FISHING VESSELS REGULATIONS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 425.07

FISHING VESSELS REGULATIONS

14th September, 2004

LEGAL NOTICE 407 of 2004, as amended by Legal Notices 426 of 2007,

313 of 2008; Act XV of 2009; Legal Notices 426 of 2012, 33 of 2014; Act

XIII of 2015; Legal Notice 418 of 2015, 24 of 2018, 158,236 of 2020, 305

of 2021 and 191 of 2023.

The title of these regulations is the Fishing Vessels

Regulations.

In these regulations, unless the content otherwise requires -

"Act" means the Fisheries Conservation and Management Act;

"AWLS" means an automated weighing and labelling system, and

refers to electronic systems provided and, or approved by the Director

for the weighing and labelling of fish, and installed at fish landing

places as required by the Director;

"Department" means the Department responsible for fisheries

and aquaculture;

"Director" means the officer responsible for fisheries and

aquaculture;

"Fishing Vessels Register" means the register of local fishing

vessels kept by the Director in terms of regulation 8;

"Minister" means the Minister responsible for fisheries and

aquaculture;

"satellite-tracking device" shall have the same meaning as assigned

to it in Article 2(9) of the Commission Implementing Regulation (EU)

No 404/2011 of 8 April 2011 laying down detailed rules for the

im pl e m e nt a t io n o f C ou nc il R e g ul a ti on ( E C ) No 12 24 /2 00 9

establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance

with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy, as in force from time to

time.

(a) Vessels which from their very nature or from other

factors lead the Director to believe that their primary

and predominant use is for fishing may be registered

by the Director in the Fishing Vessel Register and,

once so registered so that they can be so used, shall

have a licence according to the relevant provisions of

the law

Provided that, without prejudice to regulation 9, the

Director shall not register or renew any registration

with respect to any vessel falling under category C

described under regulation 8(b) if the same vessel is of

a length of 12 metres or more, and with effect from the

1st January 2014 he shall also cancel all registrations

under category C which are in force on the same date.

FISHING VESSELS

(b) Fishing vessels of all categories of six metres or over

in length shall also be registered under the Merchant

Shipping Act.

(c) The issued licence shall be kept on board of the fishing

vessel at all times. Fishing vessels of any category

may only be used for the purposes indicated in the

licence

Provided that without prejudice to regulation 9, the

Director shall not register or renew any registration with

respect to any vessel falling under category C as

described in regulation 8, if the same vessel is of a length

of twelve metres (12m) or more

Provided further that in exceptional cases and if not

causing any prejudice to the fishing sector, generally or

in the particular case, the Director may register or renew

registrations in category C for vessels of a length of

twelve metres (12m) or more.

Any fishing vessel which requires any other registration in

accordance with any provision of prevailing maritime laws or other

conventions, may obtain such other registration following the

registration of such fishing vessel in the Fishing Vessels Register.

(1) The owner or charterer or captain of a fishing vessel

shall apply for the registration and licensing of such vessel using

and completing those forms as may be required by the Director. This

form shall be accompanied by the following documents

(a) a certificate indicating the tonnage and length of the

vessel and it shall be issued in accordance with the

related requirements of the Merchant Shipping Act and

all regulations relative to tonnage made thereunder, or a

sworn declaration stating that the vessel was not

previously registered according to any law in Malta, and

if no boat builder’s certificate can be provided the same

declaration shall also state the origin of the vessel;

(b) a survey report of the fishing vessel;

(c) the deed or instrument of incorporation of the

company or body corporate owning the fishing vessel

in the event that ownership belongs to such company

or body corporate;

(d) as many photographs as may be required to show the

entirety of the fishing vessel, in order that the said

photographs include the complete length, width and

height from stern to bow, and port and starboard of the

fishing vessel;

(e) a copy of a legally valid identification document of the

physical person submitting the application; and

(f)

the applicant shall provide reasonable evidence that he

and the master of the vessel indicated upon the

application for registration satisfy the requirements of

sub-regulation (3).

(2) The Director shall only register a fishing vessel in the

Fishing Vessels Register upon submission of a formal application

accompanied with all the documents mentioned in subregulation

(1)

Provided that at any stage between the submission of an

application and the registration of the fishing vessel, the Director

may issue to the applicant a non-operational temporary registration

certificate which shall be effective only until such time as any other

registration procedure which is required according to the Merchant

Shipping Act is concluded.

