The recent decision to start allowing Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel (PCASP) onboard Maltese registered vessels immediately raised legal questions spanning across local legislation, international law, insurance and liability and jurisdiction.

In part one I discussed how piracy has affected the maritime industry and BIMCO’s newly published GUARDCON (Standard Contract for the Employment of Security Guards on Vessels).

Following the enactment of 'The Aircraft Registration Act' in 2010 which is designed to regulate the registration of aircraft and aircraft mortgages in Malta and also to implement the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and Protocol thereto on Matters Specific to Aircraft Equipment there has been a rapid growth in the number of aircraft registered in Malta.