Where a seafarer is missing or lost with the vessel to which he belongs, the Central Government or such officer as the Central Government may appoint in this behalf may recover the wages and the compensation due to him from the master or ship owner or his agent in the same court and in the same manner in which the seafarer's wages are recoverable, and shall deal with those wages in the same manner as with the wages and compensation due to other deceased seafarers under this Act.
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Section 1 · Short title and commencement.Section 2 · Application of Act.Section 3 · Definitions.Section 4 · Establishment of National Shipping Board.Section 5 · Constitution of Seafarer’s Welfare Board.Section 6 · Power to make rules.Section 7 · Director-General of Maritime Administration.Section 8 · Officers.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 25 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.