAL TONNAGE CERTIFICATE BASED ON TONNAGE CERTIFICATE IN POSSESSION , VALID FOR 6 MONTHS DURING WHICH TIME THE OWNER NEEDS TO GET THE TONNAGE REMEASURED BY I.R.S TO OBTAIN PERMANENT REGISTRY
COMPUTATION OF TONNAGE
COMPUTATION OF TONNAGE : IF AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION THE VESSEL WAS CLASSED FOR 2 PRECEDING YEARS OR BUILT/MAINTAINED UNDER IACS CLASS IF LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD WITH ANY MEMBER OF IACS INCLUDING IRS THEN THE TONNAGE FIGURES MENTIONES IN THE TONNAGE CERTIFICATE IN POSSESSION OF THE VESSEL AT THE TIME OF REGISTRATION MAY BE ACCEPTED AND ON BASIS OF THAT A TONNAGE CERTIFICATE AND CERTIFICATE OF SURVEY ISSUED
MSL BRACH CIRCULAR 2 OF 2008 MSL-1093)/ 2008
THE SIGHTING OF CARVING AND MARKING ON THE SHIP AND THE ENDORSEMENT OF THE SAME IS TO BE CARRIED BY SURVEYOR MMD OR A RECOGNISED CLASSIFICATION SOCIETY INCLUDING I.R.S
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FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS REQUIREDTO BE VERIFIED AND DULY AUNTHENTICATED AS PER CHECKLIST NO 1 ISSUED BY M.M.D 1. APPLICATION FOR NAME ,OFFICIAL NO,CALL SIGN,MMSI NUMBER ACCOMPANIED BY PREVIOUS CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRYOF THE VESSEL. 2. NAME APPROVED AND I.M.O NO 3. ORIGINAL BILL OF SALE /BUILDERS CERTIFICATE (COMMON SEAL) 4. ORIGINAL DECLARATION OF OWNERSHIP . a. FORM NO 3 FOR INDIVIDUAL OWNERS b. FORM NO 4 FOR PARTNERSHIP FIRMS/JOINT OWNERS c. FORM NO 5 FOR COMPANY. ALL NEED TO BE SIGNED IN PRESENCE OF REGISTRAR OR PERSON DULY AUTHORISED BY THE REGISTRAR. 5. ORIGINAL BOARD RESOLUTION WITH COMMON SEAL 6. TONNAGE COMPUTATION 7. APPROVED PLAN(L.S.A, F.F.A, L & SS) 8. MACHINERY PARTICULARS AS PER PROFOMA 9. ORIGINAL CERTIFIED CARVING AND MARKING NOTE 10. COPY OF MASTER CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY 11. MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF OWNERS. 12. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION AND CERTIFICATES OF THE VESSEL. 13. PRE-REGISTRATION SURVEY BY MMD. 14. CERTICATE OF SURVEY. 15. DELETION CERTIFICATE/ TRANSCRIPT CERTIFICATE FROM PREVIOUS REGISTRY. 16. COPY OF BILL OF ENTRY FROM CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT. 17. DRAWINGS OF LINES PLAN,MIDSHIP SECTION,SHELL EXPANSION,STRUCTURAL PROFILE AND CREW ACCOMODATION.
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The Following is a brief insight into the procedures of Indian shipping finance and the practices of mortgaging in India. Shipping is a capital intensive industry; hence financing of ships is a popular practice in the industry. Vessels constitute about 90 percent of the fixed assets of a typical shipping company. The cost of acquiring a vessel say a double hulled VLCC is about 90 million USD or a handy sized chemical carrier is 70 million. To therefore acquire vessel shipowners has to turn towards the market to raise the capital needed. Shipping finance is a specialty sector owing largely due volatile nature of the markets and the asset being a mobile one and therefore is mostly term lending backed by security in the form of collateral and mortgage. Given below is the two most common methods of obtaining finance of ships in India; Equity Markets; Equity markets comprise of equity capital markets, venture capital and private equity funds. Ship financing through equity mode is more popular in the case of high-risk projects where vessel acquisition is not backed by a firm contract for deployment or where vessels are acquired for asset play. Shipping companies adopted an equity route mainly after the 1980s for Shipping Finance in India, owing to factors like phasing out of subsidised debt funding by Shipping Development Fund Committee (SDFC), easing of norms for tapping the equity market and shipowners becoming increasingly aware of the pitfalls of a highly leveraged capital structure. Indian shipping companies have a miniscule market capitalisation vis--vis the market capitalisation of the Indian stock market. Market capitalisation of the largest public sector company namely Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) is around USD 120, whereas that of Great Eastern Shipping, the largest private sector is USD 150. Currently, we have around 8 shipping companies listed on the stock exchange, scripts of whose are trading at a substantial discount to book value or net asset value. Debt Markets Banks and financial institutions have been the main source of ship financing via debt mode for shipping companies. The industry can avail of broadly two types of finance viz. fund-based finance and non-fund based finance. Term loan and working capital credits come under fund-based finance. Under non-fund based finance, funds are not actually employed, but a liability is created on the lenders to make payment in case of a default. Letter of Credit, bills discounting and guarantees constitute such facility. As per various estimates, around 200 banks are presently active in Shipping Finance in India and abroad. For shipping finance in India, very few of the Indian banks and financial institutions have the necessary expertise or infrastructure to appraise shipping projects. Some of the exceptions are ICICI Limited (erstwhile Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India) and State Bank of India who have dedicated divisions for ship financing. Most other commercial banks show considerable skepticism in taking up exposure in shipping, as the industry through the ages has been considered highly risky and prone to
12 innumerable dangers. A ship sails in the high seas outside the protective policies and regulation of the domestic government, where physical viewing and monitoring of the vessel is difficult. Additionally, the sector is cyclical in nature. Broadly banks that are willing to take up ship financing proposals can be divided into six groups, Financial institutions Public sector commercial banks Private sector banks Co-operative banks Non-banking financial institutions Foreign banks and financial institutions SHIP MORTGAGES: The law governing ship mortgages in India are the Companies Act 1956(CA) as amended and the Merchant Shipping Act1958 (MSA) as amended. Section 125 of the CA requires charges upon a vessel to registered with the Registrar of Companies (ROC) and MSA requires the Mortgage to be registered in the Register of Ships Maintained by the Mercantile Marine department (MMD) in order to perfect a valid statutory registered mortgage. No prior approval is required for mortgaging a ship to a foreign lender but if security is also sought on immovable property or a guarantee of the borrowing ship owning company, prior Reserve Bank of India (RBI) approval is required. Mortgage can be created on a vessel owned by an Indian company on provisional Registration of a vessel; this continues to remain in force even after the vessel has been granted permanent registration. Under the External Commercial Borrowing (ECB) rules by Foreign Exchange Management (FEMA) there is no Prior approval required for raising money from foreign investors as long as they are under the ECB limit. In case of borrowing above the ECB limits then RBI and Ministry Of Finance approval is needed .Under FEMA a borrower is free to create a form of security as considered suitable by him. There is no prerequisite under Indian for the creation of a mortgage over an Indian ship in favour of a foreign lender as long as its prior approved by RBI and MoF within the requirements of FEMA.
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MSL Branch Circular 2 of 2008

