October 31, 2024 Carriage of medical guides onboard ships The Directorate would like to draw the attention of all concerned to the MSIU Safety Investigation Report No.10/2024. For...
October 31, 2024 Approved liferafts for extended servicing intervals The Directorate would like to inform all concerned that liferafts with a 30-month extended servicing intervals may be accepted...
August 8, 2024 Overridable shaft-engine power limitation system (SHaPoLi/EPL) The Directorate would like to draw the attention of all concerned to the requirements and guidelines for the implementation...
July 11, 2024 Long Range Identification and Tracking of ships The Directorate wishes to draw the attention of all concerned to Chapter V Regulation 19-1 of the International Convention...
July 9, 2024 Contact details of the Merchant Shipping Directorate The Merchant Shipping Directorate would like to invite all those concerned to visit our website. For more information, please...
July 2, 2024 Fuel EU Regulation – The use of renewable and low-carbon fuels in maritime transport The Directorate brings to the attention of all concerned the FuelEU Maritime Regulation (EU) 2023/1805, which applies to ships...
June 17, 2024 Exemption of Unmanned Non-Self-Propelled (UNSP) barges from survey and certification requirements The Directorate draws the attention of all concerned to the following amendments to Annexes I, IV and VI of...
May 2, 2024 Enforcement of EU Ship Recycling Regulation No. 1257/2013 relating to the inventory of hazardous materials This Directorate wishes to draw the attention of all concerned to the obligations under the EU Ship Recycling Regulation...
April 5, 2024 Remote inspection techniques The Directorate wishes to inform all concerned that the use of Remote Inspection Techniques (RITs) are accepted onboard Malta...
April 5, 2024 Issuance of the small commercial yacht code (sCYC) 2024 The Directorate has received internal and external feedback from various industry stakeholders requesting a tailormade Commercial Yacht Code for...
April 5, 2024 Commercial yachts extended range tender guidelines This Directorate wishes to inform all interested parties that in order to continue improving our services and enhancing the...
March 13, 2024 Accident and incident safety investigations In terms of the Merchant Shipping (Accident and Incident Safety Investigations), 2011, marine accidents and incidents involving all Maltese...