(i) Inland Vessel name shall be marked on each of its bows or at a suitable place on the superstructure and the inland vessels name and the name of its place of registration shall be marked on its stern on a dark background in white letters or on a white background in black letter which shall not be less than 15 centimeter in height and 2 centimeter in breadth.
(ii) Inland Vessels registration mark and the number denoting its registered tonnage shall be cut in on its main beam or any permanent bulkhead at a prominent place. The letters and figures of the registration marks shall not be less than 15cm. X. 10 cm.
(iii) Scale of draught marks shall be cut or welded in meters and decimeters, forward and rear of Inland vessels on both the port and the starboard side.
(iv) Inland vessels load line shall be cut or welded 300cm. long and 35mm. wide and shall coincide with maximum draught level of the inland vessel in fair weather conditions.
(v) The maximum draught level mark line will be below deck level not less than 62 cm. The space as per requirement will be taken space all around the vessel on deck level.
14. (i) The registering authority shall after satisfying itself grant a certificate of registration in Form-12. It shall be the duty of the owner or master of the inland vessel to produce it on demand by authority engaged in the enforcement of Act and rules. The certificate may also be in electronic form like smart card, in place of Form-12.
(ii) In special circumstances and for reason to be recorded in writing, the registering authority may grant a temporary pass to an inland vessel to enable it to ply during the period of the preparation of certificate of registration. The pass shall be in Form No. 13 and for the time and within the limit therein mentioned. The said pass shall be valid for 30 days and shall have the same effect as a certificate of registration subject to the conditions laid down in the pass.
15. A book of registration shall be maintained by the registering authority in Form-14 separately for each vessel registered and shall contain inter alia of the particulars given in the certificate of registration. It should be bound volumes with machined numbered pages. It can be in electronic form also.
16. (i) When the registered of inland vessel is altered so as not to correspond with the particulars relating to its tonnage and or description as shown in the book of registration, the onus of having the alteration recorded by the registering authority shall be on the owner or master of the inland vessel. The inland vessel shall be required to be registered if the registering authority so directs for reasons to be stated for such direction. The registering authority in deciding whether alteration will be recorded or whether the inland vessel should be registered a new shall be guided by the following considerations-
(a) Whenever any material alteration is made in the hull affecting the length or breadth or depth of the inland vessel or wherever there is alteration in the means of 9 propulsion including addition or removal of an auxiliary engine the vessel shall require new registration.
(b) Where the alteration consists merely of a change in the dimensions of close in space, the addition or removal of poop or deckhouse etc. or an allowance or disallowance or crew space of other similar change or an alteration from motor or steam crew to another motor or steam crew or reverse, the registering authority may allow such alteration to be recorded provided the stability of the vessel is not endangered thereby.
(ii) The owner shall report in Form-15 to the registering authority of such alteration within one month of the alteration taking place mentioning therein the place where the vessel is registered and giving complete particulars regarding alteration made.
(iii) Fee as specified in the Schedule-I shall be payable along with such application. The registration certificate of the inland vessel shall be surrendered by the owner along with other supporting documents for recording the alterations made or for registration if the registering authority so directs.
(iv) The registering authority shall, after satisfying itself that the inland vessels is not defective in hull, machinery or equipment and is river worthy, either issue a fresh certificate of registration or make such alteration in the certificate of registration in force as he may deem necessary. If the registering authority is of the view that a fresh survey should be conducted before issue of fresh certificate of registration, he shall direct the owner to apply for survey. Such survey shall be completed within one month.
(v) In case the registering authority directs that the vessel be registered a new, the registering authority shall provisionally endorse the particulars of the alteration on the existing certificates.
17. The owner or master of an inland vessel may apply for transfer of registration ofhis vessel in Form-16. The application for such transfer shall be made to the registering authority where the inland vessel is registered along with fees as specified in Schedule-I paid through treasury Challan/Bank draft/E-payment receipt and a certificate of registration in respect of the vessel. If the transfer is to be made to another state, an authenticated copy of approval of the Central or State Government to such transfer shall be attached with the application. The registering authority on receipt of such application and on satisfying himself that there is no ground of objection for such transfer, forward the same to the registering authority of the intended place of registration and shall return the certificate of registration to the applicant after making necessary entries in his book or registration and on the certificate.
