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The Merchant Shipping Act, 2025

Section 286. Penalties in respect of masters or owners of special trade passenger vessels.

The penalties to which a master or owner of a special trade passenger vessel is liable under section 281 shall be enforced only on a report made by the proper officer in this behalf. Explanation.---For the purposes of this section, "special trade passenger vessel" means a mechanically propelled vessel carrying more than thirty special trade passengers.

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