Section 59. Penalty for serving, or engaging a person to serve, as master or engineer, without certificate

59. Penalty for serving, or engaging a person to serve, as master or engineer, without certificate.— If any person— (a) proceeds on any voyage in an inland[1] [mechanically propelled vessel] as the master or engineer of such vessel without being at the time entitled to, and possessed of, a master‟s or serang‟s or an engineer‟s or engine-driver‟s certificate[5] [or a master‟s or engine-driver‟s licence] as the case may be, as required under this Act, or (b) employs as the master or engineer of an inland[1] [mechanically propelled vessel] any person without ascertaining that he is at the time entitled to, and possessed of, such certificate[2] [or licence], he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees.