Merchant Shipping Act No. 52 of 1971. Country/Territory Sri Lanka Document type Legislation Date 1972 (1988) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleAn Act to amend and consolidate the Law relating to Merchant Shipping in force in Sri Lanka, and to make provision for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. Subject Sea Keyword Navigation Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings Marine area Harbour Authorization/permit Registration Court/tribunal Inspection Internal trade International trade Geographical area Asia, Asia and the Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Asian Seas, Southern Asia Abstract This Merchant Shipping Act, consisting of XII Parts and one Schedule and divided into 333 regulations, applies to the following: all Sri Lanka ships wherever they may be; all ships registered or deemed to be registered under this Act wherever they may be; all ships, not being Sri Lanka ships, licensed under this Act to engage in the coasting trade, while engaged in such trade; and all other ships while in a port or place in, or within the territorial waters of Sri Lanka. The Act shall not apply to any ships of, or commissioned for service in, the Sri Lanka Navy or, while employed otherwise than for profit in the service of Government, any other ships belonging to Government. The Act is divided as follows: Introductory (I), Control Of Shipping (II), Registry (III), Masters and Seamen Preliminary (IV), Construction (V), Equipment and Survey (VI), Load Lines (VII), Safety of Navigation (VIII), Courts of Survey (IX), Wreck and Salvage (X), Legal Proceedings (XI), Supplemental, Repeal and Transitional (XII). Full text English Website www.dgshipping.gov.lk References - Legislation Implemented by Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watch Keeping for Seafarers) Regulations, 2016. Legislation | Sri Lanka | 2016 Keyword: Navigation, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Marine area, Harbour, Authorization/permit, Registration, Court/tribunal, Inspection, Internal trade, International trade, Certification Source: FAO, FAOLEX Amended by Merchant Shipping (Training, Certification and Watch Keeping) Regulation, 2013. Legislation | Sri Lanka | 2013 Keyword: Navigation, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Marine area, Harbour, Authorization/permit, Registration, Court/tribunal, Inspection, Internal trade, International trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX Merchant Shipping (Safe Manning) Regulations, 2013. Legislation | Sri Lanka | 2013 Keyword: Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Navigation, Data collection/reporting, Marine area, Monitoring, Registration Source: FAO, FAOLEX Merchant Shipping (Amendment) Act, No. 17 of 2019. Legislation | Sri Lanka | 2019 Keyword: Navigation, Legal proceedings/administrative proceedings, Marine area, Harbour, Authorization/permit, Registration, Court/tribunal, Inspection, Internal trade, International trade Source: FAO, FAOLEX