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Draft notification under Section 106(1) of the Inland Vessels Act, 2021 proposing the Inland Vessels (Life Saving Appliances) (First Amendment) Rules, 2024, to amend the Inland Vessels (Life Saving Appliances) Rules, 2022.

Detailed Summary

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (G.S.R. 673(E), dated 29 October 2024, F. No. IWT-11011/91/2021-IWT(7), signed by Dr. Kamala Kanta Nath, Adviser (Statistics)), acting under sub-section (1) of Section 51 and clause (e) of sub-section (1) of Section 98 read with clauses (zl) and (zza) of sub-section (2) of Section 106 of the Inland Vessels Act, 2021 (24 of 2021), publishes draft amendments to the Inland Vessels (Life Saving Appliances) Rules, 2022 (notified as G.S.R. 425(E) dated 7 June 2022), to be styled the Inland Vessels (Life Saving Appliances) (First Amendment) Rules, 2024; objections or suggestions may be sent within thirty days to the Director (IWT) at the Ministry's office in Transport Bhawan, New Delhi, or by email; the draft amendments insert a new definition of "classification society" in Rule 2 (as a member of the International Association of Classification Societies) and an explanation on calculating Gross Tonnage under the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969 for vessels above 24 metres and the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage Measurement of Ships) Rules, 1991 for vessels below 24 metres, and revise Rule 7 to require life-saving appliances to be approved by the Classification Society or type-approved by the Mercantile Marine Department in compliance with the International Life Saving Appliance Code under the Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974, or International Organization for Standardisation standards.

Full Text

REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-DL-E-30102024-258375 EXTRAORDINARY PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 615] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2024/KARTIKA 7, 1946 MINISTRY OF PORTS, SHIPPING AND WATERWAYS NOTIFICATION New Delhi the 29th October, 2024 G.S.R. 673(E). In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of section 51 and clause (e) of sub-section (1) of section 98 read with clause (zl) and (zza) of sub-section (2) of section 106 of the Inland Vessels Act, 2021 (24 of 2021), the Central Government proposes to amend the Inland Vessels (Life Saving Appliances) Rules, 2022 notified by the Government of India in the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways vide number G.S.R. 425(E) dated the 7th June, 2022 and hereby publish as required by sub-section (1) of section 106 of the Inland Vessels Act, 2021 (24 of 2021) for information of all persons likely to be affected thereby; and notice is hereby given that the said draft rules shall be taken into consideration after the expiry of thirty days from the date on which the copies of this notification, as published in the Official Gazette, are made available to the public; Objections or suggestions, if any, to these draft rules may be sent to the Director (IWT), Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, Room No. 251, Transport Bhawan, 1-Parliament Street, New Delhi-110001, or by email at [email protected] and [email protected] within the period specified above; [F. No. IWT-11011/91/2021-IWT(7)] Dr. KAMALA KANTA NATH, Adviser (Statistics) Draft Amendment 1. (1) These rules may be called the Inland Vessels (Life Saving Appliances) (First Amendment) Rules, 2024. (2) They shall come into force on the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette. 2. In the Inland Vessels (Life Saving Appliances) Rules, 2022 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in Rule 2 i. after clause (a), the following clause shall be inserted namely.- "(ab) classification society" means a recognised organisation within the meaning of clause (zo) of section 3 of the Act which is a member of International Association of Classification Societies;" ii. after the clause (c), the following explanation shall be inserted, namely.- "Explanation. - For the purpose of this sub-rule, Gross Tonnage of vessels above 24 meters shall be calculated according to International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969 whereas Gross Tonnage of vessels less than 24 meters shall be calculated according to Rule 2 of the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage Measurement of Ships) Rules, 1991." 3. In rule 7 of the said rules,- i. For sub-rule (1), the following shall be substituted, namely. "Every life-saving appliance provided as per provisions of these rules shall be approved by the Classification Society or be type approved by the Mercantile Marine Department." ii. sub-rule (2) shall be renumbered as sub-rule (3) before sub-rule (3) and so renumbered, the following sub-rule shall be inserted, namely, - "(2) The approval or type-approval, as the case may be, shall be granted under sub-rule (1), subject to compliance with the standards specified in: (a) the International Life Saving Appliance Code provided in the Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974; or (b)International Organization for Standardisation." [F. No. IWT-11011/91/2021-IWT(7)] Dr. KAMALA KANTA NATH, Adviser (Statistics) Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054. RAVINDER Digitally signed by KUMAR RAVINDER KUMAR Date: 2024.10.30 21:16:41 +05'30'

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