(3) Without prejudice to sub-regulation (4), the owner,

charterer and master of the local fishing vessel shall be, at all times,

resident in Malta and in conformity with all applicable immigration,

residential, fiscal and employment laws, and the Director may require

any evidence proving compliance with those laws and in case of a

failure to provide such evidence or of a doubt on the said compliance,

the Director shall refuse the application or suspend or revoke a

registration.

(4) The Director shall provide separate and specific application

forms requiring that information and, or documentation which he

may deem appropriate, for the registration of a local fishing vessel

whose master is not a citizen of a Member State of the European

Union and, or does not fulfil the residency requirements of sub-

regulation (3)

Provided that such application forms shall clearly indicate

that these are being submitted for the purposes of this sub-

regulation and that such application forms, if duly completed, shall

be submitted by the Director to the Minister for the consideration

of the latter in accordance with this regulation

Provided further that, no master shall be validly registered

and licensed to operate a local fishing vessel by the Director under

this sub-regulation unless the Minister orders so in writing after

considering that there are exceptional circumstances which call for

such an order and that the prospective master is duly qualified to

act as such according to law

Provided further that the Minister may, at any time,

delegate his powers under this sub-regulation to the Director.

(5) The registration and licensing of a master of a local fishing

vessel as ordered by the Minister under sub-regulation (4) shall be

valid for renewable periods of not more than one year.

(a) Vessels requesting inclusion in the Fishing Vessels

Register for the first time shall be present in the

registration port so that the necessary inspections

could be carried out.

(b) Before every renewal of its registration and fishing

licence, the fishing vessel and its gear shall be

inspected, and the expenses incurred for this purpose

shall be met by the owner, charterer and, or captain of

the vessel when these are carried out in a port outside

Malta.

(1) Vessel registration and license fees shall be paid in

accordance with Schedule II.

(2) Unless a licence indicates otherwise, the duration of a fishing

licence shall be for a period of one (1) year from its date of issue, and

for a period of twenty-four (24) hours in the case of each fishing trip.

There shall be identified in the Fishing Vessels Register

various categories of fishing vessels equipped for the commercial

exploitation of marine biological resources and the Director may

register these under appropriate segments as follows

Category A: Commercial Fishing Vessels – Full-time

Category B: Commercial Fishing Vessels – Part-time

Category C: Non-commercial Fishing Vessels

Provided that work boats registered as such under the

Merchant Shipping Act may be permitted by the

Director to carry out any operation at sea in support of

or in preparation of any activity related to fishing by

issuing a fishing licence under article 12 of the Act

limited to the period necessary for those activities and

limited to specific activities.

* (1) If a fishing vessel of Category A or B does not

register a catch and sale of fish of value as shown in Schedule III,

such vessel shall be recorded in a temporary register where it may

remain visible for three (3) years, in which period it shall restart its

commercial fishing activity totally or shall otherwise continue to

work on a low scale and shall therefore be included in Category C

of regulation 8.

(2) A vessel losing its registration in Category A or B of

Schedule III and included in Category C of regulation 8 according

to sub-regulation (1) shall pay two-thousand, six hundred and

eighty-three euro and thirty cents of a euro (€2,683.30) in order to

regain its right of registration in the categories for commercial

fishing

Provided that, the right provided according to this sub-

regulation shall not apply for fishing vessels who have been included

in Category C of regulation 8 for a period of five (5) years or more

following the application of sub-regulation (1).

* See regulation 4 of Legal Notice 305 of 2021

Transitory provision.

With reference to regulation 2 of Legal Notice 305 of 2021 which substitutes

regulation 9 of these regulations, anything done or to be done according to the

provisions of regulation 9, before the entry into force of Legal Notice 305 of 2021,

shall remain unaffected by this regulation and shall continue to apply accordingly

Provided that, according to regulation 9 any period accrued by the time of the

coming into force of Legal Notice 305 of 2021, as regards fishing vessels included

under Category C of regulation 8, shall be considered included in the calculation of

the time period referred in the proviso of sub-regulation (2) of regulation 9 as

substituted by Legal Notice 305 of 2021.

The fishing vessels of all categories in the Fishing Vessel

Register which are less than six metres in length shall not be

allowed to carry out fishing activities or related activities beyond

12 nautical miles.

