Cap. 234 Art. 206AApplication of the Safety Convention. 

(1) The Safety Convention shall, unless otherwise provided in any rules made under articles 207 to 212 (both inclusive), apply to all Maltese ships and to all other ships while they are in Maltese waters as if the requirements thereof were imposed on such ships by rules made under those articles.

(2) For the purposes of sub-article (1), the term “the Safety Convention” shall have the same meaning as is assigned to it in article 213.