This article discusses Merchant Shipping Notice 124 issued in 2015. Procedures and regulations may have changed since then. Please refer to the latest notices from Transport Malta for current information.
Transport Malta has recently issued a Merchant Shipping Notice to ships visiting US Ports. It noted that many detentions arise from the deficiencies in terms of environmental protection and fire safety.
Therefore, Transport Malta requires ships to notify the relevant directorate of their intentions before entering US Ports. The Master and the ISM Manager are responsible to make this notification in the appropriate time.
MS Notices are issued regularly by Transport Malta as directions to ships and shipowners in the operation of their vessels, assisting better compliance with the laws and international conventions. They are published on the Transport Malta Website.