section 226
Primary response party
The Merchant Shipping Act, 2025Infrastructure2025327 sections
Part X MARINE INCIDENT AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE
Statutory text
- (1) The ship owner or master, seafarers of the concerned vessel and such other persons as may be notified by the Central Government shall be the primary response party responsible for engaging in maritime emergency response.
- (2) The primary response party shall comply with all directions, advisories or instructions issued by the concerned nodal authority for the respective class of marine incidents.
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