No: MSl-10(3)/2008
1958 amended.
August 28, 2008
Sub: Modified procedures for Registration of Vessels under the Merchant Shipping Act,
IN ADHERENCE TO the fundamental tenet of Merchant Shipping Act 1958 as amended, and considering the reservations expressed by the shipping industry with regard to certain prevailing guidelines / practices; the Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) has identified areas to be addressed for expanding maritime sector and encouraging the growth of "quality" Indian tonnage. REALISING the need of Shipping industry for detailed and modified guidelines on registration of vessels and regarding procedures on matters including technical clearance, survey prior registration, provisional registration, and mortgage entry. UNDERSTANDING the difficulties that ship owners face, due to the delay in processing the registration and other proceedings thereof, which extends from acquisition till registration formalities are completed. NOTING THAT Part V of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 and the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Indian Ships) Rules, 1960 as amended in 1966, 1970, 1994 and 1997, by the Central Government provide for and prescribe the procedure for registration and provisional registration of Indian Ships. WITH A VIEW to codify the existing guidelines on registration of ships and REVIEWING therefore the procedures, current practices of survey and certification related thereto. The Director-General of Shipping in exercise of the powers vested in her vide, the Ministry of Shipping, O.M. No. SD-11018/1/97-MD dated 05.03.2002 and Section 456 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1958, read along with the notification issued by the GOI vide S.O. No. 3144 dated 17.12.1960; makes amendments in the following orders; a) O.M.No.SD-11018/1/97-MD dated 15/06/2001
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b) O.M.No.SD-11018/1/97-MD dated 05/03/2002 in respect to Sub paragraphs 1.1 and 1.2 c) DGS Order No. 2 of 2002, SD-13/POL(5)/2001 DATED 02.5.2002 in respect to Sub paragraphs 4 and 11 d) e) SD CIRCULAR-04/2003 DATED 13.2.2003 REGISTRATION OF INDIAN SHIPS) RULES, 1960, (as by amended rules 1966, 1970, 1994, 1997) in respect to Rule 5 (Survey and Measurement), Rule 10 (Marking of ship) and Rule 12 (Acquisition of Ships abroad) f) SD-2/ ACQ (14)/05 dated 10.8.2006 in respect of technical clearance; and revises the guidelines and procedures for registration of vessels as below: 1. 2. The procedures below shall henceforth be applicable to all vessels regardless of age. Procedures Pertaining to Issues of Certificate of Survey and Tonnage Certificate for Technical Clearance / Survey Prior to Registration: 2.1 Application for allotment of name, Official number and Call Sign combined with the application for allotment of MMSI number will be made by the owner through the Registrar to DGS by fax and approval by DGS would be made by return fax within 24 hours. After applying for registration / name-approval of his vessel with a Registrar in the prescribed format, the prospective ship-owner, shall put up the vessel for survey as required vide Section 27(1) of the M.S. Act and Rule 5 of the M.S. (Registration of Indian Ships) Rules, 1960, either by the Mercantile Marine Department (MMD) or the Indian Register of Shipping (IRS). 2.2 The survey as referred to in para. "2.1" above, shall be carried out for the purpose of verifying the particulars to be included in the Certificate of Survey as mentioned in Section 27(2) of the M.S. Act and not principally for assessing the compliance of the applicable statutory rules. The attending Surveyor may issue a Certificate of Survey and a Provisional Certificate of Registry irrespective of the location of the vessel, if duly authorized by a Registrar of Ships.
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2.3 Issuance of the Certificate of Survey as stated in para. "2.2" above and / or the Certificate of Registry as stated in Section 34 of M.S. Act and Rule 11 of the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Indian Ships) Rules, 1960, does not entitle the vessel to ply, unless she has in her possession, the required statutory certificates and valid documents. 2.4 If at the time of applying for the registration, the vessel was classed for a period of at least 2 continuous preceding years or built / maintained under IACS Class if less than two years old with any one or more of the members of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) including the IRS, the tonnage figures mentioned in the Tonnage Certificate (1969) in possession of the vessel at the time of registration may be accepted by the registrar. On the basis of these figures, the registrar may issue the Certificate of Survey and a fresh permanent Tonnage Certificate. 2.5 If at the time of applying for the registration, the vessel was not classed for a period of at least 2 continuous preceding years with any of the members of the International Association of Classification Societies (IACS), the tonnage figures mentioned in the Tonnage Certificate (1969) in possession of the vessel at the time of registration, may however be accepted provisionally by the registrar, only for the purposes of issuing the Certificate of Survey. In such cases, a provisional Certificate of Registry valid for six months and a provisional Tonnage Certificate shall be issued to the vessel by the registrar. During this period of six months and not beyond, the owner shall ensure that the tonnage is re-measured by the IRS and the figures as approved by the IRS, are forwarded to the registrar. On receipt of these approved tonnage figures, the permanent Tonnage Certificate will be issued to the vessel by the Registrar. 3. Procedures in regard to Surveys for issuance of Statutory Certificates: Thereafter, the administration and IRS shall deal with subsequent inspection / survey of vessels for issuance of statutory certificates as follows:3.1 In case the vessel was classed with any of the members of the IACS for a period of at least 2 continuous preceding years or if less as mentioned in para. "2.4" above, an inspection equivalent to an Annual Survey as applicable for IRS requirements, shall be carried out by the IRS. 3.2 Vessels, which were not classed with any members of IACS, shall be subjected to an inspection equivalent to a Special Survey as applicable for IRS requirements, and shall
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be carried out by the IRS. Dry docking requirements pertaining to such Special Surveys shall adhere to extant IMO regulations. 3.3 On successful completion of above mentioned surveys under sub paras 3.1 or 3.2 the attending surveyor, if duly authorized, will issue the relevant interim certificates as per rules. A report of the same would be transmitted expeditiously to the Registrar, who shall then issue the full-term / short-term certificates in consideration of the recommendations made by the concerned Surveyor. 3.4 Deficiencies, if any noted under MS Act, which are over and above the previous Flag and IACS Class requirements, would be sent to the Registrar with a special report, with a copy to the owner. 3.5 As soon as the ship-owner receives the report from the IRS, he shall take all steps to have the deficiencies rectified without any delay. Only in rare and unavoidable cases a distinction shall be made between deficiencies that are "readily solvable" and those that are "not readily solvable". Readily solvable deficiencies pertaining to servicing of equipment / appliances; supply-items; items requiring minor repairs must be rectified by the ship owner at the earliest and in any case within a period of three months from the date of receipt of the report from the IRS as stated in sub-para. "3.4" above. The IRS shall then, after re-inspection or other means of verification, confirm to the Registrar that such deficiencies have been rectified to their satisfaction, for further necessary action by the registrar. Deficiencies not readily solvable and posing practical difficulties in rectification on account of their requiring major / extensive repairs / modification shall be brought to the notice of the concerned Registrar, and the Director-General through the concerned technical branch of Directorate General of Shipping, for acceptance of Director General. Such deficiencies shall be rectified by the ship owner at the earliest and in any case within a period of one year from the date of receipt of the report from the IRS as stated in sub-para. "3.4" above, unless such changes / repairs entail imperative dry-docking of the vessel, which is due beyond the said period of one year. Wherever it is justifiable that such major / extensive repairs / modification require dry-docking of the vessel, these shall be completed at the first dry-docking of the vessel, since entry into the Indian flag, subject to the Director-General permitting such deferment till the said first dry-docking, based on the recommendations of the IRS, which shall be included in the report submitted by IRS as stated at in sub-para "3.3"above. The IRS shall subsequently and only after re-
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inspection, confirm to the Registrar that such deficiencies have been rectified to their satisfaction and within the stipulated period. 3.6 Under rare and unforeseen circumstances, in case the ship owner / manager is able to justify his inability to have the deficiencies rectified before proceeding to a foreign port, a written application stating the reason(s) shall be submitted to the concerned Registrar well in advance for "one-time" waiver / exemption that is applicable not more than a period of six months; who shall then take up the issue with his recommendations, to the DG through the concerned technical branch of the Directorate General of Shipping. In exceptionally pressing and deserving circumstances and merely in order to enable the plying of a vessel uninterrupted or at short-notice, the Registrar may grant a temporary waiver / exemption valid for a period not more than 30 days and approach the concerned technical branch of the Directorate for ex-post-facto approval and with recommendations for approval of the remnant period, or otherwise. The Director-General may thereafter consider the grant of the remaining five months of exemption / waiver, or for lesser periods, if the case so merits. 3.7 All drawings / plans / manuals (except such drawings / plans / manuals which are mandatory requirements as prescribed under the statutes to be approved by the administration; e.g. those pertaining to passenger ships) shall be got approved by the ship owner / manager from the IRS, expeditiously, and in any case within a period of the one year of procurement / delivery of the vessel. At the time of delivery the attending Surveyor may provisionally endorse the Plans / manuals which were approved by the previous flag or IACS Class. 3.8 It shall be the responsibility of the ship-owner as mentioned in "3.5" above, to ensure that, any COC, exemption or extension granted as stated in sub-paras. "3.5", "3.6" or "3.7" above, is shown rectified to the IRS within the stipulated period. The IRS shall then forward a report of verification of such rectification, to the concerned technical branch of the Directorate and the Registrar. 3.9 Unless there are specific material complaints of un-seaworthiness from identifiable and reliable sources, after the IRS has submitted such report as stated in sub-para "3.4" above, the MMDs may not subject a vessel to inspection under Flag State Implementation and suitably intervene if required, provided that a period of one year has
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elapsed from the date from which the vessel was in possession of any Certificate of Registry under the M.S. Act, i.e. permanent or temporary. 4 4.1 Issues pertaining to provisional registration, carving and marking etc The ship owner, shall in his own interest make every endeavour to have his vessel registered on provisional or permanent basis at the very outset. 4.2 The name of the vessel, her port of registry and other markings need only be painted as per specifications at the time of change of flag in line with global maritime practices. However, the IMO Number (Ship Identification Number) has to be permanently marked as per Regulation 3(4) of Chapter XI-1: Special measures to enhance maritime safety, of SOLAS, 1974 as amended. The Official Registration No. and registered net tonnage shall continue to be affixed on bridge as mentioned in Rule 10 of the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Indian Ships) Rules, 1960, as amended. 4.3 The age of the vessel is to be computed from her date of delivery from the shipyards may be established by the ship owner, with documentary evidence. 4.4 A provisional certificate of registry shall continue to remain valid till the date of its expiry, regardless of the location of the vessel. 5. These guidelines shall come into effect from their date of issue and shall supersede all
earlier guidelines/instructions in this regard.
These issues with the approval of the Director General of Shipping and ex-Officio Additional Secretary to the Govt. of India.
Sd/(Samuel Darse) Dy. Director General of Shipping
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MSL Branch Circular 2 of 2010

No: MSL-10(3)/2008
amended. WHEREAS the Directorate issued modified procedures vide MSL Branch Circular 2 of 2008 for registration of vessels under MS Act WHEREAS the shipping industry has made requests for further expediting the pre-registration process of allocation of name, call sign, official number and MMSI number, REALISING the need to make the pre-registration process faster and up-to-date with the industry demand, The following guidelines are issued by the Directorate to expedite the pre-registration procedure and to allow choice of domain names during name allotment process. (i) As per para 2.1 of MSL Circular 2 of 2008, the application for allotment name, official number and call sign combined with the MMSI Number is made by the owner through the registrar, and to the DGS by fax and approval by DGS would be made by return fax within 24 hours. Henceforth, the owner may forward an advance copy of the application to the Directorate by e-mail to centralshipregistry@dgshipping.com. The central registry will inform the registrar about the allotment within 24 hours. The details of allotment will be communicated by the concerned registrar to the ship-owner after realisation of necessary fees. (ii) The allotted name, official number, call sign and MMSI Number will be valid for a year as per MS(Registration of Indian Ships) Rules, 1960 as amended. However, if the owner desires to revalidate the name beyond one year, the same may be done at an additional fee, as prescribed under Para (iv). (iii) A prospective ship-owner has the option to reserve a domain name of his choice only as prefix or suffix; for example: Jag Vishwa Prem Malaviya etc.). Ships already registered and interested in registering a domain name for their exclusive use shall have preference over other applicants. In case there is more than one applicant for the same domain name, the matter will be referred to the Director General.
Dated: December 31, 2010
Sub : Modified procedures for Registration of Vessels under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958
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Shipping Development Circular No. 4 of 2003

F.No.SD-13/POL(5)/2001-1 Dated 13.2.2003
Sub: Guidelines in respect of technical clearance and compliance with statutory safety requirements, rectification of deficiencies etc. by shipowners on ship acquisition from abroad.
Reference is invited to Amendment 1 to Guidelines for Import of all types of ships issued vide O M No. SD/11018/1/97-MD dated 5th March 2002, by Ministry of Shipping. Based on this O.M., this Directorate has already issued guidelines in respect of registration of ships vide DG Shipping Order No.2 of 2002 dated May 02, 2002. Following guidelines are issued for the purpose of obtaining technical clearance (para 1.1 of the amended O.M.) and for compliance with statutory safety requirements and rectification of deficiencies by the Shipowners (under the provisions of para 1.3 of the amended O.M.): 1. TECHNICAL CLEARANCE (i) Although no prior technical clearance is required for acquisition of second-hand vessels below 25 years of age, the owners may, however, apply for technical clearance of such vessels if they so desire on their own. (ii) Requirements for the purpose of obtaining technical clearance from the DG (S) are annexed to this Order. (iii) For the new ships to be built for some special trade, if requiring specific exemptions, technical specifications, a copy of the General Arrangement Plan and other relevant information shall be submitted to the DGS for necessary clearance. 2. COMPLIANCE WITH STATUTORY REQUIREMENTS AND RECTIFICATION OF
DEFICIENCIES (i) The Shipowners should ensure that the vessel to be acquired by them is classed with one of the IACS Member (including Associated Member) Classification Societies and complies with all the IMO / ILO Conventions/Protocol requirements ratified by India and which have already come
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into force and the Indian rules. In case the vessel is deficient in any respect, the Owners shall take immediate action to rectify the deficiencies or in case it is not possible/economically viable to rectify certain deficiencies, obtain DGS concurrence, in principle, for grant of exemption subsequent to change of flag (acquisition) from relevant rule requirements. (ii) The Owners shall ensure that the plans such as Fire Fighting Appliances, Life Saving Appliances, Light and Sound Signals, Crew Accommodation Layout & other associated details to the extent possible, Trim & Stability Booklet and other booklets as relevant for the type of ship being acquired, are submitted for approval to the DG (S) within two months of acquisition of the vessel. Approval of these plans and booklets prior to expiry of five months period after the date of acquisition is essential to enable the Principal Officer, Mercantile Marine Departments (PO, MMDs) to grant full term safety certificates to the vessel. However in case the plans are not likely to be approved before the expiry of interim Safety Certificates due to delays in the DG (S) a letter confirming drawings/ booklets under approval process will be issued by the concerned branch at least two weeks before, so that the concerned MMD will be able to issue full term safety certificates before expiry of interim Certificates. (iii) The vessel after acquisition will be put up for inspection by a MMD Surveyor, whenever she calls an Indian port first and deficiencies, if any, pointed out by the Surveyors shall be made good.
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M.S. Notice 9 of 2008

