MS Notices
Consolidated Version - Issued: 27/12/2012
MS Notice 106 (pdf) - Issued 08/03/2013
Placement of Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel (PCASP) onboard Maltese ships
Application - Placement of PCASP onboard Maltese ships
MS Notice 105 (pdf) - Issued 20/02/2013
Guidelines for the Implementation of the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006
MS Notice No 104 (pdf) - Issued: 27/12/2012
Minimun Safe Manning Certificates for Maltese Ships
MS Notice No 103 (pdf) - Issued: 6/12/2012
Liability of Carriers of Passengers by Sea in the Event of Accident
MS Notice No 102 (pdf) - Issued: 6/12/2012
Revision of Merchant Shipping Notices
MS Notice No 101 (pdf) - Issued: 21/11/2012
EU Regulation Concerning the rights of Passengers when travelling by Sea and Inland Waterway
MS Notice No 100 (pdf) - Issued: 26/10/2012
Further Sanctions with Regards to the Islamic Republic of Iran
MS Notice No 99 Rev 1 (pdf) - Issued: 11/04/2013 NEW
Contact Details of the Merchant Shipping Directorate
MS Notice No 98 (pdf) - Issued: 22/10/2012
Revocation of Merchant Shipping Notices
MS Notice No 97 (pdf) - Issued: 27/03/2012
Further Sanctions with regards to the Islamic Republic of Iran
MS Notice No 96 (pdf) - Issued: 08/02/2012
Authorised Classification Societies
MS Notice No 95 (pdf) - Issued: 09/01/2012
Merchant Shipping (Insurance for Maritime Claims) Regulations, 2011
MS Notice No 94 (pdf) - Issued: 19/10/2011
Accident and Incident Safety Investigations
MS Notice No 93 (pdf) - Issued: 13/09/2011
Restrictive Measures against Syria
MS Notice No 92 (pdf) - Issued: 27/05/2011
Recognition of non-Maltese Certificates of Competence for Service on Maltese Ships
MS Notice No 91 (pdf) - Issued: 23/05/2011
Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution by Sewage) Regulations, 2011 and Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution from Ships) (Amendment) Regulations, 2011
MS Notice No 90 (pdf) - Issued: 04/05/2011
Guidelines for the Ascertainment of Seaworthiness of Vessels being Registered as Maltese Ships
MS Notice No 89 (pdf) - Issued: 28/03/2011
Navigation in the Sea Area Surrounding Japan
MS Notice No 88 (pdf) - Issued: 23/03/2011
Further Restrictive Measures to the Ivory Coast
MS Notice No 87 (pdf) - Issued: 28/02/2011
Sanctions With Regards To Libyan Arab Jamahirija
MS Notice No 86 (pdf) - Issued: 24/08/2010
Further Sanctions With Regards To The Islamic Republic Of Iran
MS Notice No 85 (pdf) - Revoked
National and Public Holiday
MS Notice No 84 (pdf) -Issued: 24/06/2009
Certification of Ship Security Officers
MS Notice No 83 (pdf) - Issued: 24/06/2009
Substances that deplete the Ozone Layer
MS Notice No 82 (pdf) - Issued: 05/05/2009
Measures to enhance maritime security in response to increased attacks off the coast of Somalia
MS Notice No 81 (pdf) - Revoked
Survey on Seafarers Serving on Malta Flag Ships, March 2009
MS Notice No 80 (pdf) - Revoked
National and Public Holidays
MS Notice No 79 (pdf) - Issued: 19/12/2008
IMO Unique Company and Registered Owner Identification Number Scheme
MS Notice No 78 (pdf) - Issued: 17/12/2008
Authorised Testing Application Service Providers (testing ASPs)
MS Notice No 77 (pdf) - Issued: 17/12/2008
Long Range Identification and Tracking of Ships
MS Notice No 76 (pdf) - Issued: 07/12/2007
Prohibition of Organotin Compounds on Ships of 24 metres or more in length, but less than 400 Gross Tonnage
MS Notice No 75 (pdf) - Issued: 24/07/2007
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1747 (2007) - United Nations further sanctions with regard to the Islamic Republic of Iran
MS Notice No 74 (pdf) - Issued: 02/02/2007
