Flagport Limited - Malta
Ship Registration Under The Malta Flag
SHIP & YACHT REGISTRATION IN MALTA
The Malta flag is today a flag of confidence and choice.
Malta has the largest ship register in Europe. Its good standing is evidenced both by the number of Ship Owning and Ship Management companies of repute which register their ships in Malta, and also by the confidence shown by the leading international banks and financiers who frequently recommend the Maltese Register.
Malta offers a thriving and reputable open ship register, one of the eight largest registries in the world. Vessel registration under the Malta flag is regulated by the Merchant Shipping Act, a law based, in the main, on the United Kingdom legislation, subsequently revised and amended. These amendments introduced important measures for control and added safeguards for the financiers thus making financing more attractive.
No inspections are necessary for vessels under 15 years, whereas vessels aged between 16 and 20 years may carry out an inspection within one month of provisional registration, without incurring any inspection fees. Ships of 20 years and over but under 25 years, are required to pass an inspection by a state inspector prior to being provisionally registered.
Maltese law also provides both for bareboat charter registration of:
a) foreign ships under the Malta flag, and
b) Maltese ships under a foreign flag.
Malta is a party to most of the major IMO and ILO International Maritime Conventions including CLC69, Tonnage 69, COLREG 72, FUND 71, INMARSAT, Load Lines 66, London 72, MARPOL 73/78 and STCW78. Malta registered ships are obliged to adhere to the provisions of these international conventions.
All types of vessels, from commercial ships and vessels under construction to cruise liners and pleasure yachts, may be registered.
The Malta flag is today a flag of confidence and choice.
Malta has the largest ship register in Europe. Its good standing is evidenced both by the number of Ship Owning and Ship Management companies of repute which register their ships in Malta, and also by the confidence shown by the leading international banks and financiers who frequently recommend the Maltese Register.
Malta offers a thriving and reputable open ship register, one of the eight largest registries in the world. Vessel registration under the Malta flag is regulated by the Merchant Shipping Act, a law based, in the main, on the United Kingdom legislation, subsequently revised and amended. These amendments introduced important measures for control and added safeguards for the financiers thus making financing more attractive.
No inspections are necessary for vessels under 15 years, whereas vessels aged between 16 and 20 years may carry out an inspection within one month of provisional registration, without incurring any inspection fees. Ships of 20 years and over but under 25 years, are required to pass an inspection by a state inspector prior to being provisionally registered.
Maltese law also provides both for bareboat charter registration of:
a) foreign ships under the Malta flag, and
b) Maltese ships under a foreign flag.
Malta is a party to most of the major IMO and ILO International Maritime Conventions including CLC69, Tonnage 69, COLREG 72, FUND 71, INMARSAT, Load Lines 66, London 72, MARPOL 73/78 and STCW78. Malta registered ships are obliged to adhere to the provisions of these international conventions.
All types of vessels, from commercial ships and vessels under construction to cruise liners and pleasure yachts, may be registered.
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