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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Section 353

METHOD OF GIVING HELM ORDERS No person on any Indian ship shall, when the ship is going ahead, give a helm or steering

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Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Section 353 is part of Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 - METHOD OF GIVING HELM ORDERS No person on any Indian ship shall, when the ship is going ahead, give a helm or steering. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 353: METHOD OF GIVING HELM ORDERS No person on any Indian ship shall, when the ship is going ahead, give a helm or steering order containing the word "standard" or "right" or any equivalent of "starboard" or "right" unless he. intends that the head of the ship shall move to the "right" or give a helm or steering order containing the word "port" or "left" or any equivalent of 'port' or 'left' unless he intends that the head of the ship shall move. to the left.

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What does Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 Section 353 provide?

Section Section 353 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (METHOD OF GIVING HELM ORDERS No person on any Indian ship shall, when the ship is going ahead, give a helm or steering) is reproduced on this page as part of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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