Cap. 234 Art. 195Issue of Maltese seaman’s card. 

(1) There shall be issued to every Maltese seaman, on application, an identity document to be known, and in this Act being referred to, as a Maltese seaman’s card, in the form determined by the

Registrar-General.

(2) An application for a Maltese seaman’s card shall be made to the Registrar-General and the applicant shall produce such documents and furnish such information as the Registrar-General may require.

(3) The Registrar-General, if satisfied that the applicant is a person entitled to an identity document under this Act, shall issue to him a Maltese seaman’s card.

(4) For the purposes of this article and of articles 200 and 201, "Maltese seaman" means a person who, being a citizen of Malta, is employed or engaged, or ordinarily employed or engaged, in sea-going ships (whether Maltese or foreign), other than fishing boats or ships forming part of the navy of any country, as a master or a member of the crew thereof.