No.SS/TON-RULE/95
Sub: Tonnage Measurement of Indian Ship Further to M.S. Notice 11 of 2007 dated 28th September, 2007 regarding conduct of statutory surveys by Indian Register of Shipping, it has been decided that, in addition to MMD Surveyors, Indian Register of Shipping is also authorized to verify tonnage measurements and endorse tonnage computations for all Indian cargo ships built in India or abroad / acquired secondhand. After satisfactory physical verification of the tonnage measurements, IRS may forward the duly certified Tonnage Computations and Tonnage Plans prepared in accordance with the International Tonnage Convention 1969 / M.S. (Tonnage Measurement of Ships) Rules, 1987 as amended in 1995 or Suez Canal Tonnage Rules or Panama Canal Tonnage Rules, as the case may be, to the Directorate, for final approval. For vessels newly built in foreign shipyards, IRS may issue a provisional International Tonnage Certificate / Suez Tonnage Certificate / Panama Canal Tonnage Certificate valid for three months subject to satisfactory completion of verification of tonnage measurements / tonnage computations. This issue with the approval of Chief Surveyor with the Government of India & Addl. Secretary to the Govt. of India (Tech.) Dated: 2nd May, 2008
Sd/(Suresh Kumar R.M) Dy. Chief Ship Surveyor-cum-Sr.DDG(Tech)
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DGS Order No. 2 of 2002

NO:SD-13/POL(5)2001
Dated: May 2, 2002
Whereas Part V of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958, and the Merchant Shipping (Registration of Indian Ships) Rules, 1960 as amended in 1966, 1970, 1994 and 1997, by the Central Government provide for and prescribe the procedure for registration and provisional registration of Indian ships, Whereas a need is felt by the Shipping industry for detailed guidelines in this regard including entry of mortgages easily and urgently on the register book to enable and satisfy the Banks or financial institutions in India and abroad, lending money for acquisition of Indian ships, Whereas the shipowners of today cannot afford to have vessels delayed after their acquisition till registration formalities are completed, and maritime administrations elsewhere in the world accord registration in less than a few hours, thereby enabling the shipowners to choose their flag and thus attract all the cascading benefits arising there from,
Whereas our present practice has resulted sometimes in registration of Indian ships being delayed, and the registration of a ship is only the identification of the ship and of the owner, and is not related to survey of the vessel and the statutory/convention requirements, and the ship after registration can still be stopped from trading or sailing, if she does not meet with the statutory requirements;
Whereas many of the Indian Shipping companies have been finding the registration formalities for ships in India to be long-drawn-out, and therefore are tempted to acquire ships abroad through their foreign subsidiaries and register them in countries which have liberalized procedure for registration/ provisional registration/entry of mortgage;
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Whereas the Government of India, Ministry of Shipping issued Office Memorandum No.SD11018/1/97-MD dated 15 June 2001, and thereafter dated 5 March 2002 requiring the Director General of Shipping to issue detailed guidelines on registration of Indian Ships;
And whereas the powers conferred by clause(1) of Section 456 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 on the Central Government, read with notification issued by Government of India vide S.O. No.3144 dated 17th December, 1960 have been delegated to him to enable him to order what ought to be exempted or dispensed with in the circumstances of the case. Now, therefore, the Director General of Shipping and ex-Officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Shipping is hereby pleased to issue this order comprising some revised and new guidelines for registration of Indian ships, provisional registration of Indian ships and entry of mortgage:-
1. On receipt of all the documents required for registration of the ship, the Registrar shall ensure grant of certificate of permanent registration to the ship immediately, in any case within three working days.
2. Permission of the Director General of Shipping to register a ship, if a ship is built in shipyard other than an Indian Shipyard, as required vide clause (d) of Rule 3 shall no longer be necessary.
3. Tonnage measured in accordance with the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage Measurement of Ships) Rules, 1987 as applicable or tonnage certificate issued by the previous maritime administration shall be accepted for the purpose of registration.
4. When the ship is acquired abroad, the present practice of granting provisional registry to the ship by the Indian Consular Officer shall continue. The Registrar of Ships shall send detailed message to Indian High Commission/Embassy about the provisional registration. The sighting of
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Carving and Marking on the ship and the endorsement of the Carving and Marking note should be done by a Surveyor of Mercantile Marine Department or of a Recognized Classification Society.
5. For the provisional registry of ship, the Registrar shall open a page in the Register. Whenever the permanent registration is conferred, the same page shall be used by replacing the word 'provisional' with 'permanent' on the same page. While the serial number of the ship will remain the same, the date of registry shall be in two parts, one date for provisional and another for permanent registration.
6. Mortgage shall also be entered on provisional registry of ships. The Registrar shall also issue a letter to the Bank/Financial institution stating, that once the mortgage is entered on provisional registration, the said mortgage will continue to remain in force even after the said ship has been granted permanent registration.
7. On presentation of the mortgage instrument to the Registrar of the ship's port of registry, the Registrar shall proceed to record the mortgage transaction in the register book with the date and hour of acceptance and shall also endorse on the mortgage instrument the fact of recording and the date and hour of acceptance. The Registrar shall also issue a letter stating that on permanent registry of the ship, the mortgage will be automatically transferred on the permanent registry.
8. The second and any subsequent mortgage on a ship will be recorded in the register of the ships only after No objection Certificate (NoC) from the first or any existing mortgagee has been obtained.
9. When the registered mortgage is discharged, the Registrar shall, on production of the mortgage deed with discharge duly signed, after satisfying himself that the discharge on the
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mortgage instrument is in order and that it is properly witnessed, make the entry relating to the discharge in the register book. When a joint mortgage is created in favour of two or more mortgagees and when the mortgage is released by one of the mortgagees, the Registrar shall on production of evidence relating to release of mortgage, make the entry relating to the discharge of the mortgage by one of the mortgagees in the register book by way of modification of the mortgage.
10. The registration of creation, modification or discharge of the mortgage with the Registrar of Companies shall not be a pre-requisite to enter the mortgage in the Register.
11. The fees for entering every mortgage will be 10 paise for every Rs.1000/- of the value of the mortgage for the entry of mortgage on the first ship. If the loan amount involves creation of mortgage on more than one vessel, the fee chargeable for entering the mortgage on second and subsequent vessel would be Rs. 500/- only. In case of additional amount being sanctioned by the same mortgagee leading to additional mortgage, the fee for registration will be charged only for the additional amount.
Sd/(D.T. Joseph)
Director General of Shipping & ex-officio Additional Secretary Ministry of Shipping, Government of India
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DGS Order No. 6 of 2003

