| (a) | - | it is a seagoing ship or vessel 58[, or inland vessel, as the case may be,] of fifteen net tonnage or more; |
| (b) | - | it is a ship registered under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958), or a ship registered outside India in respect of which a licence has been issued by the Director-General of Shipping under section 406 or section 407 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958) 58[or an inland vessel registered under the Inland Vessels Act, 2021 (24 of 2021), as the case may be]; and |
| (c) | - | a valid certificate in respect of such ship 58[or inland vessel, as the case may be,] indicating its net tonnage is in force, |