Transport Malta publishes MS Notice 158 relating to
Extraordinary measures resulting from the Covid-19 Pandemic
These measures include:
1. Extension of sea service beyond the seafarer employment
agreement period for a maximum period of three months, which may
extended, to allow shipowners, managers and operators to organise
repatriation of crew. Any extended period would require an
addendum to the Seafarer Employment Agreement under the same terms
and conditions as the underlying agreement
2. Extension of the validity of seafarer certificates beyond
their expiry date
3. Extension of statutory certificates, surveys, audits and
inspections
It is to be noted that some of these measures are subject to
case by case assessment by the Authorities.