The fishing vessels of six metres or over in length are

allowed to fish in all fishing waters as well as in international

waters or convention waters as indicated in the licence.

(1) The masters of all fishing vessels shall be responsible for

the fulfilment of any logbook obligation as applicable to them in

accordance with European Union law and, or as the Director may

require in issuing any licence or permit in accordance with the Act

Provided that the Director may provide logbooks to be

used by masters of fishing vessels and, when those logbooks are

correctly used, all logbook obligations shall be deemed iuris et de iure

to have been fulfilled for all intents and purposes at law

Provided further that the logbooks provided by the

Director may be on paper and, or electronic format as the Director may

decide.

(2)

When requiring logbooks according to sub-regulation

(1), the Director may provide for different logbook obligations and, or

different logbook formats for different vessels and, or categories of

vessels.

(3)

Failure to adequately use or complete any logbook as

provided by the Director according to sub-regulation (1), shall

constitute an offence against these regulations.

(1) Without prejudice to other obligations according to

law, the Director shall update the fishing licence details of a

registered fishing vessel upon receiving a joint written request from

the fishing licence holder and an ascendant or descendant up to the

first degree, whether by consanguinity or affinity, who shall be

registered as the new fishing licence holder in accordance with said

request

Provided that, without prejudice to any impediment

according to law, upon giving effect to said update the fishing

vessel may be used by the new fishing licence holder according to

its fishing licence and the law.

(2) Any update done according to sub-regulation (1) shall be made

at no expense for the applicants.

(a) All fishing vessels shall, during operations, have safety

equipment according to Schedule V which shall also be

in conformity with all other regulations issued by the

competent authorities from time to time.

(b) The owner of a fishing vessel shall satisfy the Director

that the vessel is seaworthy and that the machinery and

gear, if existing, are suitable for the intended use of the

vessel and are certified as such by a marine surveyor

appointed in terms of the provisions of article 367 of

the Merchant Shipping Act.

(c) Owners of fishing vessels should abide by the

regulations on collisions under the Merchant Shipping

Act.

(1) Local fishing vessels as licensed according to the Act

shall be so licensed and shall operate in accordance with their gross

tonnage, and the provisions of this regulation shall apply in case of

discrepancies between the registered gross tonnage and the gross

tonnage as verified by the Director.

(2) Without prejudice to any other right, obligation and power

of the Director or of anyone else, and without prejudice to sub-

regulations (4) and (5), the Director may change the amount of

gross tonnage as registered for a local fishing vessel when this is

reasonable according to the circumstances of the case and upon an

application by the owner or operator of the vessel, in any one (1) of

the following circumstances

(a) when, following verification by the Director, the

resulting discrepancy between the registered gross

tonnage and the verified gross tonnage is less than one

(1) gross tonne, and when the Director deems that said

discrepancy is due to an error made in good faith by

whosoever it may be, the Director may correct the

registered gross tonnage so that it coincides with the

verified gross tonnage; or

(b) when, following verification by the Director, and

whatever the discrepancy between the registered gross

tonnage and the verified gross tonnage may be, and if

the Director deems that said discrepancy is not due to

any fault of the applicant and that the required

adjustment is not to the detriment of the local fishing

vessel fleet and to the administration of fisheries

according to the Act, the Director may change the

registered gross tonnage so that it coincides with the

verified gross tonnage.

(3) In case an owner or operator of a registered local fishing

vessel applies with the Director to cancel the registration of a local

fishing vessel and concurrently with the same cancellation also

applies according to paragraphs (a) or (b), the Director may do the

following

(a) instead of two (2) or more registered local fishing

vessels, he may permit the registration of one (1) local

fishing vessel if its gross tonnage does not exceed by

more than one (1) gross tonne of the sum of the gross

tonnage of the local fishing vessels that were

registered instead of that vessel;

(b) in cases in which the applicant requests the de-

registration of a local fishing vessel and in lieu thereof

does not request the registration of any vessel or

requests the registration of one (1) or more vessels the

total gross tonnage of which is less than that of the de-

registered vessel, the Director may, upon a request

made concurrently with the request for de-registration,

allow the applicant to use that gross tonnage or the

resulting discrepancy in a manner that is compliant

with these regulations and the applicant shall be

obliged to do so within two (2) years from the date of

said de-registration

Provided that, in the circumstances provided under

paragraph (b) and when the applicant does not make the use therein

referred within the said two (2) years, the applicant shall lose all

rights as granted by the same paragraph.

