S.L. 499.34 Art. 6Notification prior toentryintoportor territorial waters.

(1) This regulation applies to a ship bound for a port or an anchorage in Malta or to enter the territorial waters to receive a service.

(2) The operator, agent or master of a ship referred to in sub-regulation (1) shall notify the Authority of the information specified in sub-regulation (3) at the times specified in sub-regulation (4), and in such manner and in such format as required by the Authority, from time to time.

(3) The information referred to in sub-regulation (2) shall include -

(a) the name, the call sign, the IMO identification number or the maritime mobile service identity number

(MMSI) of the ship;

(b) the port of destination or the identified area in the territorial waters;

(c) the estimated time of arrival at the port of destination or in the territorial waters, the estimated time of departure from the port of destination referred to in paragraph (b);

(d) the total number of persons on board the ship;

(e) characteristics and estimated quantity of bunker’s fuel;

(f) navigational status; and

(g) one or more insurance certificates issued by its provider and carried on board the ship, providing evidence of existence of insurance for maritime claims in accordance with Article 4 of Directive 2009/20/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 on the insurance of shipowners for maritime claims, as well as civil liability certificates issued in accordance with:

(i) the International Convention on Civil Liability for Oil Pollution Damage, 1992, as amended (1992 Civil Liability Convention);

(ii) the International Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage, 2001 (2001 Bunkers Convention); and

(iii) the Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks, 2007 (2007 Nairobi WRC).

(4) The times referred to in sub-regulation (2) are -

(a) twenty-four hours before the arrival of the ship; or

(b) if the duration of the voyage is less than twenty-four hours, no later than the time of departure from the previous port; or

(c) as soon as possible after it becomes known that the ship is bound for that port.

(5) Where information has been notified in accordance with sub-regulation (2), the master of the ship in question shall notify immediately the Authority of any changes to that information.

(6) Ships carrying dangerous or polluting goods shall comply with the notification obligations established in the Dangerous

Cargo Ships, Marine Terminals and Facilities and Bunkering Regulations.

(7) Any ship intending to connect with the onshore power supply system or intending to use a zero-emission technology shall notify the Authority with this intention at least forty-eight (48) hours before the arrival of such ship.

(8) Ships intending to connect with the onshore power supply system shall indicate the amount of power expected to be required throughout their port call. The Authority shall confirm the call and whether connection with the onshore power supply system is available. Additionally, the Authority shall advise the ship the information and documentation that is to be submitted, the procedure to be followed, the applicable terms and conditions and the applicable tariff and other charges.