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1737 (2006) - United Nations sanctions with regard to the Islamic Republic of Iran
MS Notice No 73 (PDF) - Revoked
National and Public Holidays 2007
MS Notice No 72 (PDF) - Revoked
National and Public Holidays 2006
MS Notice No 71 (PDF) - Issued: 25/10/2005
Measures to enhance maritime security in response to increased attacks off the coast of Somalia
MS Notice No 70 (PDF) - Issued : 22/09/2005
TANKTECH Pressure Vacuum Valves
MS Notice No 69 (PDF) - Revoked
Maritime Radiocommunication Services: Issue of GMDSS Radio Licence
MS Notice No 68 (PDF) Issued : 09/05/2005
IMO Resolution MEPC 94(46) - Condition Assessment Scheme
MS Notice No 67 (PDF) - Revoked
Maritime Radiocommunication Services
MS Notice No 66 (PDF) - Revoked
Normal Hours of Business of the Merchant Shipping Directorate
MS Notice No 65 (PDF)Issued : 03/03/2005
Ban on the Shipment of Equipment related to Military Activities in Ivory Coast
MS Notice No 64 (PDF) Issued : 28/02/2005
Compulsory Insurance Requirements for Non-Tankers entering Japanese Ports
MS Notice No 63 (PDF) - Revoked
National and Public Holidays 2005
MS Notice No 62 (PDF) Issued : 01/07/2004
Measures to Enhance Maritime Security
MS Notice No 61 (PDF) - Revoked
Substances that deplete the Ozone Layer
MS Notice No 60 (PDF) Issued : 21/04/2004
Safe Loading and Unloading of Bulk Carriers
MS Notice No 59 (PDF) Issued : 24/02/2004
Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) Regulations, 2004 MS Notice
MS Notice No 58 (PDF) - Revoked
Revocation of MS Notice No 56
MS Notice No 57 (PDF) - Revoked
National and Public Holidays 2004
MS Notice No 56 (PDF) - Revoked
Temporary Closing Hours December 2003
MS Notice No 55 (PDF) Issued : 01/01/2003
Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) Regulations, 2002
MS Notice No 54 (PDF) - Revoked
National and Public Holidays 2003
MS Notice No 53 (PDF) - Revoked
Temporary Closing Hours
MS Notice No 52 (PDF) Issued: 21/11/2002
Pilotage of Vessels in the North Sea and the English Channel
MS Notice No 51 (PDF) Issued: 23/08/2002
Merchant Shipping (Counting and Registration of Persons on Board Passenger Ships) Regulations, 2002
MS Notice No 50 (PDF) Issued: 05/08/2002
Merchant Shipping (Hours of Work) Regulations, 2002
MS Notice No 49 (PDF) Issued: 26/06/2002
Merchant Shipping (Medical Stores) Regulations, 2002 - Merchant Shipping (Medical Examination)(Amendment) Regulations, 2002 - Merchant Shipping (Minimum Wage) Regulations, 2002
MS Notice No 48 (PDF) - Revoked
Authorised Classification Societies
MS Notice No 47 (PDF) Issued : 02/04/2002
Ban on the shipment of equipment which might be used for internal repression in Zimbabwe
MS Notice No 46 (PDF) - Revoked
Temporary Closing Hours
MS Notice No 45 (PDF) - Revoked
National and Public Holidays 2002
MS Notice No 44 (PDF) Issued: 28/09/2001
Merchant Shipping (AB and EDH Certificates) Regulations, 2001 - Merchant Shipping (Provisions and Water) Regulations, 2001 - Merchant Shipping (Medical Examination) Regulations, 2001
MS Notice No 43 (PDF) - Revoked
Recognition of non-Maltese Certificates of Competence for Service on Maltese Ships
MS Notice No 42 (PDF) Issued : 14/03/2001
Implementation of the International Safety Management (ISM) Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention
MS Notice No 41 (PDF) - Revoked
Authorised Classification Societies
MS Notice No 40 (PDF) Issued : 17/01/2001
Navigation through Danish Waters
MS Notice No 39 (PDF) - Revoked
National and Public Holidays
MS Notice No 38 (PDF) - Revoked
Ban on the Sale and Supply of Petroleum Products to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
MS Notice No 37 (PDF) - Revoked
