Section 186: What shall be evidence of distress.––In any proceeding under this Chapter, a — Pakistan Merchant Shipping Ordinance, 2001

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186. What shall be evidence of distress.––In any proceeding under this Chapter, a certificate of the Federal Government, or of such officer as the Federal Government may specify in this behalf, to the effect that the seaman named therein is distressed shall be conclusive evidence that such seaman is a distressed seaman within the meaning of this Ordinance. CHAPTER 14. —PROVISIONS AND ACCOMMODATION FOR SEAMEN AND THEIR HEALTH

Effective date: 2001-01-01

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Section 185: Provisions as to taking distressed seamen on ships Section 187: Ships to have sufficient provisions and water Section 184: Pakistan Consular officer of Shipping Master to decide return port to or route by Section 188: Allowance for short or bad provisions Section 183: Receiving distressed seamen on ships Section 189: Pakistani foreign going ships to carry duly certificated cooks

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