Duties
Duties of Every master (13)
21 June 1948[D10-ER4] Every master: Maintain records and registers of the command of a ship; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form 2; seven days from the end of every financial year; Form 2.
Published by Directorate General of Shipping, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Calcutta Port (Pilotage) Act, 1948 [S19-EJW].16 November 1948[D10-FGG] Every master: Maintain records and registers of the command of a ship; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form 2; seven days from the end of every financial year; Form 2.
Published by Directorate General of Shipping, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 [S19-MQH].15 January 1981[D12-KZ1] Every master: Maintain records and registers of the command of a ship; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form 2; seven days from the end of every financial year; Form 2.
Published by Ports Department, Government of Gujarat (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Gujarat Maritime Board Act, 1981 [S2H-TVZ].1 January 1996[D12-P8Y] Every master: Maintain records and registers of the command of a ship; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form 2; seven days from the end of every financial year; Form 2.
Published by Ports Department, Government of Maharashtra (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Maharashtra Maritime Board Act, 1996 [S2K-1Y6].22 January 1996[D12-PBR] Every master: Maintain records and registers of the command of a ship; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form 2; seven days from the end of every financial year; Form 2.
Published by Ports Department, Government of Tamil Nadu (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Tamil Nadu Maritime Board Act, 1995 [S2J-Z36].2 March 2002[D11-P3G] Every master: Maintain records and registers of the command of a ship; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form 2; seven days from the end of every financial year; Form 2.
Published by Directorate General of Shipping, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Maritime Navigation and Fixed Platforms on Continental Shelf Act, 2002 [S20-Y6C].1 June 2010[D11-XC7] Every master: Maintain records and registers of the command of a ship; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form 2; seven days from the end of every financial year; Form 2.
Published by Directorate General of Shipping, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Land Ports Authority of India Act, 2010 [S25-G80].4 December 2021[D12-5VV] Every master: Maintain records and registers of the command of a ship; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form 2; seven days from the end of every financial year; Form 2.
Published by Directorate General of Shipping, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (synthetic record). Source: section 7, The Marine Aids to Navigation Act, 2021 [S2A-SZX].15 October 2022[D12-6DY] Every master: Maintain records and registers of the command of a ship; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form 2; seven days from the end of every financial year; Form 2.
Published by Directorate General of Shipping, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Major Port Authorities Act, 2021 [S2A-PTE].12 January 2024[D12-76C] Every master: Maintain records and registers of the command of a ship; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form 2; seven days from the end of every financial year; Form 2.
Published by Directorate General of Shipping, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Maritime Anti-Piracy Act, 2023 [S2B-DA0].19 October 2025[D12-8NP] Every master: Maintain records and registers of the command of a ship; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form 2; seven days from the end of every financial year; Form 2.
Published by Directorate General of Shipping, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Coastal Shipping Act, 2025 [S2C-S0K].28 April 2026[D12-94N] Every master: Maintain records and registers of the command of a ship; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form 2; seven days from the end of every financial year; Form 2.
Published by Directorate General of Shipping, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Indian Ports Act, 2025 [S2D-16R].4 June 2027[D12-9GR] Every master: Maintain records and registers of the command of a ship; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form 2; seven days from the end of every financial year; Form 2.
Published by Directorate General of Shipping, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Merchant Shipping Act, 2025 [S2C-K6J].
Published by Directorate General of Shipping, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Calcutta Port (Pilotage) Act, 1948 [S19-EJW].16 November 1948[D10-FGG] Every master: Maintain records and registers of the command of a ship; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form 2; seven days from the end of every financial year; Form 2.
Published by Directorate General of Shipping, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948 [S19-MQH].15 January 1981[D12-KZ1] Every master: Maintain records and registers of the command of a ship; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form 2; seven days from the end of every financial year; Form 2.
Published by Ports Department, Government of Gujarat (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Gujarat Maritime Board Act, 1981 [S2H-TVZ].1 January 1996[D12-P8Y] Every master: Maintain records and registers of the command of a ship; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form 2; seven days from the end of every financial year; Form 2.
Published by Ports Department, Government of Maharashtra (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Maharashtra Maritime Board Act, 1996 [S2K-1Y6].22 January 1996[D12-PBR] Every master: Maintain records and registers of the command of a ship; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form 2; seven days from the end of every financial year; Form 2.
Published by Ports Department, Government of Tamil Nadu (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Tamil Nadu Maritime Board Act, 1995 [S2J-Z36].2 March 2002[D11-P3G] Every master: Maintain records and registers of the command of a ship; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form 2; seven days from the end of every financial year; Form 2.
Published by Directorate General of Shipping, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Suppression of Unlawful Acts against Safety of Maritime Navigation and Fixed Platforms on Continental Shelf Act, 2002 [S20-Y6C].1 June 2010[D11-XC7] Every master: Maintain records and registers of the command of a ship; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form 2; seven days from the end of every financial year; Form 2.
Published by Directorate General of Shipping, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Land Ports Authority of India Act, 2010 [S25-G80].4 December 2021[D12-5VV] Every master: Maintain records and registers of the command of a ship; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form 2; seven days from the end of every financial year; Form 2.
Published by Directorate General of Shipping, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (synthetic record). Source: section 7, The Marine Aids to Navigation Act, 2021 [S2A-SZX].15 October 2022[D12-6DY] Every master: Maintain records and registers of the command of a ship; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form 2; seven days from the end of every financial year; Form 2.
Published by Directorate General of Shipping, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Major Port Authorities Act, 2021 [S2A-PTE].12 January 2024[D12-76C] Every master: Maintain records and registers of the command of a ship; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form 2; seven days from the end of every financial year; Form 2.
Published by Directorate General of Shipping, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Maritime Anti-Piracy Act, 2023 [S2B-DA0].19 October 2025[D12-8NP] Every master: Maintain records and registers of the command of a ship; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form 2; seven days from the end of every financial year; Form 2.
Published by Directorate General of Shipping, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Coastal Shipping Act, 2025 [S2C-S0K].28 April 2026[D12-94N] Every master: Maintain records and registers of the command of a ship; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form 2; seven days from the end of every financial year; Form 2.
Published by Directorate General of Shipping, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Indian Ports Act, 2025 [S2D-16R].4 June 2027[D12-9GR] Every master: Maintain records and registers of the command of a ship; preserve for five years; furnish the annual return in Form 2; seven days from the end of every financial year; Form 2.
Published by Directorate General of Shipping, Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (synthetic record). Source: section 7, Merchant Shipping Act, 2025 [S2C-K6J].