The Directorate General of Shipping (DG Shipping), India, has recently issued a guideline (MS Notice 08 of 2025) concerning the Guidelines for approval of LSA Service Stations for servicing of Inflatable Life Saving Appliances & Procedure for approval of Competent Persons for servicing of such LSA, as attached.

In accordance with this directive, all vessels of any flag, including Indian-flagged vessels and foreign-flagged vessels, that intend to service their inflatable LSA within India should use only service stations approved by DG Shipping.

Shipowners and operators are advised to take note of the above and the attached port information.