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XX . -- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of section 46 under Part IV of the Merchant Shipping Act, 2025 (24 of 2025), section 60, sub-clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section 78, sub-section (2) of section 78 and sub-section (1) of section 113 under Part V of the Merchant Shipping Act, 2025 (24 of 2025), and in supersession of the Merchant Shipping (Medical Examination) Rules, 2000, Merchant Shipping (Medicines, Medical Stores and Appliances) Rules, 1994, and Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Medical Officers) Rules, 1961. as well as all Merchant Shipping Notices, Circulars, and Directives issued earlier to the extent they are inconsistent with the provisions contained herein, except as respects things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely: –  \nChapter – I – Preliminary  \n1. Short title and commencement.  \n(1) These rules may be called the Merchant Shipping (Medical) Rules, 2026.  \n(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.  \n2. Definitions.—In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,—(a)“Act” means the Merchant Shipping Act, 2025 (24 of 2025);  \n(b)“Annexure” means an Annexure appended to these rules;  \n(c)“Appendix” means an Appendix appended to these rules;  \n(d)“Director General” means the Director-General of Maritime Administration as defined in clause  \n(16) of section 3 of the Act;  \n(e)“EM Schedules” means the Emergency Schedules for ships carrying dangerous goods as prescribed by the International Maritime Organization and as revised from time to time;  \n(f)“IMDG Code” means the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code as prescribed by the International Maritime Organization and as revised from time to time;  \n(g)“Medical Guide” means the Ship Captain’s Medical Guide published by the International Maritime Organization and the World Health Organization and as revised from time to time;  \n(h)“Medical Officer” means a person possessing a degree in Medicine and Surgery from any recognised University, enrolled as a medical practitioner on the register of the Medical Council of any State, and holding a valid licence issued by the Port Health Officer of the port of departure of the ship;  \n(i)“Medical examiner” means a duly qualified medical practitioner approved under the provisions of rule 4;  \n(j)“MFA Guide” means the Medical First Aid Guide prescribed by the International Maritime Organization and revised from time to time;  \n(k)“Official Pharmacopoeia” means the Indian Pharmacopoeia (I.P.), the National Formulary of India (N.F.I.), the British Pharmacopoeia Code (B.P. 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