The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) on October 04, 2024, issued a Merchant Shipping Notice on the subject ‘Mandatory Verification of Protection and Indemnity (P&I) Certificate by Indian Port Authorities’.
The following has been stated namely: -
• It mandates all Indian port authorities to implement a comprehensive verification process for the authenticity and validity of Protection and Indemnity (P&I) Insurance Certificates, including confirmation of premium payments, for all vessels calling at Indian ports.
• It states that all vessel owners and operators shall submit specific insurance documents to Indian port authorities 72 hours before arrival, and port authorities shall verify these documents' authenticity and validity, with online verification preferred over email after January 01, 2025.
• Further it states that the required transmission of documents shall be conducted via electronic mail or physical delivery methods until November 30, 2024.
Inputs and comments are invited to the draft notice by October 17, 2024, by email to [email protected] and cc to: [email protected], [email protected].
[Notification no. - 25-63/13/2024-NT – DGS]
