S.L. 499.34 Art. 10Transmission of information concerning certain ships.

(1) Ships meeting the criteria set out below shall be considered to be ships posing a potential hazard to shipping or a threat to maritime safety, the safety of individuals or the environment:

(a) ships which in the course of their voyage:

(i) have been involved in incidents or accidents at sea as referred to in regulation 11; or

(ii) have failed to comply with the notification and reporting requirements imposed by these regulations; or

(iii) have failed to comply with any applicable rules in a Member State;

(b) ships in respect of which there is proof or presumptive evidence of deliberate discharges of oil or other infringement of the MARPOL Convention in waters under the jurisdiction of a Member State;

(c) ships which have been refused access to ports of the Member States or which have been the subject of a report or notification by a Member State in accordance with Annex I-1 to the Council Directive 95/21/EC of the 19th June, 1995 on port State control of shipping;

(d) ships which have failed to notify, or do not have, insurance certificates or financial guarantees pursuant to any legislation of Malta, Community legislation and international rules;

(e) ships which have been reported by pilots or a port authority of a Member State as having apparent anomalies which may prejudice their safe navigation or create a risk for the environment.

(2) The coastal station in Malta holding relevant information on ships referred to in sub-regulation (1), shall communicate such information to the coastal stations of the other Member States located along the planned route of the ship.

(3) The Authority shall ensure that any information on ships referred to in sub-regulation (2) communicated to it by a coastal station, is transmitted to any relevant body or authority in Malta.