(4) All changes requested according to paragraph (b) of sub-

regulation (2) are subject to the payment of eight hundred euro

(€800) for each gross tonne or part thereof, and no change may take

effect before the payment of the relevant amounts.

(5) The Director may not give effect to any change as provided

by sub-regulations (2) or (3) if the registered gross tonnage of the

entire local fishing vessel fleet exceeds seventy-five per cent (75%)

of the amount equivalent to the maximum limit of the fishing

capacity set for Malta according to Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013

of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December

2 0 1 3 o n t h e C o m m o n F i s h e r i e s P o l i c y, a m e n d i n g C o u n c i l

Regulations (EC) No 1954/2003 and (EC) No 1224/2009 and

repealing Council Regulations (EC) No 2371/2002 and (EC) No

639/2004 and Council Decision 2004/585/EC as in force from time

to time or according to any other European Union legislation which

substitutes its provisions as relating to the maximum limit of the

fishing capacity.

(6)

Without prejudice to sub-regulations (2) to (5), the

changes referred in this regulation may be made both by decreasing or

increasing the registered gross tonnage of a local fishing vessel.

(7)

Whenever this regulation refers to gross tonnage, the

Director may, if he so deems it fair according to the circumstances of a

case, apply the same provisions mutatis mutandis for engine power.

(8)

Without prejudice to the provisions of this regulation,

gross tonnage and engine power taken out of the fishing capacity of

Malta shall not be subject to being or becoming the property of any

person, and no provision of this regulation may be interpreted as

giving any right upon any registration of gross tonnage and, or engine

power, or on an amount of gross tonnage and, or engine power.

(9)

For the purposes of this regulation, gross tonnage and

engine power shall be measured according to the law of the European

Union as applicable to fishing vessels.

(10) Nothing in this regulation or done according to this

regulation shall be construed as affecting any obligation or

responsibility according to law, be it civil, administrative and, or

criminal according to the circumstances, and anything done according

to this regulation is without prejudice to the same.

(a) all commercial fishing vessels shall be equipped with a

satellite-tracking device as may be required by the Director and in

accordance with this regulation

Provided that this obligation shall not apply if a commercial

fishing vessel is otherwise obliged to be equipped with a functioning

Vessel Monitoring System (VMS) or if a commercial fishing vessel is

in fact equipped with such a functioning system.

(b) Repealed by Legal Notice 191 of 2023.

(c) If for some reason this system stops working during

the fishing trip the captain or owner are bound to

communicate the exact position of the fishing vessel

by other means every two hours to the Department.

The captain or owner of the fishing vessel shall come

into port within twenty-four hours from when the

automatic system stops functioning.

(d) In the failure to deliver this communication the captain

shall stop his activities and return to port.

(e) The relevant details for the identification of the vessel

within this system will be confidential and will be the

responsibility of such person as is delegated by the

Director.

(f)

No person shall input or output any false positions,

manually over-ride, destroy, damage, render

inoperative, tamper or otherwise interfere with the

satellite-tracking device and system

Provided that the Director may authorise improvement,

repair or replacement of the said device and system.

(a) The official number of fishing vessels which are six

metres or over in length and are registered under the

Merchant Shipping Act, and the number indicating

their registered tonnage shall be incised on the inside

of their keel.

(b) The name and base port of the vessels of six metres or

over in length registered under the Merchant Shipping

Act shall be marked on the stem with coloured letters

which show up on the base colour of the vessel

according to the provisions of the Merchant Shipping

Act.

(1)Without prejudice to any other vessel marking as required

by law, all fishing vessels over ten (10) metres in length overall shall

have their Fishing Vessel Register number marked in accordance with

Article 6 of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 404/

2 0 11 o f 8 A p r i l 2 0 11 l a y i n g d o w n d e t a i l e d r u l e s f o r t h e

im p l e m e n t a t i on of Co u nc i l R e g ul a t i on ( E C ) N o 1 22 4 /2 0 09

establishing a Community control system for ensuring compliance

with the rules of the Common Fisheries Policy, as in force from

time to time.

(2) Without prejudice sub-regulation (3) and any other vessel

marking required by law, fishing vessels of ten (10) metres and less in

length overall shall be marked on both sides of the bow with their

Fishing Vessel Register number, and such markings shall be in a

colour contrasting with the background on which they are painted.