NO:SD-13/POL(5)/2001
Sub: Revised Guidelines for Registration of Ships, etc - Amendment reg. In partial modification of the Directorate General of Shipping's Order No. 2 of 2002 (No. SD13/POL(5)/2001 dated 02.05.2002) on 'Revised Guidelines for Registration of Ships etc. Paragraph 4 stands amended as under : Dated: July18, 2003
Paragraph 4 : When the ship is acquired abroad, the present practice of granting provisional registry to the ship by the Indian Consular Officer shall continue. In addition, the attending Surveyor of the Mercantile Marine Department/Indian Register of Shipping is also authorized to issue Provisional Certificate of Registry. The Registrar of Ships shall send detailed message including procedural guidelines to such attending Surveyor. The sighting of Carving and Marking and endorsement of "Carving and Marking Note" may be done by a Surveyor of the Mercantile Marine Department, Indian Register of Shipping or of any Classification Society, which is a member of International Association of Classification Societies (IACS).
These amendments to DG Shipping Order No. 2 of 2002 shall come into force with immediate effect.
Sd/(G.S. Sahni) Director General of Shipping & Ex. officio Additional Secretary
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The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Indian Ships) Rules, 1960
MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS (Department of Transport) NOTIFICATION (MERCHANT SHIPPING)
New Delhi, the 17th December, 1960
G.S.R. 1549 : In exercise of the powers conferred by clauses (c ) , (d), (e), (f), (g), (h), (i), (j),
(k), (l ) and (m) of sub-section (2) of section 74 read with section 458 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958) , the Central Government hereby makes the following rules namely :1. Short title, Commencement and application (1) These rules may be called the Merchant
Shipping (Registration of Indian Ships) Rules, 1960, as amended in 1966 and 1970. (2) They shall come into force on the 1st January, 1961. (3) They shall apply to every sea-going Indian ship which is fitted with mechanical means of propulsion, but do not apply to a ship not exceeding 15 tons net and employed solely in navigation on the coasts of India. 2. Definitions : In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires (a) Act means the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958. (b) Central register means the register book maintained by the Director General. (c) First registry means the registry of a ship coming on the register book for the first time.
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(d )Government ship means a ship belonging to the Central Government of a State Government other than a ship of the Indian Navy. (e) Port of discharge means the first port in India at which a ship discharges any part of her cargo; (f) Register book means the register book kept under section 25 of the Act; (g) Registrar means in relation to the port of Bombay, Calcutta and Madras, the Principal Officer of the Mercantile Marine Department of Bombay , Calcutta or Madras, as the case may be, and in relation to any other port, the authority appointed by the Central Government under section 24 of the Act; (h) Re-registry means the registry of a ship which has previously been on the Indian Register, but the registry of which was closed by reason of wreck, abandonment constructive loss, sale to foreigners or for any other reason. 3. Documents to accompany application for Registry Every application for the registry of a
ship under section 26 of the Act shall be accompanied by the following documents, namely : (a) The declaration of ownership; (b) the builders certificate, that is to say, a certificate signed by the builder of the ship and containing a true account of the proper denomination and of the tonnage of the ship as estimated by him and of the time when and the place where she was built; and (c) If the ship has been purchased, the instrument of sale under which the property in the ship was transferred to the applicant. 4. Declaration of Ownership: Every declaration of ownership shall be made before a registrar, a
Justice of the Peace, a Commissioner of Oaths, or an Indian Consular Officer and where a declaration of ownership is made at a place other than the port of registry, the place of attestation shall be stated in the declaration. 5. Survey and Measurement: After the registrar has satisfied himself as to the evidence of
ownership he shall cause the ship to be surveyed by a surveyor and her tonnage ascertained in accordance with the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage Measurement of Ships) Rules, 1960. Thereafter, the surveyor shall grant a certificate of survey in respect of the ship.
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6. Survey of ships at ports outside India: Where it becomes necessary for a ship to be
surveyed for purposes of registration at a port outside India, the Director General may depute a surveyor or request the government of the country where the ship is lying to appoint a qualified surveyor to survey the ship for the issue of a certificate of survey. 7. Name of the ship: The owner or his agent shall give to the registrar at the intended port of
registry notice of the name proposed for the ship at least fourteen days before the date on which he desires to affect the registry. On receipt of the notice, the registrar shall send it forthwith to the Director General and shall not register the ship under that name unless it is approved by the Director General. 8. Official Number: The registrar, on receipt of an application for registry shall apply to the
Director-General for allotment of an official number. 9. Carving and Marking Note: Where in respect of a ship an official number has been allotted
and the name approved by the Director General and the certificate of survey granted by the surveyor, the registrar shall issue to the owners a Carving and Marking Note which shall be returned to the registrar after the carving and marking have been duly carried out and certified by a surveyor. 10. Marking of ships: Every ship shall, before registry, be marked permanently and conspicuously to the satisfaction of the registrar as follows. (a) her name shall be marked on each of her bows, and her name and the name of her intended port of registry shall be marked on her stern , on a dark background in white or yellow letters or on a light background in black letter which shall be not less than one decimeter or four inches in height and 1.3 centimeters or half an inch in breadth. (b) her official number and the number denoting her registered tonnage shall be cut in on her main beam. (c) Her scale of draught marks shall be cut or welded in feet and inches and in meters and decimeters in two columns side by side both forward and aft on the port and star board side respectively. The relative position of the two rows of markings should be separated by a reasonable distance in order to avoid errors in reading them.
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In the case of modern type of ships having a raked soft stem and cruiser stern, the marks shall be cut in or welded as close and aft of the stem as possible following the contour of the stem. The marks aft or at the stern shall be cut a few feet forward of the after perpendicular in two columns parallel to each other. 11. Issue of Certificate of Registry: On completion of the preliminaries to registry, the registrar shall enter the particulars of the ship in the register book and issue to the owners a certificate of registry. 12. Acquisition of ships abroad: (1) If any ship is built or acquired out of India and becomes
the property of persons qualified to own an Indian ship, the owner or master of the ship shall apply to the Indian Consular Officer at the nearest port for the issue of a provisional certificate of Indian registry and such officer may, on production of satisfactory proof of ownership, grant the same to the owner or master. 13. Temporary Pass for unregistered ships: (1) Where the owner of a ship has applied to the registrar of a port for her registration but there is delay in the issue of the certificate of registry or where the owner of a ship wants to proceed from a port in India where the ship has been built to the intended port of registry the owner may apply to the registrar of the port for the grant of temporary pass for plying the ship between the ports in India. (2) The registrar to whom an application is made under sub rule (1) shall report the particulars
of the case to the Director General for authorizing him to issue such a pass. (3) The pass shall be granted on Registry Form No. 17 and bear the following endorsement at
the back, namely : This is to certify that the Director General has, in pursuance of section 41 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958), granted permission for the ship within described to pass as an Indian ship from _____________ to ___________ ___________, whose Certificate of Competency / Service is No. _____________ is the master of the said ship. 14. Change of name of ship (1) A change in the name of a ship already on the Indian register shall not be recorded in the register book unless the proposed change has been advertised in two principal newspapers circulating in the locality where the ships port of registry is situated and no objection has been lodged with the registrar.
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(2) Copies of newspapers in which the advertisement has been published shall be sent to the
registrar concerned to whom the Certificate of registry together with the prescribed fee shall be presented for recording the change of name. 5. Registry of alterations: (1) Every application for registry of alterations to a ship shall be made
to the registrar within one month of the alterations. (2) If the alterations consist of a change in the dimensions of the engine room or other closed-in
spaces, 01 an addition to or removal of a poop or deck house, an increase or decrease in the crew space or an alteration from motor screw to steam screw or vice-versa, the registrar shall record the alterations in the register book and also in the certificate of registry of the ship. (3) Where the alterations are material that it to say, alterations in the hull affecting the principal
dimensions of a ship or alterations in the means of propulsion, the registrar shall proceed to register the ship anew and thereupon the rules applicable for the first registry shall apply. 16. Registry anew at ships port: (1) Where an application is made to the registrar of a ships port of registry for registry of alterations and the alterations are such that the ship should be registered anew, the registrar shall call for the certificate of registry and also the declaration of ownership from the owner. (2) Where a ship is registered anew, the original certificate of registry shall be cancelled, the
existing entries in the register in respect of the ship shall be closed and new entries made bringing forward the outstanding encumbrances on the ship.
(3)
The original official number allotted to the ship shall be retained.
17. Registry anew at other port: (1) Where any such application as is referred to in sub rule 16 is made to the registrar at a port other than the ships port of registry, the registrar shall issue a provisional certificate of registry and advise the registrar at the ships port of registry accordingly. (2) The registrar shall also forward the certificate of survey, carving and marking note duly
certified and the ships certificate of registry to the registrar at the ships port of registry. (3) On receipt of the documents referred to in sub rule (2) and the declaration of ownership from
the owner, the registrar of the ships port of registry shall, issue a new certificate of registry in respect of the ship.
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(4) Before the issue of the new certificate, the owner shall surrender the provisional certificate
of registry or the temporary pass as the case may be. 18. Transfer of Port of Registry: (1) If all persons interested in a ship as owners or mortgages
desire that the registry of a ship shall be transferred from one port another port, they shall apply to the registrar of her port of registry who shall refer the application to the Director General for approval. (2) One receipt of the Director Generals approval the registrar concerned, shall forward to the
registrar of the intended port of registry an accurate transcript of the particulars of the ship and also the names of the parties appearing in the register book to be interested as owners or mortgages. (3) The registrar of the intended port of registry shall enter the particulars furnished to him in his
register book. (4) A new certificate of registry shall not be issued until the carving and marking note showing
the new port of registry is returned to the registrar of the intended port of registry duly certified by a surveyor and the old certificate of registry has been surrendered. (5) The fee for the transfer may be paid either at the old or the new port of registry.
19. Closing of Registry: (1) Where the registry of a ship is transferred under rule 18, the registrar of the original port of registry shall close the registry. (2) When a notice under section 39 of the Act is received by a registrar of the ships port of
registry, he shall close the relevant entry in the register book and cancel the certificate of registry, if the certificate has been received by him. In all such cases, the reasons for closing the entry shall be recorded. Provided that the registry shall not be closed so long as there are undischarged mortgages on the register. (3) The cancelled certificate of registry, if any shall be forwarded to the Director General
together with a report. (4) When the mortgage referred to in the proviso to sub-rule (2) is discharged, the Registrar shall record the discharge in the usual manner and thereafter finally close the registry and report the fact of closure to the Director General.
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20. Transfer of ships, shares, etc: (1) When the owner of a ship desires to transfer the ship or a share therein, he shall apply to the Registrar of the ships port of registry for permission to do so with full particulars of the intended transferee. (2) The Registrar shall, after making such inquiry as he may consider necessary, forward the
application, with his recommendation, to the Director General for approval. 21. Instrument of sale: (1) A transfer of a registered ship or any share therein shall be effected by an instrument of sale in the appropriation form specified in Schedule I. Where a consideration other than a money consideration is stated in the instrument of sale and the registrar is in doubt whether it constitutes good consideration or not, he shall refer the matter to the Director General for orders. (2) In the case of joint ownership, all the joint owners shall join in the execution of the
instrument of sale. 22. Recording of sale transaction: (1) On production of the instrument of sale accompanied by a declaration of ownership by the transferee together with the prescribed fee, the registrar of the ships port of registry shall make the necessary entries in the register book and endorse on the instrument the date and hour of the entry. An endorsement regarding the change of ownership shall also be made as soon as possible on the ship certificate of registry. (2) Every such transaction shall be reported to the Director General.
23. Transmission of property or interest in an Indian ship the fee for recording a transmission of property in an Indian ship under section 44 of the Act, or of the interest of a mortgagee in a ship or share under section 54 of the Act shall be as specified in Schedule. 24. Sale of ship by order of Court - An application for the sale of a ship under sub-section(2) of section 45, of the Act shall be made to the High Court within 60 days from the date of receipt of the report referred to in that sub-section. 25. Mortgage of ship or share therein: (1) Every instrument of mortgage of a registered ship
shall be in one of the appropriate forms specified in Schedule I. (2) On presentation of the mortgage instrument to the registrar of the ships port of registry,
together with the prescribed fee, the registrar shall, if he is satisfied that the instrument is properly executed and that it does not contain notice of any trust, express, implied or constructive,
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proceed to record the transaction in the register book with the date and hour of acceptance, he shall also endorse on the mortgage instrument the fact of recording and the date and hour of acceptance. 26. Priority of Mortgage: When several mortgages on the same ship are recorded in the register book, their respective priorities shall be indicated in the appropriate column by capital letters A, B, C __________ in alphabetical order. 27. Discharge of Mortgage: (1) When the mortgage debt is fully discharged, the registrar shall,
after satisfying himself that the receipt endorsed on the mortgage instrument is in order and that it is properly witnessed, make the entry relating to the discharge in the register book. (2) No payment of an installment of a mortgage debt shall be recorded by the registrar in the
register book. 28. Registration of Mortgages executed and Discharged by companies; Where a mortgage of a ship is executed or discharged by a company, the registrar shall not register the mortgage or enter the discharge unless it has also been registered with the Registrar of Companies under section 134 of the Companies Act, 1956 or, as the case may be, a memorandum of satisfaction has been entered in the register of charges under section 138 of that Act. 29. Registration of
Government ships : A Government ship may be registered in the same manner as other ships subject to the following modifications, namely :(a) The application for registry shall be made by the Secretary of the Ministry or the Head of the Department to whom the management of the ship is entrusted or by any other officer nominated in this behalf by the Central Government or the State Government, as the case may be, and shall contain the following particulars:(i) the name and description of the ship; (ii) a statement of the time when and the place where the ship was built, or if the time and the place are not known a statement to that effect and of her foreign name if any; (iii) a statement; of the nature of the title to the said ship; and
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(iv) the name of the master
(b) no declaration of ownership shall be necessary
(c) the registrar, on receiving such application and on compliance with the necessary formalities, shall enter the ship in the register book as belonging to the Government of India or the State Government, as the case may be; (d) the transfer of a registered government ship shall be made by an instrument of sale in the appropriate registry form omitting the covenant contained therein and shall be signed on behalf of the transfer or by a Government. person duly authorized by the Central Government or the State
30.
Registry of abandoned ships:(1) An application for the re-registration of an abandoned or
wrecked ship under section 62 of the Act shall specify whether the owner desires to retain the ships previous name or to have a change. (2) On completion of the preliminaries as for first registry the registrar shall re-register the ship
and make the following entry in the register book in the space allotted for number, date and port of previous registry (if any) :Certificate of seaworthiness, dated at _____________, _______________ day of
_________19_______ has been given as required under section 62 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958. (3) If the previous registry is at a different port, the registrar shall call for the particulars of the
ship from the registrar of that port. All outstanding mortgages or other encumbrances in the previous registry shall be brought forward in the new registry and shall be reported by the registrar at the previous port of registry. (4) The particulars of the new registry shall be forwarded to the Director General by the
registrar of the port. 31. Signal Letters: (1) If the owner of any ship registered in India wishes to obtain signal letters
to enable her to be known at sea, he shall make an application to the registrar of the ships port of registry.
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(2) The registrar shall apply for an allotment of signal letters to the Director General who shall
control the series. (3) The signal letters shall be noted in the register book and endorsed on the certificate of registry by the registrar or buy any other officer authorized to do so. (4) As soon as an allotment of signal letters is made, the Director-General shall send a report
to the Adviser, Wireless Planning and Co-ordination, Ministry of Transport and Communications, New Delhi. 32. Change of name of a Company - Where a company in whose name a ship has been registered under these rules has changed its name subsequent to registration, the registrar shall, on production of the certificate of incorporation relating to the new name make a note of the change of name in the register book in respect of each ship owned by the company; every such change of name shall be reported to the Directorate General by the registrar. 33. Change of Master: When the master having command of registered ship is changed, the owner shall give notice of the, change to the registrar at the port of registry or any other officer authorized by the Central Government in this behalf and produce to him the certificate of registry for endorsing the change. The endorsement shall specify the name of the new master, the date when the change was made and the number of the certificate of competency or service of new master. 34. Grant of new certificate of registry: (1) An application for a new certificate of registry under sub-section (1) or (2) of section 36 of the Act shall be made to the registrar at the ships port of registry. (2) Every duplicate certificate granted under section 36 shall be clearly marked Duplicate in red ink. (3) Where a duplicate certificate has been granted on the ground that the original has been mislaid or lost and such original is subsequently found or received by the owner, he shall forthwith surrender the original certificate to the registrar who shall cancel the same. 35. Granting of certified copies of extracts from register book:-
(1)A certified copy of an entry appearing in the register book may be granted on application.
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(2) The fees for inspecting the register book and for obtaining certified copies of entries therein or other documents relating to the registry of ships shall be as specified in Schedule II to these rules. 36. Central Register :(1) The Director General shall maintain a central register which shall
contain all the entries recorded in the register books kept by the registrars at the ports of registry in India. (2) On completion of the registry of a ship, the registrar shall immediately transmit to the
Director-General a copy of the entry in the register book. (3) The particulars of every other transaction subsequently recorded in the register book shall also be reported forth with on the appropriate form to the Director General. 37. Returns and Reports: On or before the 15th of January each year, every registrar shall
submit to the Director-General a return showing the number of ships with their tonnages registered in the register book during the previous year. 38. Forms: Every application, certificate, advertisement, declaration, return report or any other
documents referred to in these rules shall, if a form therefore has been prescribed in Schedule I to these rules, be in the appropriate form. 39. Fees: Fees shall be levied under these rules at the rates and for the purposes specified in Schedule II to these rules. 40. Penalties: Whoever commits a breach of any of the provisions of these rules shall be punishable with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees and if the breach is a continuing one, with further fine which may extend to fifty rupees for every day after the first during which the breach continues.
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GUIDELINES ON REGISTRAION OF INDIAN SHIPS

