Merchant Shipping Notices

 

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 156 – Merchant Shipping (Safe Operation Of Ro-Ro Passenger Ships and High Speed Passenger Craft In Regular Service) Regulations, 2019, Merchant Shipping (Port State Control) (Amendment) Regulations, 2019, Merchant Shipping (Counting and Registration Of Persons On Board Passenger Ships) Regulations, 2019
Released 24/12/2019

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