(3) Vessel markings according to sub-regulation (2) shall be as

follows

(a)

for vessels up to six metres (6m) in length, all the

characters of the Fishing Vessel Register number shall be at

least ten centimetres (10cm) high and two centimetres (2cm)

wide; and

(b)

for vessels over six metres (6m) but less than ten

metres (10m) in length, all the characters of the Fishing Vessel

Register number shall be at least twenty centimetres (20cm)

high and three centimetres (3cm) wide

Provided that the height and width of every

character shall at all times be legible from a reasonable

distance

Provided further that the height and width of the

characters shall be adapted to dimensions which are never less

than the dimensions referred above.

(a) Every fishing vessel may only use the gear indicated in

any licence issued to it.

(b) All equipment on board and deployed at sea during

fishing shall be marked with the number of the vessel

indicated in regulation 18.

(1) All commercial fishing vessels shall land their fish at

landing places provided with AWLS systems approved by the

Director.

(2) All fish as landed in accordance with sub-regulation (1)

shall be weighed immediately upon landing by using the same

AWLS system

Provided that any landing and weighing according to this

regulation shall be made prior to the first sale of the fish.

(3) All data entries required by the AWLS system shall be

entered for all catches landed and weighed in accordance with this

regulation.

(4) The labelling issued by the AWLS system shall at all times

be kept by the possessor of the fish in accordance with all labelling

obligations as applicable in accordance with European Union law.

(5) This regulation is without prejudice to any landing,

weighing and labelling obligations in accordance with applicable

European Union law, and shall be read in conjunction and in

compliance therewith.

Vessels that are seventeen metres or over in length shall

carry a certificate in accordance with the Sixth Schedule as

approved by the Director of the Food and Veterinary Division, and

plans of the fish holds which indicate the volume in cubic metres

and the temperature which they are capable of maintaining. This

certificate and the plans shall indicate the presence of cold water

tanks on board.

(a) The Director may order the presence of an observer

during fishing by means of a letter sent to the owner or

captain or master of the vessel.

(b) The observer shall be appointed to remain on board for

different periods but for not more than three months.

Such observer may not leave the vessel during the

period in which he is in charge unless he is replaced by

another observer.

(c) The captain or master of the vessel shall give all

facilities to the observer and co-operate with him in

his duties on the vessel.

(d) The captain or master of the vessel who shall be

informed in accordance with paragraph (a) shall

endeavour to facilitate the arrival and departure of the

observer on the vessel. During the visit of the observer

the captain or master shall provide him with

accommodation and appropriate working facilities as

indicated in Schedule VII.

Any person who infringes any provision of these

regulations shall be guilty of an offence and shall, on conviction, be

liable to a fine (multa) of not less than one thousand and one

hundred and sixty-four euro and sixty-nine cents (€1,164.69) but

not exceeding five thousand and eight hundred and twenty-three

euro and forty-three cents (€5,823.43) for each contravention.

(a) The existing vessels included in the current Fishing

Vessels Register kept under the Registration of Fishing

Boats Regulations, 1988 * , will be transferred

automatically to the new register as appropriate. In this

respect wherever there are rights of registration with

the Department, such rights shall apply to vessels

r e g i s t e r e d a f t e r t h e d a t e o f p u b l i c a t i o n o f t he s e

regulations.

(b) All fishing vessels which are presently included in the

*Revoked by these regulations.

Fishing Vessels Register and which still require a

registration with the Authority for Transport in Malta

and, or a radio licence or which still need to meet any

other obligation in accordance with these regulations

shall regularise their position by the 1st January, 2004.

(c) In the case of a fishing vessel failing to observe the

provisions of paragraph (b), such vessel shall

automatically lose its fishing licence and registration

in the Fishing Vessels Register, and the application for

a new licence by such fishing vessel shall be

considered as a new registration in the said Register.

(1)

Without prejudice to sub-regulation (2), all effects

at law of the provisions of regulation 9, inclusive of any terms therein

provided, shall be suspended throughout the year 2020

Provided that the Director may, by order in the Gazette,

extend the period of suspension due to extraordinary circumstances

affecting the fishing industry.

