S.L. 234.19 Art. 12Use of previous applicable gross tonnage.

(1) In the case of a ship -

(a) which is a ship the keel of which was laid or which was at a similar stage of construction before 18th July 1982; or

(b) which is a ship the keel of which was laid or which was at a similar stage of construction not later than 31st December 1985, not being a ship referred to in paragraph (a); or

(c) which is a cargo ship of less than 1600 tons gross tonnage when ascertained in accordance with regulation 1.3(3) of the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) * Regulations, 1989 , the keel of which was laid or which was at a similar stage of construction before 18th July 1994, not being a ship referred to in paragraph (a), the Minister may permit the continuing use of a gross tonnage ascertained in accordance with regulation 13(3) of the Merchant Shipping (Tonnage) Regulations, 1989 for the purpose of the application of the provisions of the SOLAS Convention, the MARPOL Convention and the STCW Convention or for the purpose of the application of the provisions of regulations implementing such Conventions.

(2) An International Tonnage Certificate (1969) may be annotated, under "Remarks", by the certifying authority -

(a) in the case of a ship to which sub-regulation (1)(a) refers, with the duly completed and signed entry -"The ship is re-measured according to article 3(2)(d) of the 1969 Tonnage Convention The GROSS TONNAGE according to the measurement system previously in force to the measurement system of the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969, is: ............... RT, according to the regulations ........................"; and

(b) in the case of a ship to which sub-regulation (1)(b) or

(c) refers, with the duly completed and signed entry -"The ship is additionally measured according to resolution A. 494(XIl).

*Revoked by these regulations. The GROSS TONNAGE according to the measurement system previously in force to the measurement system of the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969, is: ............... RT, according to the regulations ............................. .

(3) Where such an entry has been made on an International Tonnage Certificate (1969) and the ship undergoes alterations or modifications which affect its tonnage the old tonnage referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall be deleted.

(4) Where a gross tonnage has been ascertained and is to be used in accordance with sub-regulation (1), then any certificate issued for the purposes of the conventions referred to shall record only that gross tonnage together with an appropriate footnote: "The above gross tonnage has been determined by a certifying authority (a tonnage authority) of Malta in accordance with the national tonnage regulations which were in force prior to the coming into force of the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships, 1969."; or "See REMARKS column of the valid International Tonnage Certificate (1969)".