The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways (MoPS&W), on December 03, 2025, issued the Inland Vessels (Design and Construction) (First Amendment) Rules, 2025, to further amend the Inland Vessels (Design and Construction) Rules, 2024.
The following amendment has been stated namely:-
• In rule 3, sub-rule (1), after clause (a), the following clause shall be inserted, namely: - ‘(aa) “approved material” means the material approved by a classification society (who is a member of International Association of Classification Societies), or complying with the standards specified by International Standards Organisation or the Bureau of India Standards;’;
• In rule 3, sub-rule (1), for clause (h), the following clause shall be substituted, namely: - ‘(h) “gross tonnage” means for a vessel of 24 meters length and above vessel, gross tonnage, calculated as per the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969, and for a vessel with less than 24 meters length, gross tonnage, calculated as per the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage Measurement of Ships) Rules, 1987;’
• In rule 3, sub-rule (1), clause (m) shall be renumbered as clause (ma) and before clause (ma) as so renumbered, the following clause shall be inserted, namely: - ‘(m) “machinery spaces” means spaces between watertight boundaries of a space containing the main and auxiliary propulsion machinery including boilers, oil fuel units, steam and internal combustion engines, generators and major electrical machinery, ventilation and air conditioning machinery, and similar spaces including trunks to such spaces;’;
[Notification no. G.S.R.882(E)]