Certificates in respect of Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage
MS Notice No 36 (PDF) - Revoked
Guidelines for the ascertainment of Seaworthiness of Vessels being Registered as Maltese Ships
MS Notice No 35 (PDF) - Revoked
National and Public Holidays
MS Notice No 34 (PDF) - Revoked
Preparing for Year 2000 Impact
MS Notice No 33 (PDF) - Revoked
Ban on the Sale and Supply of Petroleum Products to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
MS Notice No 32 (PDF) Issued : 10/03/1999
Registration in terms of Section 85 of the Merchant Shipping Act of companies wishing to own or operate exempted ships
MS Notice No 31 (PDF) - Revoked
STCW 95 - Introduction and Implementation Seminar and Workshop
MS Notice No 30 (PDF) Issued : 18/06/1998
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 as amended in 1995
MS Notice No 29 (PDF) Issued : 07/05/1998
Home Port and National Colours of Maltese Ships
MS Notice No 28 (PDF) - Revoked
Amendments to the 1974 SOLAS Convention concerning the Global Maritime Distress Safety System (GMDSS)
MS Notice No 27 (PDF) - Revoked
Information on the issuing Authority of certificates of competency of masters, officers and radio operators serving on Maltese ships
MS Notice No 26 (PDF) - Revoked
Implementation of the International Safety Management (ISM) Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention
MS Notice No 25 (PDF) - Revoked
Seminar - STCW 95 at the Heart of the ISM Code
MS Notice No 24 (PDF) - Revoked
National and Public Holidays
MS Notice No 23 (PDF) - Revoked
26 December 1997 and 2 January 1998
MS Notice No 22 (PDF) Issued: 18/04/1997
New US-Malta Reciprocal Agreement on Exemption from Tax on Transportation Income
MS Notice No 21 (PDF) - Revoked
Hours of Business of the Merchant Shipping Directorate - 24, 25, 26 March 1997
MS Notice No 20 (PDF) - Revoked
IMO Seminar on Implementation of the International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships and for Pollution Prevention (international Safety Management Code)
MS Notice No 19 (PDF) Issued : 25/02/1997
International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 1978 as amended in 1995
MS Notice No 18 (PDF) - Revoked
25 and 26 February 1997
MS Notice No 17 (PDF) - Revoked
22 and 29 January, 1997
MS Notice No 16 (PDF) - Revoked
National and Public Holidays
MS Notice No 15 (PDF) - Revoked
Normal Hours of Business of the Merchant Shipping Directorate
MS Notice No 14 (PDF) Issued : 17/07/1996
Reef Guide - A Shipmaster's Handbook to the Torres Strait and the Great Barrier Reef
MS Notice No 13 (PDF) - Revoked
Minimum Safe Manning Certificates for Maltese Ships
MS Notice No 12 (PDF) Issued : 11/03/1996
Registration of Fishing Vessels under the Malta Flag
MS Notice No 11 (PDF) - Revoked
Seaworthiness of Ships of 25 years and over
MS Notice No 10 (PDF) Issued: 10/11/1994
United Nations Security Council Sanctions against Haiti
MS Notice No 09 (PDF) Issued : 03/06/1994
United Nations Security Council Sanctions against Rwanda
MS Notice No 08 (PDF) - Revoked
United Nations Security Council Sanctions on Haiti
MS Notice No 07 (PDF) - Revoked
United Nations Security Council Sanctions against Haiti
MS Notice No 06 (PDF) - Revoked
Minimum Safe Manning Certificates for Maltese Ships
MS Notice No 05 (PDF) - Revoked
United Nations Security Council Sanctions against Haiti
MS Notice No 04 (PDF) - Revoked
United Nations Security Council Sanctions against Haiti
MS Notice No 03 (PDF) - Revoked
Change of Address of the Merchant Shipping Directorate
MS Notice No 02 (PDF) Issued : 06/05/1993
Flag State Ship Safety Inspections
MS Notice No 01 (PDF) - Revoked
Merchant Shipping Directorate Notices