Malta
Prevention
Internation Conventions of prevention
Approved
| Legal Instrument | Ratification | Implementation Transposition of the international intrument in the national legislation |
|---|---|---|
| LC 1972 | 28/12/1989 | |
| AFS 2001 | 27/03/2009 | |
| SOLAS 74 | 08/08/1986 |
Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Rules |
| SOLAS Protocol 78 | 08/08/1986 |
Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Rules |
| SOLAS Protocol 88 | 28/01/1999 |
Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention) Rules |
| Load Line 1966 | 11/09/1974 |
Merchant Shipping (Load Line Convention) Rules |
| Load Line Protocol 1988 | 28/01/1999 |
Merchant Shipping (Load Line Convention) Rules |
| TONNAGE 69 | 20/03/1989 |
Tonnage Regulations |
| COLREG 72 | 20/03/1989 |
Prevention of Collisions Regulations |
| STCW 78 | 21/06/1991 |
Merchant Shipping (A.B. and E.D.H. Certificates) Regulations, Merchant Shipping (Training and Certification) Regulations |
| UNCLOS | 20/05/1993 |
Territorial Waters and Contiguous Zone Act, Continental Shelf Act, Malta-Libya Continental Shelf Delimitation (Ratification) Act, Designation of the Continental Shelf Area Order, Fisheries Conservation and Management Act, Criminal Code, Merchant Shipping Act, White Slave Traffic (Suppression) Ordinance, Ports and Shipping Act |
| BWM 2004 | 07/09/2017 |
Merchant Shipping (Ballast Water Management C |
| MARPOL Annex I & Annex II | 21/06/1991 |
Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Regulation |
| MARPOL Annex III | 13/02/2004 |
Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Regulation |
| MARPOL Annex IV | 30/03/2011 |
Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage) Regulations |
| MARPOL Annex V | 13/02/2004 |
Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage) Regulations |
| MARPOL Annex VI | 30/03/2011 |
Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Regulation |
Unapproved
| Legal Instrument | Implementation Transposition of the international intrument in the national legislation |
|---|---|
| LC Protocol 1996 | |
| SCP B&H-CRO |
Sanctions for violations
| The Administration has the necessary national laws in force to ensure the provision of sanctions of adequate severity to discourage violation of international instruments to which the State is a Party | |
| If yes, how are violations followed up and what are the sanctions (for example, type of fines) imposed? | Violations are followed by an investigation followed by a report. Territorial Waters & Contiguous Zone Act; Subsidiary Legislation - Ship-Source Pollution Regulations - |
Ship inspections
| Periodic inspections of own ships | |
|---|---|
| The Administration has the necessary national laws in force to provide for ship inspections, and detaining, to ensure compliance with international maritime safety and pollution prevention standards, to which the State is a Party | |
| If yes, how many number of ships are inspected annually and how many of these have resulted in detaining the ship? | 2019- Inspections 967/ Detentions 22 |
| Number of ships detained by PSC in the last 3 years | |
|---|---|
| Number of ships detained under the Med MoU | 17 |
| Number of ships detained under the Paris MoU | |
| Number of ships detained under the Tokyo MoU | |
| Number of ships detained under the USCG | 22 |
| Port State Control Inspections | |
|---|---|
| Port State Control Inspections are carried out in your ports | |
| If yes, how many PSC inspections are carried out annually? | 2019 - 184 Inspections |
| Delegation of Authority to Recognised Organizations (ROs) | |
|---|---|
| The Administration has the necessary national laws, including necessary Agreements, in force to delegate authority to ROs | |
| What procedures are in place to monitor the work of the ROs? | Yes |
| Provide list of ROs to whom delegation of authority is granted through such an Agreement. | American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), Bureau Veritas (BV), China Classification Society (CCS), Croatian Register of Shipping (CRS), Det Norske Veritas Germanischer Lloyd (DNVGL), Korean Register of Shipping (KRS), Lloyds Register (LR), Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NKK), Polish Register of Shipping (PRS), Registro Italiano Navale (RINA), Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RMRS), Indian Register of Shipping (IRS). |
Casuality investigations
| The Administration has the necessary national laws in force to carry out the required casualty investigations | |
| Number of reported groundings in the last 3 years | 3 |
| Number of reported collisions in the last 3 years | 24 |
| Number of reported casualties resulting in pollution incidents in the last 3 years | 4 |
MARPOL implementation
| MARPOL Infringements | |
|---|---|
| The Administration has the necessary national laws in force to ensure the provision of sanctions of adequate severity with respect to MARPOL infringements | |
| If yes, how are infringements followed up and what are the sanctions imposed? | Infringements are followed by an inspection. Merchant Shipping Act; Subsidiary Legislation - Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) Regulations (see Annex 2); Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Garbage) Regulations (see Annex 3), Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage) Regulations (see Annex 4) |
| Port Reception Facilities | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port | MARPOL Annex I | MARPOL Annex II | MARPOL Annex IV | MARPOL Annex V | MARPOL Annex VI |
| Valletta | |||||
| Marsaxlokk | |||||
| Surveillance of coastal waters | |
|---|---|
| Surveillance of the waters under your jurisdiction is carried out | |
| If yes, what are the methods and resources available to carry out such surveillance? | Helicopter and Plane (Air Patrol), Patrol Vessels (Sea Patrol), EMSA CleanSeaNet (Remote Sensing), VTS and AIS coverage. |
Resources
| Organigramme |
| Number of Offices, non-technical, technical staff | |
|---|---|
| Head Office (provide full address and contact details) | Transport Malta, Merchant Shipping Directorate, Malta Transport Centre, Hal Lija, LJA 2021 - Tel: +356 2125 0360, Email: mershipmalta.tm@transport.gov.mt |
| Number of other Offices (provide full address and contact details of all offices) | N/A |
| Number of non-technical staff | 76 (This number covers all staff dealing with support) |
| Number of technical Staff | 26 |
| Number of Inspectors (Flag State Surveyors and Port State Inspectors) | 26 Flag State and Port State Control Inspectors |
| Number of flag State Casualty Investigators | 4 |