(2)

Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-regulation (1), the

following rights shall retain effect throughout the year 2020 and

throughout any period of extension as provided according to the

proviso of sub-regulation (1)

(a)

the right to be removed from the temporary

register referred in regulation 9 upon a vessel totally restarting

its commercial fishing activity according to Schedule III; and

(b)

the right to regain a right of registration in

categories A or B, as applicable for a particular vessel and as

lost in accordance with regulation 9, upon payment of the

amount provided in regulation 9 and upon that vessel totally

restarting its commercial fishing activity according to Schedule

III.

(3) Upon termination of the periods provided according to sub-

regulation (1), all terms provided under regulation 9 shall continue

to run and all the effects of regulation 9 shall be applicable at law.

Schedule I

Application for the Registration of a New Fishing Boat

Repealed by Legal Notice 191 of 2023.

Schedule II

Substituted by

L.N. 426 of 2007.

Amended by

XV. 2009.49;

L.N. 33 of 2014;

XIII. 2015.158;

L.N. 191 of 2023.

Tariffs for Registration of Fishing Boats and Licences

FISHING BOAT

Initial

Licence Fee

Registration

Category

Length

A

FT CM

< 5.99 Mt

€512.50

€12.90 annually

B

PT CM

< 5.99 Mt

€512.50

€25.70 annually

C

REC

< 5.99 Mt

€512.50

€25.70 annually

Work Boats

< 5.99 Mt

€512.50

€12.90 annually

A

FT CM

6.00 - 7.99 Mt

€19.30 annually

According to

B

PT CM

6.00 - 7.99 Mt registration with

€38.50 annually

Authority for

C

REC

6.00 - 7.99 Mt

€64.10 annually

Transport

in Malta

Work Boats

6.00 - 7.99 Mt

€19.30 annually

A

FT CM

8.00 - 11.99 Mt

€25.70 annually

According to

B

PT CM

8.00 - 11.99 Mt registration with

€51.30 annually

Authority for

C

REC

8.00 - 11.99 Mt

€89.70 annually

Transport

in Malta

Work Boats

8.00 - 11.99 Mt

€25.70 annually

A

FT CM

12.00 - 14.99

€38.50 annually

According to

Mt

registration with

Authority for

B

PT CM

12.00 - 14.99

€76.90 annually

Transport in Malta

Mt

C

REC

12.00 - 14.99

Not Registered

Mt

Work Boats

12.00 - 14.99

According to

€38.50 annually

Mt

registration with

Authority for

Transport in Malta

A

FT CM

15.00 - 29.99

€64.10 annually

According to

Mt

registration with

Authority for

B

PT CM

15.00 - 29.99

€128.20 annually

Transport in Malta

Mt

C

REC

15.00 - 29.99

Not Registered

Mt

Work Boats

15.00 - 29.99

According to

€64.10 annually

Mt

registration with

Authority for

Transport in Malta

A

FT CM

> 30.00 Mt

According to

€2.60 / ton GT

registration with

annually

Authority for

Transport in Malta

B

PT CM

Not Registered

C

REC

Not Registered

Work Boats

> 30.00 Mt

According to

€2.60 / ton GT

registration with

annually

Authority for

Transport in Malta

The payment of a fishing licence for a period of less than one year will be paid

proportionally, but initial registration is to be paid in full.

Fishing boats longer than 24 metres pay a fee of €7,687 for the VMS system with the initial

registration.

Schedule III

Substituted by

L.N. 426 of 2007.

Minimum Value of Landings

A.

Fishing Vessels in Category A

Length of Fishing Boat

Value of Landings

< 5.99 metres

€3,494.06

From 6 to 7.99 metres

€9,317.49

From 8 to 11.99 metres

€12,811.55

From 12 to 14.99 metres

€16,305.61

From 15 to 29.99 metres

€34,900.60

> 30 metres

€34,900.60

B.

Fishing Vessels in Category B

Length of Fishing Boat

Value of Landings

< 5.99 metres

€1,164.69

From 6 to 7.99 metres

€1,747.03

From 8 to 11.99 metres

€2,329.37

From 12 to 14.99 metres

€3,494.06

From 15 to 29.99 metres

€5,823.43

> 30 metres

Not applicable

Schedule IV

Malta Department of Fisheries Log-Book

Repealed by Legal Notice 191 of 2023.

