(1) Subject to the provisions of section 31, every master of an inland 5 [mechanically propelled vessel] who possesses a master‟s certificate granted under this Act and in force shall, in ports to which section 31 of the Indian Ports Act, 1908, has been extended, be deemed, for the purposes of that section, to be the pilot of the 5 [mechanically propelled vessel] of which he is in charge.
6 * * * * * * 7 [72A. Endorsement of certificates and licences granted in Bangladesh.—Any certificate or licence granted by the 8 [Government 9 [of Bangladesh]] in accordance with the provisions of any law law for the time being in force in 10 [that country], corresponding to the provisions of Chapter II or Chapter III of this Act may, on payment of the fees prescribed for the grant of a similar certificate or licence under this Act, be endorsed by—
(a) the Government of any State in India, or
(b) with the general or special sanction of the Government of such State, by any authority competent to grant a similar certificate or licence under this Act, and upon any such certificate or licence being so endorsed, it shall have effect as if it had been granted under this Act.]
73. [Application of Act to vessels propelled by electricity or other mechanical power. ] Omitted by the Inland Steam-Vessels (Amendment) Act, 1977 (35 of 1977), s. 33 (w.e.f. 1-5- 1978).