TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government Enacted1958

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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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.