PILOTAGE AND MOORING ġ S.L.352.04 1
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 352.04
PILOTAGE AND MOORING REGULATIONS *
1st January, 1976
LEGAL NOTICE 163 of 1975, as amended by Legal Notices 111 of 1976,
159 of 1977, 75 of 1978, 110 of 1979, 50 of 1985, 24 of 1986, 75 of 1989
and 9 of 1990; Act XVII of 1991; and Legal Notices 41 of 1994 and 137 of
2001.
PART I
General Provisions
Citation. 
Regulations.
Interpretation.
Amended by:
XVII. 1991.81.
Cap. 352.
2. In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:
"Act" means the Malta Maritime Authority Act;
"Authority" means the Malta Maritime Authority established
under the Malta Maritime Authority Act;
"Board" means the Pilotage Board set up in accordance with the
provisions of article 55 of the Act;
"Minister" means the Minister responsible for Ports;
"pilot" or "mooring man" unless from the context it appears
otherwise, shall include "Chief Pilot" or "leading mooring man" as
the case may be;
"senior pilot" means the pilot who in any watch is the senior in
accordance with the order of seniority established by the Board.
PART II
Licensing of Pilots
Qualifications.
Amended by:
L.N. 75 of 1989;
XVII. 1991.81.
3. (1) No person shall be licensed to serve as a pilot unless
he-
( a ) is a citizen of Malta:
Provided that the Minister may, on the advice of
the Board, authorise the Board to issue a licence to a
citizen of a foreign country if such applicant complies
with the provisions of these regulations and no other
citizen of Malta qualified to serve as a pilot offers his
services;
( b ) is not less than twenty-three years of age and not over
fifty years of age on the closing date for the
submission of applications;
( c ) produces satisfactory evidence of good character and
sobriety of conduct;
*Revoked by Legal Notice 96 of 2003 - but see regulation 58 of Maritime Pilotage
Regulations - S.L.352.17.
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( d ) has been declared to be physically fit to serve as pilot
by a medical board appointed by the Minister;
( e ) has passed the appropriate examination prescribed in
regulations 5 and 9;
( f ) has served as a temporary pilot on probation in
accordance with the provisions of these regulations:
Provided that the Minister may, on the advice of the Board,
authorise the Authority to issue a licence to a person to serve as
pilot if such person holds a certificate of competency to act as
master of an ocean-going ship issued by any appropriate authority.
(2) No person shall be licensed to serve as pilot if he has been
declared guilty of theft or fraud.
Qualifications for 
eligibility to sit for 
examination.
Amended by:
L.N. 75 of 1989.
Cap. 234.
4. In order to be eligible to sit for the examination for a
licence to serve as a pilot a candidate shall:
( a ) be in possession of:
(i) a certificate of competency for grades not lower
than that of a Second-Mate of an ocean-going
ship issued in accordance with the provisions of
the Merchant Shipping Act, or an equivalent
certificate issued by any foreign competent
authority; or
(ii) a licence to act as Padrone, or master of the third
class issued in accordance with the provisions of
the Merchant Shipping Act; or
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(iii) a special licence to act as Master of a boat issued
in accordance with the provisions of the
Commercial Vessels Regulations;
( b ) also produce evidence of at least five years sea service
including sea service in ports: provided that the said
period of five years may be reduced to four years in
the case of persons holding the certificate or an
equivalent certificate as referred to in paragraph ( a )(i).
Preliminary test 
and examination.