No:SD-13/POL(5)/2001
Dated 3rdMay, 2002
Subject: Guidelines on registration of Indian ships in accordance with para 1.2 of Office Memorandum No. SD-11018/1/97-MD dated 5th march, 2002 issued by Government of India, Ministry of Shipping, New Delhi 1. The guidelines on registration including provisional registration of Indian ships and recording of mortgage issued by the Director General of Shipping and ex-officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India, in accordance with para 1.2 of Office Memorandum No. SD-11018/1/97-MD dated 15th June, 2001, as amended by Office Memorandum of even number dated 5th March, 2002, of the Ministry of Shipping, is forwarded herewith for necessary action. 2. The Director General of Shipping and ex-officio Addl. Secretary to the Government of India, exercising the powers conferred by clause (1) of Section 456 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (on the Central Government) read with notification issued by Government of India vide S.O. No. 3144 dated 17th December, 1960 delegating the said power to him and in addition to the instructions contained in Office Memorandum No. SD-11018/1/97-MD dated 15th June, 2001 and as amended by Office Memorandum of even number dated 5th March, 2002 of the Ministry of Shipping, Government of India and in pursuance thereto has now exempted the ships from the following provisions of Merchant Shipping (Registration of Indian Ships) Rules, 1960 as amended in 1966, 1970, 1994, 1997 and till date so that (a) The requirement to obtain permission of the Director General of Shipping to register a ship, if a ship is built in shipyard other than an Indian Shipyard as required vide clause (d) of Rule 3 of Merchant Shipping (Registration of Indian Ships) Rules, 1960 as amended in 1994, has been exempted and is no longer necessary. (b) The requirement for the ship to be surveyed, tonnage measured and certificate of survey granted exclusively by a surveyor, in accordance with Rules 5 and 9 of Merchant Shipping (Registration of Indian Ships) Rules, 1960, has been modified. Classification surveyor has also been authorized to certify the Carving and Marking Note in addition to surveyors. Rule 9 of Merchant Shipping (Registration of Indian Ships) Rules, 1960 may be read accordingly. 2
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(c) The Registrar of Indian ships is required to open a page in the Register on provisional registration of an Indian ship. Entering the mortgage in the Register is permitted on provisional registry of Ship. Rule 12 of Merchant Shipping (Registration of Indian Ships) Rules, 1960, may be read accordingly. (d) The requirement to register the mortgage with the Registrar of Companies prior to registering the mortgage or entering the discharge in the Register as stipulated in Rule 28 of Merchant Shipping (Registration of Indian Ships) Rules, 1960 has been exempted. (e) Fee for registration of mortgage will be limited to Rs. 500/- on second and subsequent ships where the same mortgage is registered on more than one ship. Rule 39 (Sl. 3 of Schedule 2) may be read accordingly.
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M.S. Notice 17 of 2009

