Formal investigation ?

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Master, pilot, harbor master or in-charge of the ship gives notice of the shipping casualty to the officer appointed by the G.o.I ( generally P.O. MMD)
On receipt of casualty information the P.O. MMD informs G.o.I in writing and proceeds for P.I.
The P.O. MMD carrying out P.I. sends a report to G.o.I.
The P.O. MMD under directions from G.o.I request a court (a First class judicial -magistrate or a metropolitan magistrate) to conduct a F.I.
Court will conduct F.I. to find the details of accident & whether any incompetency, misconduct on part of Master, mate or engineer and send the report to G.o.I and cancel or suspend their certificate if applicable.
G.o.I publishes the report in the official gazette.

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