5. (1) Before a licence is granted to a candidate to serve as a
temporary pilot on probation the Board shall be satisfied that such
candidate -
( a ) has complied with regulation 4;
( b ) has been found by the panel of examiners to be a
suitable and fit person to serve as a temporary pilot on
probation;
( c ) has to the satisfaction of the panel of examiners passed
an examination on -
(i) the understanding of local harbour traffic signals
and knowledge of the laws and regulations
governing the pilotage service;
(ii) full knowledge of the contents and application of
the international regulations for preventing
collisions at sea and ability to recognise a sailing
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ship’s lights and possible manoeuvres according
to the direction of the wind;
(iii) knowledge how to find on a chart the magnetic
course and the distance between two points, to
lay off a course allowing for leeway and current,
to avoid dangers and the use of clearing marks;
to interpret from a chart the information it gives,
particularly about buoys, lights, depths and
nature of sea bottom;
(iv) ability to understand and interpret distress and
pilot signals, harbour control signals, and the
international code of signals;
(v) full knowledge of the coasts of Malta and Gozo
and of the depth of water in their vicinity and
within harbours and bays and of the navigation
of a ship in the vicinity of the coasts of these
Islands and within their harbours;
(vi) full knowledge of helm orders; markings and use
of the lead line; anchors and cables; the
preparations and precautions for getting under
way, making harbour or coming along-side;
preparation for anchoring operations;
preparation for securing to head and stern buoys;
dragging anchor; the use of compass bearings to
ascertain risk of collision; clearing of a foul
anchor; clearing a foul hawse; and general
procedure and precautions to be observed when
drydocking;
(vii) full knowledge of the effect of propellers on the
steering of a ship, stopping, going astern and
manoeuvring; turning circles; effects of current,
wind, sea, shallows, draft, coming alongside a
wharf, jetty and dolphin; securing to head and
stern buoys; turning a ship short round and
manoeuvring in harbours; emergency
manoeuvres; management of ships in stormy
weather;
(viii) ability to read, write and speak Maltese and
English;
(ix) knowledge of nautical technical terms.
(2) The panel of examiners may, with the approval of the
Board, exempt candidates from being examined in any of the
provisions under subregulation (1)( c )(ii), (iii), (vi), (vii), (viii) and
(ix).
Examination fees.
Amended by:
XVII. 1991.81.
6. Every candidate before sitting for the examination in terms
of regulation 5 shall pay the Authority a fee of five liri (Lm5).
Result of 
examination.
7. The panel of examiners shall submit to the Board the result
of the examination held in terms of regulation 5 and shall show the
order of merit obtained by all candidates.
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Temporary licence 
to serve as 
temporary pilot.
8. (1) When a candidate satisfies the requirements of
regulations 4 and 5, the Board may issue to such candidate a
licence to serve as a temporary pilot on probation subject to such
conditions and limitations as the Board may deem fit.
(2) In the issue of such licence the Board may give preference
to those successful candidates who hold superior qualifications and
who have the most suitable practical experience.
(3) A licence issued in terms of subregulation (1) shall, unless
previously cancelled, remain valid for a period of six months from
the date of issue during which time the licensee shall be deemed to
be temporary member of the pilotage corps and shall be paid by the
pilotage corps an allowance of 125c per day or any higher rate that
the Minister may from time to time determine.
Requisites for issue 
of licence to serve 
as a pilot.
9. (1) In order to qualify for a licence to serve as a pilot, a
temporary pilot on probation shall satisfy the panel of examiners
not earlier than the fourth month and not later than the sixth month
from the date of issue of the licence granted under regulation 8 -
( a ) that he has gone with a licensed pilot for not less than
one hundred times on board ships of not less than one
thousand five hundred gross tons register, while such
ships were entering or leaving the compulsory pilotage
ports;
S.L.352.01 ( b ) that he has detailed knowledge of the Ports
Regulations, and in so far as these regulations refer to
the report, movement and berthing of ships;
( c ) that he has detailed knowledge of the information that
should be passed to the master and the information that
should be received from the master on boarding a ship;
( d ) that he is suitable and fit to serve as a pilot.
(2) A temporary pilot on probation who fails to satisfy the
provisions prescribed in subregulation (1) may be allowed to
undergo further training for a period not exceeding six months
provided that during such period he shall be entitled to no
remuneration whatsoever.
Licensing of pilots. 10. A temporary pilot on probation who satisfies the
requirements prescribed in regulation 9 shall be issued a licence to
serve as a pilot under such conditions and limitations as the Board
may deem fit and shall thereafter be deemed to be a regular member
of the pilotage corps.
PART III
Pilotage
Request for the 
attendance of pilot.
