Section 24. Certificates to be held by master and engineer of vessel of one hundred or more horsepower

24. Certificates to be held by master and engineer of vessel of one hundred or more horsepower.— An inland[1] [mechanically propelled vessel] having engines of[6] [one hundred] or more nominal nominal horse-power shall not proceed on any voyage unless she has— (a) as her master a person possessing a first-class master‟s certificate granted under this Act, or a master‟s[7] [certificate granted or deemed to be granted under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958)][8] [or a master‟s licence granted under section 22A and applicable to such vessel and voyage], and (b) as her engineer a person possessing an engineer‟s certificate granted under this Act, or granted or deemed to be granted under the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958)][9] [or an an engine-driver‟s licence granted under section 22A and applicable to such vessel and voyage].