Section 306. Issue of certificates to foreign ships in India and Indian ships in foreign countries

306. Issue of certificates to foreign ships in India and Indian ships in foreign countries .―(1) The Central Government may, at the request of the Government of a country to which the Safety Convention applies, cause an appropriate safety convention certificate to be issued in respect of a ship 1[registered or to be registered] in that country, if it is satisfied in like manner as in the case of an Indian ship that such certificate can properly be issued, and, where a certificate is issued at such a request, it shall contain a statement that it has been so is issued. (2) The Central Government may request the Government of a country to which the Safety Convention applies, to issue an appropriate safety convention certificate[2] [in respect of a ship registered or to be registered in India] and a certificate issued in pursuance of such a request and containing a statement that it has been so issued shall have effect for the purpose of this Act as if it had been issued by the Central Government.