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The Merchant Shipping Act, 2025

Section 147. Compliance of provisions of convention.

Every vessel, company or port shall be surveyed, audited and certified to confirm compliance with the following conventions as applicable, namely:--- (a) the Safety Convention; (b) the MARPOL Convention; (c) the Anti-Fouling Systems Convention; (d) the Ballast Water Management Convention; (e) the Load Lines Conventions; (f) the Tonnage Measurement Convention, 1969; (g) the Special Trade Passenger Ships Agreement, 1971 and its Protocol; (h) the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972; (i) the International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue, 1979 (SAR 1979); (j) the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006; or (k) any other convention relating to survey, audit or certification as may be prescribed.

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