possibly contains original research . please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations . statements consisting only of original research should be removed . july 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message directorate general of shipping type government agency industry maritime headquarters mumbai india area served india key people deepak shetty irs director general parent ministry of shipping website the directorate general of shipping india . 1 the directorate general of shipping india is an indian government agency responsible for life health vessel and the environment for indian registered ships and ships at indian ports . the directorate subordinate to the ministry of shipping is located in mumbai and led by director general of shipping dr. agnihotri . duties edit the main job for the directorate is to ensure that indian ships and shipping companies meet high safety and environmental standards to ensure that indian seamen have high qualifications and good working and living conditions and to ensure that foreign ships in indian territory and ports meet international rules . the director general of shipping is the statutory maritime authority appointed by government of india under the merchant shipping act 1958 and is responsible for implementation of the provisions of the act . it ensures implementation of various international conventions relating to safely solas international convention for the safety of life at sea requirements for prevention of pollution marpol 73 78 and other mandatory requirements of international maritime organization . directors edit this section needs expansion . you can help by adding to it . august 2011 shri deepak shetty irs director general of shipping 1 external links edit http www.dgshipping.gov.in content directorgeneralofshipping.aspx directorate general of shipping retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title directorate general of shipping & oldid 715383606 categories regulatory agencies of indiamaritime safety organizationsmaritime transport authoritiesshipping in indiaministry of shipping india hidden categories articles that may contain original research from july 2012all articles that may contain original researcharticles to be expanded from august 2011all articles to be expandedarticles using small message boxes navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 15 april 2016 at 12 53 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view