Cap. 234 Art. 307Reportofaccidents  to ships. 

(1) When a Maltese ship has sustained or caused any accident occasioning loss of life or any serious injury to any person, or has received any material damage affecting her seaworthiness or her efficiency either in her hull or in any part of her machinery, the owner, or the master, or the bareboat charterer shall, within twenty-four hours after the happening of the accident or damage, or as soon thereafter as possible, transmit to the Minister, by letter signed by the owner, or the master, or the bareboat charterer, a report of the accident or damage and of the probable occasion thereof, stating the name of the ship and the place where she is.

(2) If the owner, or the master, or the bareboat charterer of a ship fails without reasonable cause to comply with this article, he shall for each offence be liable to a fine (multa) not exceeding fifty units.