No:SS/CAP/1351
Subject: Approval of Crew Accommodation plans Further to M.S. Notice No. 11 of 2007 regarding conduct of statutory surveys / approval of Dated: 06.04.2009
plans by Indian Register of Shipping, it has been decided that, Indian Register of Shipping is authorized to examine and approve Crew Accommodation plans in respect of Indian Cargo ships / Special purpose ships built in India / abroad / acquired second hand. Ship owners / Managers are therefore advised to submit the Crew Accommodation plans directly to IRS for scrutiny and approval. IRS may examine and approve the plans in accordance with M.S. (Crew Accommodation) Rules, 1960, as amended. Ship-owners must ensure that the crew
accommodation arrangement / plans fully comply with the applicable rules & regulations and any deficiency with respect to the rule requirements must be made good immediately upon
acquisition of a vessel / before commencing the building of a ship in the case of new buildings. If there are still some deviations from the applicable rule requirements which are impracticable to comply with due to design constraints or existing arrangements, IRS may refer such deviations to the Directorate seeking grant of exemption before approving the plans. For this purpose, IRS may forward appropriate recommendation to the Directorate along with details of the exemptions sought and proper request/justification from the owners, for Directorates consideration. Owners are reminded that they should exercise due diligence in ensuing that the crew accommodation arrangement of vessels acquired second hand from abroad / newly built adhere to the applicable M.S. (Crew Accommodation) Rules and the Directorate shall not entertain requests for
exemptions that are devoid of sound justification. This issue with the approval of Director General of Shipping & ex-Officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India. Sd/- (Suresh Kumar) Dy Chief Ship Surveyor
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REGISTRATION
CHAPTER 6
OF
INDIAN
SHIPS
6.1 A ship entitled to fly the flag of a country needs to be registered in that country. The object of registration is to ensure that persons who are entitled to the privilege and protection of the Indian flag get them. The registration affords evidence of title off the ship to those who deal with the property in question. It also gives protection to the members of the crew in case of casualties involving injuries and/or loss of life to claim compensation under the provisions of the Indian Acts in Indian courts. 6.2 Indian Merchant Shipping Act of 1958, for the first time, dealt with registration of ships. Earlier acts had lacked this aspect totally. Part V of this Act deals with exclusively with the registration of Indian ships, while Part XV deals with registration of sailing vessels and Part XVA deals with the registration of fishing boats. Ships which qualify to be registered are required to be registered only at ports designated as ports of registry. At present Mumbai, Calcutta, Madras, Cochin and Mormugao have been notified as ports of registry and principal officers of Mumbai, Calcutta & Madras and Surveyor in charge of Cochin and Mormugao have been notified as Registrar of Indian ships. In their capacity as registrar of Indian ships, the principal officers are required to maintain a complete record of Ships on register indicating status of the ship on a particular date. A central register is maintained by the Director General of Shipping, which contains all the entries recorded in the register books kept by the registrar at the port of registry in India. The Director General of Shipping, at the request of owners of Indian ships, desiring to be known at sea, allots signal letter & controls the series that may be so issued. Certain formalities are required to be complied with before a ship is registered as an Indian ship and these are laid down in the Merchant Shipping (Registration of ships) rules 1960 as amended from time to time. 6.3 Part V of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 and Registration of ships rules, 1960 as amended from time to time, are concerned with the Registration of Indian ships. 6.4 STATUS OF INDIAN SHIPS The conferment of status of Indian ships is restricted to:
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i) Ships owned by a citizen of India.
ii) Ships owned by a company or body established by or under any central or state Act which has its principle place of business in India.
iii) Ships owned by a co-operative society which is registered or deemed to be registered under the Co-operative Society Act, 1912, or any other law relating to Co-operative Societies for the time being in force in any state. QUALIFICATION REQUIRED FOR REGISTRATION AS INDIAN SHIPS: Sea going ships fitted with mechanical means of propulsion of 15 tons net and above howsoever employed and those of less than 15 tons net employed otherwise than solely on the coasts of Indian qualify for registration under Part V of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958. Ships so registerable are required to be registered only at ports designated as ports of registry. 6.4.1 In their capacity as Registrar of ships, the Principal officers and concerned Surveyors Incharge are required to maintain a complete record of ships on register indicating as on a particular date the person/persons, either in their individual capacity or as joint owners or as a corporate body, who have a stake in the ownership of ships. Not more than 10 individuals are entitled to be registered as a owner of a fractional part of a share in a ship, but a maximum of 5 persons could be registered as joint owners of a ship or of any share and shares therein. Joint owners by reason of the position as such cannot, however, dispose off in severalty, any share or interest therein. 6.5 FORMALITIES TO BE OBSERVED FOR REGISTRATION AS INDIAN SHIP : 6.5.1 The owner of a ship wishing to have it registered at a port in India has to submit to the concerned Register: a) A declaration of ownership in one or the other prescribe forms, as may be applicable, depending upon whether he is a sole proprietor, joint owner or a company made before a registrar, Justice of the peace or an Indian Consular Officer.
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b) A certificate signed by the builder (builders certificate) of the ship containing a true account of the proper denomination and of the tonnage of the ship as estimated by him and the time, when and the place where the ship was built, (for new ship).
c) The instrument of sale under which the property of the ship was transferred to the applicant who requires it to be registered in his name, (for secondhand ships).
d) To give a minimum of 14 days notice to the Registrar of the name proposed for the ship. The Registrar before registering the vessel in the name of the applicant shall obtain prior approval of the name from the Director General of Shipping who will also allot an official number for the ship. 6.5.2 On being satisfied that the ship, on the strength of the evidence placed before him, is entitled to be Indian ship, the Registrar arranges for survey of the ship by a surveyor for the determination of her tonnage in accordance with the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage Measurement) Rules, 1987 as amended from time to time, for the purpose of issue of a Certificate of Survey. 6.5.3 After the formalities enumerated above have been gone through, the Registrar issues a carving and marking note. This note is to be returned to the Registrar after carving and marking have been duly carried out on the ship in the prescribed manner and certified by a Surveyor. The carving and marking involves the carving of the name of the ship conspicuously on each side of her bows as well as insertion permanently on her stern the name of the intended port of registry. 6.5.4 On completion of the preliminaries to registry as described in the preceding paras, the Registrar enters the particulars of the ship such as: a) Name of the ship and the port to which she belongs. b) Details contained in the Surveyors Certificate. c) Particulars respecting her origin as revealed in the declaration of ownership. d) the name and description of her registered owner and, if there are more owners than one, the number of shares owned by each of them; and
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e) Name of the Master, in the Registry Book. The Registrar issues thereafter to the owners a certificate of registry retaining the Surveyors certificate, builders certificate, instrument of sale by which the ship was sold, and the declaration of ownership. 6.6 FORMALITIES CONNECTED WITH REGISTRATION OF AN INDIAN SHIP WHEN ACQUIRED ABROAD. When a ship is built or acquired out of India and becomes the property of a person qualified to own an Indian ship, the owner or the Master of the ship will have to apply to the Indian Consular Officer at the nearest port for the issue of a provisional certificate of Indian registry and such officer, on production of satisfactory proof of ownership, grant the same to the owner or the Master. Such a certificate has all the force of a certificate of registry. It is, however, valid for a period of 6 months from its date of issue or until the arrival of the ship at a port where there is a Registrar whichever first happens and on either of these events happening would cease to have effect. The provisional certificate so issued will have to be exchanged by the owner for a certificate of registry from the concerned Registrar. 6.7 Quite often a ship has to set sail from a port where she is built in India to a port where she has to be registered. The owner in such cases or where he has applied to the Registrar for registration but delay in the issue of certificate of registry is anticipated, the Registrar may, on the strength of the authority issued by the Director General of Shipping, issue a temporary pass to enable the ship to ply between the ports in India. 6.8 The Certificate of Registry has to be used only for the lawful navigation of the ship and is not to be detained by reason of any lien, mortgage of interest whatsoever claimed by any party. 6.9 Anybody having possession of the certificate of registry has to make it over to the person entitled to its custody as otherwise he becomes liable for being summoned before a Magistrate and examined on the issue touching his refusal to surrender the certificate to the one entitled to it. 6.10 No change in the name already in the registry is permitted except in accordance with the procedure laid down in the M.S.(Registration of Ships) Rules, as amended from time to time. 6.11 Application for the registry of alterations to a ship will have to be made to the Registrar within one month of the alterations.
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6.12 Where the alterations are material so as to affect the principal dimensions of a ship or the means of propulsion, a ship will have to be registered as new and, in that event, rules applicable for first registry will come into force. 6.13 Where a ship is registered under circumstances envisaged in para (6.12) above the original certificate of registry stands cancelled and the existing entries in the registry remain closed. The original official number allotted to ship, is however, retained. 6.14 Where transfer of a port of registry is desired by all the parties having a stake in the ownership or otherwise of the ship, they shall apply to the Registrar of her port of registry, who may, with the prior approval of the Director General of Shipping have no objection to such transfer subject to such formalities as has been laid down in the M.S. (Registration of Ships) Rules and on payment of the requisite fees prescribed thereof. 6.15 Whenever there is any change in the Master of an Indian ship, in whatever the way the change has come about, a memorandum of change has to be endorsed and signed on the Certificate of Registry by the Presiding Officer of a Marine Board or a Court if the change of Master is brought about as a result of the findings of the Marine Board of Inquiry or the Registrar or any other officer authorized by the Central Government or the Indian Consular Officer depending upon whether the change has occurred in India or abroad. 6.16 In the event of an Indian Ship being either actually or constructively lost, taken by the enemy, burnt or broken up or ceasing for any reason to be an Indian ship, every owner of the ship or any share in the ship is required to give a notice thereof to the Registrar and thereupon the Registrar will make an appropriate entry in the Register Book and the entry of the ship in that book would then be deemed mortgage that lies unsatisfied on that date will, continue to remain in force. The Master of such a ship, if the event accrues in India, will immediately make over the Certificate of Registry to the Registrar or within a period of 10 days after his arrival in India if the event occurs elsewhere. 6.17 TRANSFER OR ACQUISITION OF AN INDIAN SHIP OR INTEREST THEREIN: 6.17.1 As per amendment to Section 42 of the M. S. Act no prior permission from the Director General of Shipping is required for creation of any mortgage on a ship except during the period when the security of India or any part of the territory thereof is threatened by war or external aggression. Similarly the Director General of Shipping's prior approval for the sale of the ship is not required provided:
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a) all wages and other amounts due to seamen in connection with their employment on that ship have been paid in accordance with the provisions of this Act.
b) The owner of the ship has given notice of such Director General.
transfer or acquisition of the ship to the
Any such transfer can be effected only by an instrument in writing in the prescribed form and the instrument, as may be so drawn up, has to contain a full description of the ship as is generally contained in the Surveyors ' certificate sufficiency to identify the ship by the Registrar and be in the form (Registration Form No.9) prescribed in the M.S. (Registration of Ships) Rules, 1960, as amended from time to time. The owner of an Indian ship or a share therein wishing to transfer it in favour of somebody else will have to apply to do so with full particulars of the transferee. Where the instrument of sale refers to a consideration other than money, and if the Registrar has any doubt as to whether that constitutes a good condition, a decision therein will lie on the Director General of Shipping to whom the matter may have to be referred. 6.17.2 If the transaction has been concluded in India, the instrument of Sale referred to above accompanied by a Declaration of Ownership and the prescribed fee thereof has to be produced by the transferee to the Registrar of the port where the ship has been registered who will make appropriate entries in the Register Book and also suitably endorse on the instrument the date and hour of the entry. The Registrar has also to make as soon as possible suitably endorsement on the Ship's Certificate of Registry. Every such transaction has to be reported to the Director General of Shipping. 6.18 TRANSMISSION OF AN INDIAN SHIP OR INTEREST THEREIN: 6.18.1 Where the property in an Indian ship or share therein is transmitted to a person on the death or insolvency of the registered owner or by any lawful means other than a transfer described as above, it would be effected by an application made to the Registrar of the ship's port of registry accompanied by a declaration in the prescribed form identifying the ship and also a statement of the manner in which and the person to whom the property has been transmitted. In the case of transmission consequent on insolvency, a declaration of transmission has to be accompanied by proof of such claim. In the case of transmission as a result of death, the declaration of transmission shall be accompanied by a Succession certificate, probate or letters of Administration, under the Indian Succession Act, 1925 or a duly certified copy thereof. The Registrar on receipt of the declaration of transmission will make appropriate entry in the register book to give effect to the change in the ownership.
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6.18.2 Where as a result of the transmission of property in a ship or share there on death or insolvency or otherwise a ship ceases to be an Indian ship, the Registrar of Port of her registry will have to submit a report to the Central Government through the Director General of Shipping setting out the circumstances in which the ship has ceased to be an Indian ship. On receipt of such a report, Central Government can make an application to the High Court for a direction for the sale of such Ship to any Indian citizen or any Indian company. Such an application may have to be made to the High Court by the Government within 60 days from the date of receipt of the report. 6.19 REGISTRY OF GOVERNMENT SHIPS 6.19.1 A ship owned by Government is also registered in the same manner as other Indian ships subject to the following modifications :
a) the application for registry has to be made by the Secretary of the Ministry concerned or the Head of the Department to whom the management of the ship is entrusted or any other officer nominated by the Central /State Government with the particulars, as detailed below: i) name and description of the ships ii) a statement of the time and the place where the ship was built and, if these particulars are not known, a statement to that effect, and of the former name, if any known: iii) a statement of the nature of the title to the said ship; and iv) The name of the Master. b) No declaration of ownership is necessary. c) The Registrar on receiving the application and on compliance with the necessary formalities will enter the ship in the registry book as belonging to Government, State or Central. d) The transfer of a registered Government ship has to be made by an instrument of sale in the prescribed form from which should be omitted the portion relating to the covenant. The instrument will have to be signed on behalf of the transferee by an officer authorised by Government, Central or State. 6.20 At the request of the owners of Indian ships desiring to be known at sea, signal letters are allotted by the Director General of Shipping, who will control the series that may be so issued.
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The allotment of such signal letters are required to be noted in the Register Book and endorsed suitably on the Certificate of Registry. The allotment of signal letters will form subject matter of a communication by the Director General of Shipping to the Wireless Adviser, Ministry of Communication, New Delhi 6.21 There is no bar to re-registration of an abandoned or wrecked ship. In such cases the owner may have to specify whether he desires to retain the ships previous name or have a change. The formalities to be observed in such cases are the same as are applicable to a ship on first registry but subject to the condition that a ship so coming up for registration is required to be surveyed by a Surveyor and a certificate as to its seaworthiness obtained. All outstanding mortgage or other encumbrances on the ship will continue to be in force and may have to be brought forward in the new registry. 6.22 A certified copy of the entries appearing in the register book will be available to any interested party on application accompanied by prescribed fees laid down in the Registration of ships rules. The Registrar can entertain request accompanied by prescribed fees for issue of a new certificate on the plea that the original certificate has been defaced or mutilated. In that event, the certificate so issued will be marked "duplicate" in red ink. 6.23 The Director General of Shipping is required to: (a) Maintain a Central Register which would contain not only the names of all ships but also entries relating to every Indian ship that stand recorded at the various ports of registry. Details of the Registry Of a ship as well as every subsequent entry relating to that ship recorded in the Register Book are required to be communicated to the Director General of Shipping as and when the events occur. On or before the 15th January of each year, Registrars of each Port are required to submit to the Director General of Shipping a return showing the number of ships with their tonnage registered in the register book during the previous year.
(b) Executive Orders: The Director General of Shipping has assigned the work of maintaining the Central Register of Ships to the Nautical Adviser. All Principal Officers have been directed to send their returns, including the transcript of registry, to the Nautical Adviser so that he should be able to maintain the Central Register. 6.24 The following documents are admissible in evidence in respect of any proceedings that may come up in Court touching upon.
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(a) Any registry on its production in custody of Registrar or any other person having the lawful custody thereof. (b) A Certificate of Registry purporting to be signed by the Registrar or any other officer authorised in this behalf by the Central Government. (c) an endorsement on the Certificate of Registry purporting to be signed by the Registrar or any other officer authorised in this behalf by the Central Government. (d) Every declaration made in pursuance of provisions contained by Part V of M.S. Act 1958, in respect of an Indian ship. (e) A certified copy of an entry in the Register book is admissible in evidence in any proceedings in a Court and have the same effect as the original entry in the Register book.
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Rules and basic Documents:- Merchant Shipping Act 1958 as amended and MS (Registration of Indian Ships) Rules. Registration process involves Application from owner, Submission of documents as per check list, Verification of documents, Plans and Drawings of the vessel, Assessment of the suitability of the vessel to fly Indian flag (irrespective of the age of the vessel, but complying with Govt. of India Rules and IRS Class Requirements) and establishing the ownership and credentials of owner. After allotment of Name, Official Number and MMSI Number to the vessel, Carving and Marking Note is issued. Verification of these markings is done on board the ship and First Entry (Pre Registration) Survey including Crew Accommodation survey is carried out by an authorized Surveyor to issue Certificate of Survey. Provisional Registry valid for 6 months can be issued by the Indian Consular Officer or Surveyors of Mercantile Marine Department or Indian Register of Shipping (IRS) as authorized by the Registrar of Ships (RoS) on board the vessel irrespective of the location of the vessel. Class Surveys are separately done for issuance of statutory certificates. Mortgage is possible immediately after provisional / permanent registry. Printed Forms are available with RoS. i).Declaration of Ownership (to be signed by the owner/ authorised person of the owners before the RoS or Consular Officer or Surveyor as duly authorised by RoS) ii). Instrument of Sale and iii). Provisional Certificate of Registry. Other formats to be filled in by the applicant for permanent registry are i). Registration check list and ii). Particulars of Ship (to be signed by the authorised person of owner). In addition, the documents and drawings mentioned in the check list are to be submitted. The essential process of registration involves the following. (For Fishing Vessels and Dumb Barges to be registered under Coasting Vessels Act 1838, see respective check lists).
1. Allotment of Name, Official number, Call Sign and MMSI Number: On application by owner in prescribed form Will be forwarded by the Registrar to DGS for allotment - owner is informed once allotted valid for one year, which can be revalidated thereafter on request of the owner. 2. Carving & Marking Note : This is issued once the name etc. is allotted - copy of ITC (1969) of vessel / approved Tonnage computation is required Name and port of Registry to be painted on the hull as per instructions on the back page of the Carving & Marking Note. Official number and Net Tonnage are to be engraved on a brass plate 30cm x 6 cm and placed conspicuously at the wheel house. IMO number is to be welded as per regulation 3(4) of Chapter XI-1, Special Measures to enhance maritime safety of SOLAS 1974 as amended. To be verified on board by Consular Officer / MMD / IRS as authorised by Registrar of Ships. 3. Certificate of Survey : A cursory survey is carried out by the Consular Officer / MMD / IRS as authorised by RoS on board the vessel seeking registration and a Certificate of Survey as per prescribed format is issued forthwith. 4. Provisional Registry : On request of owner, the RoS can authorise the Consular Officer / MMD / IRS to verify the required documents, witness the markings on board the vessel as per C&M Note and issue provisional certificate of registry irrespective of age or location of the vessel. 5. Temporary Pass : If permanent registry is not complete even after the expiry of Provisional Registry, a Temporary Pass for operation in the Indian Coast can be issued with permission from DGS if so requested by the owner. 6. Permanent Registry: Owner to provide all documents for permanent registration as per check list. Every detail required to be filled up in the Certificate of Survey, and Particulars of Ship are to be made available and evidences for such data be given. 7. Tonnage : Fresh short term ITC valid for six months will be issued based on the existing ITC. Full term ITC would be issued based on the previous ITC if issued by an IACS member under 1969 tonnage convention. (See checklist no. 1; item no. 17).
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CHECK LIST No. 1 REGISTRATION OF MERCHANT SHIPS. (PLEASURE YACHTS to comply as applicable)
No
1
Page 1 of 4
Name of Vessel
(a). Net Tonnage to be more than 15
Name & Registered Address # of owner

