MERCHANT SHIPPING FEES REGULATIONS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 234.06

MERCHANT SHIPPING FEES REGULATIONS

8th June, 1973

LEGAL NOTICE 64 of 1973, as amended by Legal Notices 151 of 1977,

128 of 1992, 279 and 341 of 2002, 76 of 2003, 411 of 2007 and 41 of 2009;

Act XV of 2009; and Legal Notices 169 of 2011, 220 of 2015, 479 of 2020

and 211 of 2025.

The title of these regulations is Merchant Shipping Fees

Regulations.

(Regulation 2)

Fee

Euro

PA RT 1 . F ee s f o r S e r v i c e s a n d C e r t i f i c at es i n

connection with Registration and other services

given by the Directorate of Merchant Shipping of the

Authority for Transport in Malta, hereinafter referred

to as the Directorate of Merchant Shipping

Extension of any certificate of registry .....................

Registry of any change in the registered ownership

of a registered ship ...................................................

Registration of mortgage, finance charter instrument

or special privilege on a registered ship

Registration of a mandate or power of attorney

(including the registration of any notice of

cancellation or release thereof) in terms of article 17

of the Merchant Shipping Act ...................................

*Provided that the fee payable in respect of any item provided for in the Schedule,

both before and after the coming into force thereof (1st August, 2015), shall be that

applicable on the day the certificate was issued or the service was given irrespective of

when such fees are being paid - Legal Notice 220 of 2015.

Any transaction related to a registered mortgage,

finance charter instrument or special privilege other

than discharge of a mortgage or a special privilege

the registration of which was recorded by the

R e g i s t r a r o n o r a f t e r t h e 1 s t J a n u a r y, 2 0 0 3

Approval of an international owner as a person

qualified to own a Maltese ship ................................ 250 and 125

annually

thereafter

Issue of a Continuous Synopsis Record or a

transcript or extract of the register of any particular

ship ..........................................................................

Issue of certificate of insurance or other financial

security in respect of civil liability for oil pollution

damage, civil liability for bunker oil pollution

damage, liability for the death of and personal injury

to passengers or liability for the removal of wrecks in

respect of a ship registered in Malta ..........................

Issue of certificate of insurance or other financial

security in respect of civil liability for oil pollution

damage, civil liability for bunker oil pollution

damage, liability for the death of and personal injury

to passengers or liability for the removal of wrecks in

respect of a ship not registered in Malta ...................

I s s ue of co n s e n t , or e x t e n s i o n t he r e t o , f o r th e

bareboat charter registration of a Maltese ship in

another registry ........................................................

Issue of any other certificate in terms of the

Merchant Shipping Act not specified above and

w h i c h i s n o t an y c e r t i f i c a t e o f r e gi s t r y o r a n y

certificate denoting renewal thereto ..........................

Issue of any other certificate or licence, including

exemption certificates, in terms of international

conventions, not specified above ..............................

Issue of safe manning certificate ..............................

Issue of a Declaration of Maritime Labour

Compliance ..............................................................

Issue of a Certificate of Compliance in terms of the

Commercial Yacht Code ...........................................

Re-issue or replacement of any chargeable certificate

50% of

in terms of these regulations ..................................... applicable

fee for issue

of original

certificate

Any other service not specified above and which is

not an issue or renewal of any certificate of registry ..

In addition to the fees specified above, any service requiring the

attendance of the Registrar-General of Shipping and Seamen or a

Registrar of Maltese Ships or the Shipping Master or any other

o ff i c i a l o f t h e D i r e c t o r a t e o f M e r c h a n t S h i p p i n g o r t h e i r

representative outside the normal hours of business of that

Directorate, hereinafter referred to as the normal hours, is subject

to a fee as specified hereunder

(a) if the service started during normal hours and finished

within one hour after normal hours - Euro 50;

(b) if the service started within one hour before normal

hours and finished during normal hours - Euro 50;

(c) otherwise, Euro 50 per hour or part thereof subject to

a minimum of three hours, so however that if the

service is given on any day between 2100 hours and

0700 hours, or at any time on Saturdays, Sundays and

Public Holidays the rate per hour or part thereof shall

be Euro 100 subject to a minimum of three hours

Provided that other additional fees for the provision of services

outside of the offices of the Directorate of Merchant Shipping of

the Authority for Transport in Malta or outside harbour or outside

M a l t a m a y b e e s t a b l i s h e d b y t h e R e g i s t r a r-G e n e r a l a t h i s

discretion.

PART 2. Fees for Certificates and other documents in

t e r m s o f t h e M e r c h a n t S h i p p in g ( Tr a i n i n g a nd

Certification) Regulations

For the purpose of this Part ''certification regulations''

m e a n s t h e M e r c h a n t S h i p p i n g ( Tr a i n i n g a n d

Certification) Regulations.

Issue or revalidation of any certificate in terms of the

certification regulations other than an endorsement

certificate in recognition of a certificate not issued in

terms of the certification regulations .........................

Issue or revalidation of an endorsement certificate in

recognition of any certificate not issued in terms of the

certification regulations ............................................

Issue of an EDH certificate in terms of the certification

regulations ................................................................

Issue or revalidation of a VHF certificate in terms of

the certification regulations........................................

Re-issue or replacement of any certificate issued in 50% of fee

terms of the certification regulations ........................... applicable

for issue of

original

certificate

Examinations leading to a certificate of competence

200 per

under the certification regulations.............................

session

Approval of Maritime Training Centre to provide

courses in terms of the certification regulations.

Approval of courses leading to the issue of certificates

in terms of the certification regulations..........................

Renewal of approval of Maritime Training Centre and

50% of

renewal of approval of maritime training courses.......... applicable

fee for issue

of original

approval

PART 3. Fees for certificates and other documents not

issued in terms of the Merchant Shipping (Training and

Certification) Regulations

Issue of Maltese Seaman Identity Card, Yachting

Record Book or Seaman’s Record Book, new, in

substitution of or in continuation of...............................

Issue of non STCW certificates as per list below

Recreational Skipper…………………………...............

Master on Yachts less than 200 GT and up to 60 Nm

from Safe Haven (Non-Tidal Waters)…………..............

Master on Yachts less than 200 GT and up to 150 Nm

from Safe Haven……….................................................

M a s t e r o n Ya c h t s l e s s t h a n 2 0 0 G T

Unlimited.....................…............................................

Revalidation, Re-issue or replacement of any non

50% of

STCW certificate issued in accordance with the above applicable

list…...........................................................................

fee for issue

of original

approval

Approval of maritime training centre to provide courses

leading to the issue of non STCW certificates...............

Approval of courses leading to the issue of non STCW

certificates…...............................................................

Renewal of approval of Maritime Training Centre and

50% of

r e n e w a l o f a p p r o v a l o f m a r i t i m e t r a i n i n g applicable

courses......................................................................... fee for issue

of original

approval

The fees payable for the services and certificates specified

in the Schedule shall be the fee specified in relation to each such

service or certificate in that Schedule

Provided that the Minister may, under such conditions as

deemed appropriate, exempt any person or class of persons, or any

ship or class of ships, from all or part of the fees payable in terms

of these regulations.