Merchant Shipping Notices
MS Notice 108 Rev 4 – Minimum Basic Wage
Release 26/06/2025
MS Notice 195 – Merchant Ships Navigating in Sea Areas and Calling Ports Having High Security Tension
Release 20/06/2025
MS Notice 194 – Revision of the Commercial Yacht Code
Release 30/05/2025
MS Notice 99 Rev. 7 – Contact Details of the Merchant Shipping Directorate
Release 29/05/2025
MS Notice 193 – Use of electronic certificates issued by the Malta Ship Registry
Release 12/05/2025
MS Notice 127 Rev. 2 – Guidelines for the Ascertainment of Seaworthiness of Vessels being Registered as Maltese Ships
Release 25/04/2025
MS Notice 192 – Mediterranean Sulphur Emissions Control Area
Release 14/03/2025
MS Notice 191 – EU Sanctions on Russia update
Release 10/03/2025
MS Notice 190 – Promulgation of the Merchant Shipping (Maritime Labour Convention) (Amendment) Rules, 2025
Release 05/02/2025
MS Notice 189 – Saba Bank Area to be avoided
Release 06/01/2025
MS Notice 77 Rev. 1- Long Range Identification and Tracking of Ships
Release 10/07/2024
MS Notice 99 – Contact Details of the Merchant Shipping Directorate
Release 08/07/2024
MS Notice 188 – Fuel EU Regulation – The use of Renewable and Low-Carbon Fuels in Maritime Transport
Release 27/06/2024
MS Notice 163 Rev.1 – Enforcement of the EU Ship Recycling Regulation No. 1257/2013 relating to the IHM
Release 26/04/2024
MS Notice 94 Rev.2 – Accident and Incident Safety Investigations
Release 06/03/2024
MS Notice 187 – Measures to enhance Maritime Security in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea
Release 13/02/2024
MS Notice 186 – Merchant Ships navigating in the south Red Sea transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait
Release 12/01/2024
MS Notice 185 – Mandatory Notification of Tanker Sales – Guidance from the Sanctions Monitoring Board
Release 11/01/2024
MS Notice 184 – Heavy Fuel Oil Ban in Arctic Waters
Release 08/01/2024
MS Notice 183 – EU 12th package of sanctions against Russia
Release 21/12/2023
MS Notice 182 – Amended EU MRV Regulation
Release 14/11/2023
MS Notice 99 Rev 5 – Contact Details of the Merchant Shipping Directorate
Release 15/09/2023
MS Notice 150 Rev 1 – Annual Return of Shipping Organisations Benefitting from the Tonnage Tax Regime
Release 28/07/2023
MS Notice 181 – Revocation of Notices
Release 18/07/2023
MS Notice 109 Rev. 1 – Implementation of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for seafarers, as amended
Release 10/04/2023
MS Notice 180 – Focus on Planned Maintenance during Port State Control in Australian Ports
Release 03/03/2023
MS Notice 96 Rev. 4 – Authorised Classification Societies
Release 10/10/2022
MS Notice 144 Rev. 1 – Implementation of the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, as amended
Release 30/08/2022
MS Notice 165 Rev. 1 – Training and Certification of Crew engaged on Yachts and Workboats (International Voyages)
Release 28/06/2022
MS Notice 118 Rev. 1 – Guidelines on the issue of a Maltese Seaman’s Record Book
Release 28/06/2022
MS Notice 92 Rev. 2 – Recognition of non-Maltese certificates of Competence for Service on Maltese Ships
Release 28/06/2022
MS Notice 108 Rev 3 – Minimum Basic Wage
Release 27/05/2022
MS Notices Consolidated Version
Release 14/03/2022
MS Notice 99 Rev. 4 – Contact Details of the Merchant Shipping Directorate
Release 10/03/2022
MS Notice 179 – Navigation in Black Sea region in view of the escalating situation
Release 24/02/2022
MS Notice 178 – Restrictive measures in response to the situation in Ukraine
Release 24/02/2022
MS Notice 177 – Focused Inspection Campaign on Planned Maintenance at Australian Ports
Release 28/12/2021
MS Notice 176 – Restrictive Measures concerning Syria and Belarus
Release 17/11/2021
MS Notice 175 – United Nations Security Council and EU Sanctions Updates
Release 27/10/2021
MS Notice 174 – Revision of Tonnage Regulations
Released 22/10/2021
MS Notice 173 – Concentrated Inspection Campaign on Stability
Released 13/09/2021
MS Notice 172 – Extension of restrictive measures in view of the situation in Ukraine
Released 13/09/2021
MS Notice 171 – Adoption Of The Passenger Yacht Code (PYC)
Released 25/05/2021
MS Notice 170 – Non-Convention Vessel (NCV) Code Rev.2
Released 14/04/2021
MS Notice 96 Rev. 3 -Authorised Classification Societies
Released 10/03/2021
MS Notice 169 – DNV GL changes name to DNV
Released 10/03/2021
MS Notice 168 – Promulgation of the Merchant Shipping (Training and Certification) (Amendment) Regulations
Released 03/02/2021
MS Notice 167 – Amendments to the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006
Released 16/12/2020
MS Notice 166 – Extension of sea service beyond the seafarer employment agreement period
Released 11/12/2020
MS Notice 165 – Training and Certification of crew engaged on yachts and workboats (International Voyages)
Released 24/11/2020
MS Notice 164 – Revision of the Commercial Yacht Code
Released 24/11/2020
MS Notice 163 – Enforcement of EU Ship Recycling Regulation No. 1257/2013 relating to the Inventory of Hazardous Materials
Released 27/10/2020
MS Notice 162 – Marine Equipment Directive 2014/90/EU – Market Surveillance and Reporting
Released 11/09/2020
MS Notice 161 – Discharge of washwater from Exhaust Gas Cleaning Systems
Released 02/09/2020
MS Notice 160 – Supporting Measures to the Maltese Shipping Industry during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Released 03/04/2020
MS Notice 159 – Security Guidance for Mariners operating in the Gulf of Guinea
Released 03/04/2020
MS Notice 158 – Extraordinary measures resulting from the COVID-19 Pandemic
Released 17/03/2020
MS Notice 99 Rev 3 – Contact Details of the Merchant Shipping Directorate
Released 13/03/2020
MS Notice 157 – Precautionary Measures against Novel Coronavirus
Released 28/01/2020
MS Notice 155 – MARPOL related deficiencies to the 16-ppm Bilge Alarm System
Released 23/10/2019
MS Notice 154 – Application of Regulation (EU) 1257/2013 on Ship Recycling by Port State Control
Released 16/10/2019
MS Notice 153 – Marine Equipment Directive – EU Declarations of Conformity
Released 21/08/2019
MS Notice 152 – Concentrated Inspection Campaign on Emergency Systems and Procedures
Released 01/08/2019
MS Notice 151 – Implementation of Regulation (EU) 2015/757
Released 21/06/2019
MS Notice 150 – Annual Return of Shipping Organisations benefitting from the Tonnage Tax Regime
Released 01/04/2019