18. The application of transferring registration should be accompanied by a treasury Challan/Bank draft/ E-payment receipt showing that the fees as specified in the Schedule-I.
Such transfer of ownership shall be executed in Form-17. The deed of sale shall bear stamped fee as applicable. Every such deed of sale being duly executed shall be produced before the registering authority of the place where the inland vessel is registered and the registering authority shall thereupon enter in the registration book, the name of the transferee as owner/co-sharer of the inland vessel and shall endorse on the deed of sale that such entry has been made together with date and time. Within 30 days of transfer of ownership of the inland vessel/ entry of one of co-sharer, the transferor and transferee shall jointly make a report of the transfer to the registering authority within the local limits of whose jurisdiction the transferee resides or carries on business together with deed of sale and the treasury Challan/Bank draft/ E-payment receipt showing fees as specified in the Schedule-I have been paid. The registering authority on satisfaction that the documents are in order and that the inland vessel is not defective shall enter the particulars of the transfer of ownership of the 10 vessel in the certificate of registration. The application for transfer of ownership shall be made in Form-18 along with fees in treasury Challan/Bank draft/ E-payment receipt as specified in the Schedule-I.
19. (i) If at any time a certificate of registration is lost, the owner shall forthwith intimate the fact in writing to the registering authority by whom the certificate was issued and shall apply in Form-19 to the said authority for issue of duplicate certificate. The application for duplicate certificate shall be accompanied by treasury Challan/Bank draft/E-payment receipt indicating payment of fee at the rate specified in schedule-1. The mutilated certificate where a duplicate is sought because of mutilation shall also be deposited along with the application.
(ii) On receipt of such application, the registering authority shall issue a duplicate certificate with the word duplicate certificate and stamped boldly in red ink thereon.
(iii) If a duplicate certificate of registration has been issued upon the original having been lost and the original is subsequently found by the holder of the duplicate certificate, the original certificate shall be deposited forthwith by him to the registering authority.
20. (i) Any person preferring an appeal against the orders of the registering authority in respect of any matter relating to the registration of vessels shall do so in writing to the secretary to the state Government in Transport Department in the Performa in triplicate within thirty days from the receipt of the order of the registering authority accompanied by a certified copy of the order and treasury Challan/Bank draft/E-payment receipt after depositing the fee mentioned in Schedule-I.
(ii) Upon receipt of memorandum of appeal in accordance with sub-rule (1), the appellate authority shall fix the time and place for hearing and shall not give less than fifteen days notice to the appellant, the registering authority and any other person interested in the appeal.
21. (i) The registering authority or any officer authorized by the State Government in this behalf may go onboard, detain, or inspect any vessel at any hour for the purpose of satisfying himself that the provision of the Act, are being complied with. It shall be the duty and responsibility of the owner or master of the inland vessel to give all reasonable assistance to the inspecting officer in carrying out the inspection and to comply with any lawful directions that he may give.
(ii) In case any inland vessel is detained, a report of the circumstances in which the detention is ordered shall be sent to the registering authority and the State Transport Commissioner within forty eight hours.
(iii) The registering authority at any time, if satisfied that the vessel is in a condition not fit to ply in the Inland water, suspend the registration of the vessel and require the owner thereof to surrender forth with certificates of survey and registration in respect of that vessel. Before cancellation, the owner of the vessel should be given an opportunity to be heard. A registering authority may also suspend/cancel a certificate of registration if the vessel has been destroyed or rendered permanently unfit for service.
(iv) No certificate shall be suspended under section 19N of the Act without giving owner a reasonable opportunity of being heard in respect of the grounds on which the suspension of the certificate is proposed.
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CHAPTER: 4.0 CERTIFICATE OF COMPETENCY TO ENGINEER AND ENGINE DRIVERS OF INLAND VESSELS