S.L. 499.35 Art. 3Application.

(1) These regulations apply to:

(a) the following types of ships:

(i) passenger ships, including high-speed passenger craft, engaged on international voyages;

(ii) cargo ships, including high-speed craft, of 500 gross tonnage or more engaged on international voyages;

(iii) mobile offshore drilling units; and

(iv) any ship as described in paragraphs (i) to (iii) engaged in domestic shipping to which these regulations would apply following a mandatory security risk assessment; and

(b) port facilities within the internal and territorial waters of Malta that serve a ship, or a mobile offshore drilling unit, of a type specified in paragraph (a);

(c) ports in which one or more port facility, specified in paragraph (b), is or are situated, but shall not apply to military installations located in these ports.

(2) These regulations do not apply to:

(a) warships and troopships; or

(b) naval auxiliaries; or

(c) other ships that are used on Government non-commercial service; or

(d) pleasure craft; or

(e) ships not propelled by mechanical means; or

(f) wooden ships of primitive built; or

(g) fishing vessels; or

(h) ships not engaged in commercial activities.