S.L. 399.32 Art. 4Radio- communication requirements. Cap. 234.

Every sea-going Maltese ship being a passenger ship or a ship of three hundred tons gross tonnage or upwards shall be provided with a radiocommunications installation being a Global Maritime Distress Safety System (GMDSS) or such other radiocommunications installation as the Minister may prescribe under the Act in respect of any category of ships, and a licence to install and use the same, and shall maintain a radiocommunications service which shall be at least sufficient to comply with these regulations, the Act or any other regulations made thereunder and with the provisions of the Merchant Shipping Act or with any regulations made thereunder, and shall be provided with one or more certified operators and watchers at least, in accordance with such rules and regulations: Provided that the Minister may by order exempt, in whole or in part, from the obligations imposed by these regulations any ships or classes of ships if he is of the opinion that, having regard to the nature of the voyages on which the ships are engaged, or other circumstances of the case, it is appropriate so to do.