Transport Malta has issued the following notice to Shipowners, Ship Operators and Managers, Masters, Owners’ representatives and recognised organizations:

1. A merchant vessel both at the time that is being registered as a Maltese ship and during the period of its registration under the Malta flag must be classed with a classification society authorised to issue statutory certificates on behalf of the Government of Malta.

2. Effective from 1 January 2012 the list of these classification societies has been revised as follows:

American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)
Bureau Veritas (BV)
China Classification Society (CCS)
ClassNK (NK)
Det Norske Veritas (DNV)
Germanischer Lloyd (GL)
Korean Register of Shipping (KR)
Lloyd’s Register (LR)
Polish Register of Shipping (PRS)
Registro Italiano Navale (RINA)
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS)

3. Existing procedures requiring a ship by ship authorisation for a classification society listed in this notice to issue statutory certificates on behalf of the Government of Malta shall remain in effect.

For further details, contact us on:

Tel: (00356) 21 651387
Fax: (00356) 21 651384
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.combinedmaritime.com