The Directorate General of Shipping, India is an attached office under the Ministry of Shipping,

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, responsible for

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, vessel and the

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for Indian registered

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s and ships at Indian

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s. The Directorate, is located in

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and led by Director General of Shipping Dr Amitabh Kumar IRS and Additional Secretary to the Government of India.

Duties

The main job for the directorate is to ensure that Indian ships and

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meet high safety- and environmental standards, to ensure that Indian seamen have high qualifications and good working- and living conditions, and to ensure that foreign ships in Indian

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and ports meet international rules. The Director General of Shipping is vested with statutory powers under Section 7 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958, and is responsible for implementation of the provisions of the Act. It ensures implementation of various international Conventions, relating to safely SOLAS, (

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) requirements for prevention of pollution,

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and other mandatory requirements of International Maritime Organization.

Directors

Shri Amitabh Kumar (IRS), Director General of Shipping. http://www.dgshipping.gov.in/WriteReadData/ShippingNotices/201904121247334188048Office_Order_54of2019A.pdf

References

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External links

Directorate General of Shipping
Maritime Directorate Maritime safety organizations Maritime transport authorities Shipping in India Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (India)

Duties

Directors

See also

References

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