(b). Vessel is to be Self Propelled (to have propulsion engine)
NOTE : If 1(a) or (b) above is negative, then the vessel cannot be registered under MS Act. Owner may consider registering under Inland / Coasting Vessels Act. 2 Address # of the Embassy of India at the country of delivery, with name of the Consular Officer ( if the vessel is abroad and requires Provisional Registry to be issued by that Office); The Owner should carry a blank Form of Provisional Registry for the purpose) Address # of the Previous Flag. (for enabling the Registrar to obtain Tonnage computations from them for reissuing the ITC).See item no.17.
# Full Postal address with contact Numbers including Fax & E-mail ID. 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 a). New vessel ? Yes / No b). Country built India / Foreign c). Bought from foreign owner? Yes / No (d) Price in Rs. 3(c). Both NCV & FG
Vessel may be engaged for (a). Indian Coastal Voyages only (NCV) Date of Keel laying Date of launching
3(b). Foreign Going only
Date of Delivery (from shipyard to first owner)
Age of the Vessel as on the date of receipt of application from Date of Delivery (in Years and Months) Approved Gross Tonnage (GT) Light weight (ship) Approved Net Tonnage Displacement (Summer) Tonnage of Segregated Ballast Tanks Dead weight
Certified Crew Accommodation (CA) including Master (excluding owners / pilots cabins and Suez crew etc.). If CA Plan is not available then fresh Plans are to be approved by DGS and verified by MMD/ IRS, for all vessels of Gross Tonnage >200 NOTES i). Forms available - Checklists, Particulars of Ship, Certificate of Provisional Registry, Declaration of Ownership, Instrument of Sale & Certificate of Survey. ii). Certificate of Survey and Provisional Certificate of Registry valid for 6 months will be issued on board by the Consular Officer / Surveyor from MMD / IRS if duly authorised by the Registrar. iii).Documents and Plans including LSA, L&SS, Fire Control Plan, Stability Booklet etc may be provisionally endorsed (only based on the approval from previous Flag or IACS Class) for one year by the duly authorised attending Surveyor at the time of taking over the vessel. These documents are to be approved subsequently by IRS within a year. iv). Acquiring of Indian ships or any share or interest therein at any time when the security of the nation is threatened or there is threat of war / external aggression and during which Proclamation of Emergency has been issued, needs permission from the Government of India.
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No Requirements
Y/N For NEWLY CONSTRUCTED ships, items 12 iii), 21, 22, and 23 (i) are not applicable. For SECOND HAND ships, all requirements (item 1 to 25) except item 13 are applicable. For Government owned ships items 12 i), 14 and 15 are not applicable (Letter needed instead. See checklist no.2 on page no.11). Combined application in prescribed format for Name Allotment, Official Number, Call Sign and MMSI number is to be submitted along with i). An undertaking that the vessel would be registered within 12 months and that the to-be-allotted MMSI number would be used only for that vessel and with ii). Copies of the following as applicable. 11 A). New (first hand) Ship: Main Particulars and Approved Tonnage computation, if built in India / copy of the International Tonnage Certificate, if built abroad. B).Old (second hand) Ship: a). Previous Certificate of Registry (b). copy of the International Tonnage Certificate. NOTE: Once the Name etc. is allotted, a Carving & Marking Note will be issued by the Registrar of Ships, if Tonnage details are made available.
Other Documents required subsequently:

