Seaman (Supply Of Articles For Personal Use) Rules, 1966
Company : Sol Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Website : www.courtkutchehry.com SEAMAN (SUPPLY OF ARTICLES FOR PERSONAL USE) RULES, 1966 CONTENTS 1. Short title, application and commencement 2. Supply of articles for personal use SCHEDULE 1 :- SCHEDULE SEAMAN (SUPPLY OF ARTICLES FOR PERSONAL USE) RULES, 1966 In exercise of the powers conferred by subsection (1) of Sec. 172, read with Cl. (1) of sub-section (2) of Sec. 101 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely 1. Short title, application and commencement :- (1) These rules may be called the seaman (Supply of articles for pesonal use) Rules, 1966). (2) They shall apply to every ship of over five hundred tns gross employing or engaging seamen under the said Act. (3) They shall come into force on the 1st day of June, 1966. 2. Supply of articles for personal use :- (1) Every master or owner of a ship to which these rules apply shall supply or cause to be supplied to each seaman for his personal use on his employment or engagement as such seaman and at periodical intervals thereafter the articles mentioned in the Schedule to these rules in accodance with the terms and conditions specified therein. (2) Every article supplied under sub-rule (1) shall be for the personal use of a seaman on board during service on the ship and shall, except soap or detergent, be returned by him in good condition to the master at the time of his discharge from the ship. (3) In the event of any such article not being returned in good condition, or being lost, the seaman concerned shall be liable to pay an amount not exceeding the cost price of the article. (4) The amount referred to in sub-rule (3) shall be deducted by the master from the wages or balance of wages of the seaman at the time of his discharge from the ship. (5) For the purpose of sub-rule (3), the expression "good condition" shall include any condition of normal wear and tear. SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE SCHEDULE Scale of Supply of Personal Items to Every Seamsn [See rule 2 (I)] (a) Crockery-Cutlery (i) One full plate (ii) One quarter plate or Bowl Either Porcelain or Stainless Steel (Katori)of not less than 3" or equivalent quality, diameter (iii) One Mug (iv) One Teaspoon. (v) One Tablespoon Stainless Steel. (vi) One Table Knife (vii) One Fork (b) Bedding (i) One Mattress (ii) One Pillow-Standard size (not less than 20"). (c) Linen (i) One Pillow Case (ii) Two bed sheets (iii) One bedspread (iv) Two blankets (v) One bath towel (Turkish or equivalent quality of not less than 42" size) (vi) One hand-Towel or Napkin. (d) Soap per month (i) 3 Cakes of toilet soap (ii) One lb. of washing soap or detergent. (e) Miscellaneous (i) One tea strainer to be provided in each cabin; or two aluminum kettles and one tea strainer in the Galley. (ii) One ashtray in each cabin. (iii) One mug to be provided in each Indian style toilet.]
Act Metadata
- Title: Seaman (Supply Of Articles For Personal Use) Rules, 1966
- Type: C
- Subtype: Central
- Act ID: 12243
- Digitised on: 13 Aug 2025