Section 2(1)(d) in The Merchant Shipping (Continuous Discharge Certificate-cum-Seafarer's Identity Document) Rules, 2001
(d)"compassionate grounds" means the cases of sons or dependant family members of deceased or physically incapacitated seaman where the death or physical incapacitation, as the case may be, of the seamen occurred prior to his retirement from sea service or attainment of superannuation. The applicant for issue of C.D.C. shall produce a certificate from the Revenue Authority within whose jurisdiction he ordinarily resides, regarding other earning members in his family and only one dependent son or family member of the deceased or as the case may be physically incapacitated seaman shall be considered for issue of C.D.C. as utility hand on compassionate grounds;