i). Memorandum and Articles of Association of the Company with Shipping as an objective / Partnership deed as applicable. ii). Copy of DGS authorization letter for Construction and Surveys (vessels built abroad) and iii). Copy of the Memorandum of Agreement to buy the vessel (if second hand) and copy of Ship Building Contract showing the price (if new) Original Builders Certificate is to be submitted for new vessels. 13 (To be signed by the builder, containing a true account of the denomination and the tonnage of the ship, date and place of built, for whom built, yard number etc.). In case such details are unknown, a declaration to that effect is required from the owner. * Original Board Resolution signed by the Company Secretary (or two directors) if company / document signed by all partners if 14 partnership firm specifying at least the following. a). Details of the proposed purchase of the ship and b). Authorising a/the person/s to sign / execute documents on behalf of the company / firm. NOTE: * Common Seal is not insisted on the board resolution. However, instruments for executing deeds such as Mortgage (Form 11), Power of Attorney, Bill of Sale (see item no. 23 below) etc as applicable shall be affixed with Common Seal. Original Declaration of Ownership (on prescribed Forms; No.5 for company, No. 4 for Partnership firm / Joint Owners and No.3 for 15 individual owners) is to be signed by the duly authorised person of the owner (as specified in the board resolution / letter issued by ALL the partners) in presence of the Registrar of ships or a person duly authorised by the Registrar. Place of such attestations to be mentioned. Declaration of ownership is NOT to be signed before Notary public.
12
NOTES : i). Declarer, if individual, is to be an Indian citizen Passport to show as evidence. ii). If the owner is a company or Co-operative society, then the principal place of business is to be in India. iii). The number of shares is to be mentioned clearly (e.g. All TEN or 10 out of 10). iv). In case a ship/share is owned by more than one person, declaration is to be made by the one of them, as may be authorized by all concerned persons).
Original Carving & Marking Note will be issued after the name is allotted by DGS. Name and port of Registry are to be painted on the hull 16
as per instructions on the back page of the Carving & Marking Note. Official number and Net Tonnage are to be engraved on a brass plate 30cm x 6 cm and placed conspicuously at the wheel house. IMO number is to be welded as per regulation 3(4) of Chapter XI-1, Special Measures to enhance maritime safety of SOLAS 1974 as amended. These markings are to be verified and endorsed, by the Surveyor / Consular Officer duly authorised by the Registrar, at the time of visit to issue Certificate of Survey and Provisional Certificate of Registry.
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CHECK LIST No.1REGISTRATION OF MERCHANT SHPS. (PLEASURE YACHTS to comply as applicable) Page 3 of 4
No Requirements Confirmation of Tonnages: a). If the vessel at the time of delivery was Classed with an IACS member for 2 continuous preceding years (or
built / maintained under an IACS Class if less than two years old) and the existing ITC issued by an IACS member under 1969 tonnage convention is having volume details as required in the Annexe format of ITC (1969), then a fresh full term ITC would be issued by the Registrar to the vessel based on the existing ITC. To enable this, the owner shall give an undertaking that the plans submitted by him truly represent the ship and that no alteration affecting the tonnages have been made to the ship since the issuance of the existing ITC. b). If not, then the tonnage figures mentioned in the existing ITC issued by the previous Flag / Class would however be provisionally accepted by the Registrar only for the purpose of issuing the Certificate of Survey. In such cases, a provisional ITC valid for six months shall be issued to the vessel by the Registrar. During this period of six months and not beyond, the owner shall ensure that the tonnages are remeasured by the IRS and the figures as approved by the IRS are forwarded to the Registrar. On receipt of these approved tonnage figures, a fresh permanent ITC will be issued to the vessel by the Registrar c). If volume details as required in the Annexe format of ITC as per 1969 Tonnage Convention are not available, then the approved tonnage computations would be required from Ex flag / Ex (IACS) Class. Name of Master and a copy of his valid COC is to be attached. (COC is to be valid on the proposed date of delivery with appropriate endorsements for Oil / Chemical Tanker etc. To be accepted by Govt of India if issued by a foreign country) Drawings of the vessel as approved by Class or Ex- flag, to be submitted (Lines plan, General Arrangement, Midship Section, Shell Expansion, Structural Profile and Crew Accommodation plans- [ for CA plan see item 10]). Note: General Arrangement Plan need not be approved. Lines plan if not available, the Tonnage computation and Stability booklet are to be approved. Particulars of Ship including Propelling Machinery and BOILER details as per given format to be submitted duly filled up and endorsed by the authorised person of the owner / buyer. Attach evidence of all data being given. Original Bill of Sale (with common seal / equivalent as applicable) duly authenticated by Indian Consulate / Indian Register of Shipping (if authorised) and Protocol of Delivery (under which the ship was transferred to the applicant) is required Y/N
17
18 19 20 21 22 23
24
Original Deletion Certificate or Transcript of Register from the previous registering authority to be submitted Copies of : (i) previous statutory certificates and (ii) certificates issued by IRS after delivery. Original Certificate of Survey describing the identity of the ship as endorsed by an authorised Surveyor if applicable.
(NOTE: Normally this is issued by this Department. In certain circumstances, e.g. when a vessel is newly built abroad, a duly authorized (by DGS) surveyor of an IACS member / IRS / Flag can issue). Imported vessels - Copy of Bill of Entry from Customs Department (Not applicable to vessels built in India). However, foreign ships delivered overseas to Indian buyer would have to obtain Bill of Entry from Customs Dept as and when the vessel comes to India. Details of vessels registered without Bill of Entry would be communicated to the Customs Department)
25 26
If new vessel built in India Pls state whether any Government subsidy was availed for ship building. If so give details.
Crew accommodation inspection Check list
(See item 10 of Registration Check list and item 61 of FSI Check list)
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. a). Clear head room 190 cm minimum. Rule 5(2). 1b). For >3000 GT. office is required. Rule 22. Crew accommodation bulkhead shall not be part of engine room, cofferdam, paint locker, etc. Rule 6(2) Provision store shall be gas tight. Rule 6(3). 3b). Hot press for mess room for >1000GT. rule 20. Common sanitary spaces shall be connected to accommodation by door having at least 23 cm water tightness above floor. Rule 6(4). Shall be accessible at all times from the open deck. Rule 9.2.b. 5b). Batteries not to be kept in sleeping rooms. Rule 9.2.h. All steam pipes, hot and cold water pipes to be lagged. Rule 9.2.f. 6b). All exposed decks above accommodation shall be covered. Rule 9.2.k.1. No direct opening between accommodation and deck/ engine stores. Recreation deck spaces exempted. Rule 9.2.l. No manholes or other openings of oil tanks shall be in accommodation. Rule.9.2.p. Heating system capacity at least 0.42 cu m of air per minute per person to maintain 19.4 deg. C when ambient temperature is 1.2 deg. C. Rule 10.1. Natural lighting to be provided. Sufficient lighting means able to read news paper by a person having normal vision. Rule 11 (2). Side scuttles id minimum 30.5 cm. Not applicable for passenger ship non opening type. Rule 11(4). Bed lamps 200 lumens at sleeping room and 400 lumens in hospital. Rule 11(5). Ventilation fully air conditioned for > 3000 GT. if not, fan required in each room. Spares for ventilation motor also required. Rule 12(4). On deck drainage shall be provided. No other drainage shall lead to sanitary spaces, and scuppers required at sanitary spaces. Rule 13 (1,2,3). Paint shall be white or light colour enamel or suitable material. Rule 14. Marking for sleeping room & other spaces indicating maximum number of seamen to accommodate shall be there. Rule 15. Sleeping room shall be separate for each class of persons. Rule 16.2(a). daymen and watch keepers rooms are separate for ratings. Rule 16.2(b). maximum rating per room 3 in cargo ship and 6 in passenger ship. Rule 16.3(f). sleeping room min floor space per rating is 2.75 sq. m and officer 4.25 sq. m. Rule 16.4.a. Beds shall have at least one side clear access. Rule 17. Hot air trunking shall be at least 10.2 cm away from bed. Rule 17.5.a. beds not to be located below overhead water pipe joint or sanitary discharge. Rule 17.5.b beds shall not be > 2 tier. Minimum height of bed above floor 20.5 cm, upper berth shall have at least 76.2 cm clear head space from bottom of mattress, vertical distance between two tiers shall be min 83.8 cm. Rule 17.8.(a, b). Furnishing and fittings in sleeping rooms. Wardrobe 1.68 m high 2032.25 sq. cm sectional area for crew and 2967.74 sq.cm for officers. Table with set of drawers at least one of 0.056 cu m capacity, seats accommodating all seamen in that room at one time, toilet mirror, cabinet, book rack, curtain, drinking water bottle with tumbler, wash basin etc. reqd. For officers at least three drawers of total 0.28 cu m capacity, chair with arm rests, settee 1.8m long, mirror, cabinet for toilet requisites. Rule 18. Mess room shall not be combined with sleeping rooms. For officers 1 sq.m per person and crew 0.7 sq.m per person. Rule 19. Recreation spaces, smoking room table >37.16 sq.decimeter, swimming pool for ship >10000 GT. Rule 21. a). Washing spaces. Rule 23. 22 b). Supply of water to washing at least 45 litres/day/person. Rule 24. Drinking water- cool water shall be there. No min quantity specified. Rule 25. 23 b). Laundry facilities. Rule 26. Water closets. Rule 27, Galley- rule 28, Dry provision room- rule 29, cold room- rule 30, Hospital- rule 31, Medical cabinet- rule 32, protection against mosquitoes- rule No crew accommodation shall be shared with passengers. Rule 37. Penalties 1000/- for breach and 50/day for continuous violation. Rule 39 26b). Inspection by surveyor is under rule 35. (a). Total Number of Accommodation provided for Crew (Valid Crew list duly endorsed by Master to be obtained) b) Total Number of Accommodation provided for passengers / Special Personnel
19.
20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27.
(NOTE : CREW ACCOMMODATION PLAN IS TO BE APPROVED FOR ALL VESSELS OF AND ABOVE 200 GT. PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION LAY OUT IS TO BE APPROVED FOR ALL VESSELS IRRESPECTIVE OF GT CARRYING MORE THAN 12 PASSENGERS IN ADDITION TO NORMAL CREW).
(END OF CREW ACCOMMODATION CHECK LIST)

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INDIAN REGISTRATION OF NEW VESSEL

M.S NOTICE 20 OF 2011 SECTION 2.1

M.S NOTICE 20 OF 2011 SECTION 2.2

MSL BRACH CIRCULAR 2 OF 2008 MSL-1093)/2008

MSL BRACH CIRCULAR 2 OF 2008 MSL-1093)/2008

DGS ORDER NO 6 OF 2003 NO:SD-13/ POL(5)2001 SECTION 4 AS REVISED

AS PER CHECKLIST NO 1 ISSUED BY M.M.D

AS PER G.S.R 1549 SECTION 11

M.S NOTICE 20 OF 2011 SECTION 2.1

M.S NOTICE 20 OF 2011 SECTION 2.2

OWNER DECIDES WHETHER SHIP BUILT ABROAD IS TO BE BROUGHTNTO INDIA

GSR 1549 SECTION 6

MSL BRACH CIRCULAR 2 OF 2008 MSL-1093)/2008

MSL BRACH CIRCULAR 2 OF 2008 MSL-1093)/2008

DGS ORDER NO 6 OF 2003 NO:SD-13/ POL(5)2001 SECTION 4 AS REVISED

AS PER G.S.R 1549 SECTION 11

INDIAN REGISTRATION OF SECOND HAND SHIPS DELIVERED IN INDIA

M.S NOTICE 20 OF 2011

THE AGE OF THE SHIP GREATER THAN 25 YEARS

F.NO SD-9/ CHART(82)/97 SHIPPING DEVLOPMENT CIRCULAR NO 1 0F 2012

MSL BRACH CIRCULAR 2 OF 2008 MSL-1093)/2008

MSL BRACH CIRCULAR 2 OF 2008 MSL-1093)/2008

MSL BRACH CIRCULAR 2 OF 2008 MSL-1093)/ 2008

DGS ORDER NO 6 OF 2003 NO:SD-13/ POL(5)2001 SECTION 4 AS REVISED

AS PER CHECKLIST NO 1 ISSUED BY M.M.D

AS PER G.S.R 1549 SECTION 11

INDIAN REGISTRATION OF SECOND HAND SHIPS DELIVERED ABROAD

M.S NOTICE 20 OF 2011 SECTION 2.1

M.S NOTICE 20 OF 2011 SECTION 2.2

OWNER DECIDES WHETHER SHIP BUILT ABROAD IS TO BE BROUGHTNTO INDIA

GSR 1549 SECTION 6

THE AGE OF THE SHIP GREATER THAN 25 YEARS

F.NO SD-9/ CHART(82)/97 SHIPPING DEVLOPMENT CIRCULAR NO 1 0F 2012

MSL BRACH CIRCULAR 2 OF 2008 MSL-1093)/2008

MSL BRACH CIRCULAR 2 OF 2008 MSL-1093)/2008

MSL BRACH CIRCULAR 2 OF 2008 MSL-1093)/ 2008

DGS ORDER NO 6 OF 2003 NO:SD-13/ POL(5)2001 SECTION 4 AS REVISED

AS PER G.S.R 1549 SECTION 11

MSL Branch Circular 2 of 2008

August 28, 2008

earlier guidelines/instructions in this regard.

Sd/(Samuel Darse) Dy. Director General of Shipping

MSL Branch Circular 2 of 2010

Dated: December 31, 2010

Shipping Development Circular No. 4 of 2003

M.S. Notice 9 of 2008

Sd/(Suresh Kumar R.M) Dy. Chief Ship Surveyor-cum-Sr.DDG(Tech)

DGS Order No. 2 of 2002

DGS Order No. 6 of 2003

The Merchant Shipping (Registration of Indian Ships) Rules, 1960

MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS (Department of Transport) NOTIFICATION (MERCHANT SHIPPING)

New Delhi, the 17th December, 1960

The original official number allotted to the ship shall be retained.

(b) no declaration of ownership shall be necessary

Registry of abandoned ships:(1) An application for the re-registration of an abandoned or

GUIDELINES ON REGISTRAION OF INDIAN SHIPS

M.S. Notice 17 of 2009

i) Ships owned by a citizen of India.

transfer or acquisition of the ship to the

51 REGISTRATION OF MERCHANT SHIPS

Name & Registered Address # of owner

3(b). Foreign Going only