Schedule V

A list of Minimum Apparatus for Safety and Rescue necessary

on board Fishing Vessels

All

Within Within Within Within Within Within

Waters 50 NM 25 NM 12 NM 3 NM 1 NM 300 m





Life saving raft

(for all the persons on board)



Floating Equipment

(for all the prrsons on board)

Life Vests













(for every person on board)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

Life saving ring with rope

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

Luminous flare

Smoke flare (Smoke Generator)

(3)

(2)

(2)

(2)

(1)







Compass and Deviation

Tables (a)





Clock

Barometer









Binoculars





Nautical Charts

Chart Instruments





(4)

(3)

(2)

(2)

(2)

Red hand held flare

(4)

(3)

(2)

(2)

Red parachute flare

First Aid Box (b)















Regulation Lights











Blow horn / Bell (c)

Radio positioning device





(GPS)









VHF Wireless Apparatus





Radar

E.P.I.R.B.



(Emergency Position Indicating

Radio Beacon)













Bilge Pumps













Fire fighting system

approved by the relevant

Authority

Eco Sounder



















Anchor and Chain or Rope

(60m)

(60m)

(60m)

(30m)

(30m)

(30m)















Berthing Ropes

NOTES

a)

Deviation tables are to be on board only for fishing expeditions over 25 miles. Deviation tables

are only applicable for fishermen having a magnetic compass.

b)

First Aid Box contents should be according to Concerned Authorities.

c)

Both blow horn and bell are necessary on vessels over 12 meters whereas only one apparatus is

necessary for vessels under 12 meters.

The number appearing in brackets ( ) in each square indicates the quantity of items of the same

equipment which should be on board the vessel.

NM - NAUTICAL MILE

Schedule VI

Certificates of Holds for the Conservation of Fish on board the Fishing Boat

Registration No

Licence No. of Fishing Boat

Owner or Master

Name

Address

Captain or Master

Name

Address

Ice Making Machine

Model

Production capacity

Type of Water used

Refrigeration System

Capacity of Cooling Generator .................................

Measurements of Room/s

Volume of Room/s

Capacity in Fish weight

Lining Material used in Room/s.................................

Room temperature during work.................................

Instruments for Temperature Control

Temperature

Description

(a) .............................

Location

(b) .............................

Thermograph

Description

(a) .............................

Location

(b) .............................

Hereunder I confirm that details given above are correct.

Signature of Fisheries Protection Officer

Official Stamp of the

Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture

Authorised time within which product can be kept on board Fishing Boat.

a)

Less than 8 hours

b)

Between 8 and 24 hours

c)

More than 24 hours

Signature of Veterinarian

Official Stamp of the

Department of Veterinary Service

Schedule VII

Observers on Board

I

ALLOCATION OF OBSERVERS ON BOARD FISHING BOATS

(a) In order to carry out their tasks, observers must have the following

qualifications

-

Sufficient experience to identify fish species and fishing gear.

-

The capacity to accomplish elementary scientific tasks, for example,

taking of samples where necessary and making accurate observations

and keeping records in that connection.

-

Maritime navigation skills.

-

A satisfactory knowledge of conservation measures according to laws

and conventions to which Malta is a member.

-

A satisfactory knowledge of the language of the flag of the vessel being

observed.

(b) The Department of Fisheries and Aquaculture must take appropriate

measures to ensure that observers are received on board fishing vessels at the agreed

time and place and to facilitates their departure on completion of the observation

period.

II

TASKS OF OBSERVERS

The main task of observers is to monitor compliance with regulations. In

particular observers will

(a) Monitor the fishing operations of the vessels concerned and record them in a

report.

(b) Send a report to the Director of Fisheries and Aquaculture that indicates all

their observations, especially the biological data collected.

(c) The report is to be sent within twenty (20) days following the observation

period.

III RELATIONS WITH THE CAPTAINS / AND OR MASTERS OF FISHING

VESSELS

(a) The captain or master must be given sufficient notice of the date and place at

which the observer is to be received and of the likely duration of the observation

period.

(b) The captain or master has to make contact with the observer to be able to

organise the arrival and departure of the same observer on his ship.

(c) The captain or master must ensure that the accommodation on his ship is

adequate and satisfactory for periods of observation that are longer than twelve

hours of duration.

(d) The captain or master must provide all necessary drink and food for the

observer during the period of observation.

(e)

The captain of the vessel may request a copy of the observer’s report.