11. (1) The request for the attendance of a pilot shall be made
by a master of a ship or by a ship’s agent.
(2) Should a ship require a pilot at short notice, she shall:
(i) by day, hoist the International Code Flag "G" and
sound "G" in morse code on her whistle or siren; and
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(ii) by night, sound the signal specified in paragraph (i)
and also exhibit three white lights in a vertical line one
above the other.
(3) Should a ship require the assistance of a tug in addition to a
pilot at short notice, she shall:
(i) by day, hoist the International Code Flag "N" and
sound "N" in morse code on her whistle or siren;
(ii) by night, sound "N" in morse code on her whistle or
siren.
Master’s duties.
way sufficiently off his ship when the pilot launch is approaching.
(2) He shall also ensure that:
( a ) the ship has a boat rope ready rigged from a position
well forward of, to a position abaft, the pilot ladder or
other approved safe means of access; and
( b ) all pilot ladders or other safe means of access are:
(i) of an approved pattern, kept in good repair
provided with reliable man ropes, and
(ii) strongly illuminated from dusk to dawn.
Display of pilot 
flag.
13. No person, not being a pilot afloat and on duty, shall hoist
or display a pilot flag in a port or in the approaches of a port and no
master of any ship shall display or allow such flag to be so
displayed except by a pilot.
Movement of 
ships.
Amended by:
XVII. 1991.81.
14. A pilot shall not berth or shift any ship from her berth
without the approval of the Authority.
Pilots to control 
mooring men.
15. Subject to the provisions of any laws or regulations, a pilot
shall, when assigned to an operation, be deemed to have full control
over mooring men assigned with him to that operation.
Log books.
Amended by:
XVII. 1991.81.
16. (1) Pilots shall keep and sign log books which shall be in
such form as may from time to time be established by the
Authority.
(2) No pilot shall suppress or falsify any information which
may be required to be compiled in such log books.
Reports of 
accidents.
Amended by:
XVII. 1991.81.
17. (1) A pilot shall submit a report in writing to the Authority
on any accident involving the ship which he is serving.
(2) Such report shall reach the Authority not later than twenty-
four hours after the occurrence of such accident and the Authority
shall refer the report to the Board.
(3) The report mentioned in this regulation shall not be made
available to any person other than the Authority except by order of
a competent Court.
(4) Notwithstanding any proceedings which may be taken
under any law, the Authority shall take disciplinary action against
any pilot who fails to comply with the provisions of this regulation.
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Boarding and 
disembarking from 
ships.
Amended by:
XVII. 1991.81.
18. (1) In the case of a ship intending to enter a port, a pilot
shall board such ship near the Fairway Buoy outside the Grand
Harbour.
(2) A pilot shall disembark from a ship leaving a port -
( a ) when such ship is well clear of St Elmo and the
Ricasoli Breakwaters on her way out to sea from the
Grand Harbour; or
( b ) when such ship is well outside the port and safely set
out on her course out to sea, in the case of any other
port:
Provided that a pilot may board, or disembark from, a ship
well inside a port if the weather is such as to preclude the pilot
launch from safely leaving such port.
(3) A pilot who does not comply with the provisions of
subregulations (1) and (2) shall explain his actions to the Authority
within one working day, and the Authority, if not satisfied with
such explanation, shall take disciplinary action against the pilot
concerned.
PART IV
Pilotage Corps
Pilots and mooring 
men.
19. (1) There shall be established a Pilotage Corps which shall
be composed of all the licensed pilots and mooring men.
(2) The number of pilots and mooring men shall at all times be
adequate to provide prompt and efficient pilotage services.
(3) The Board may raise the number of pilots and mooring men
serving at any time if in its opinion the number of pilots and
mooring men is inadequate to provide prompt and efficient pilotage
and mooring services.
Watch duties.
Amended by:
L.N. 110 of 1979;
XVII. 1991.81.
20. (1) Pilots and mooring men shall work round the clock on
a shift basis, each shift being known as "the watch".
(2) The number of watches to be worked, the duration of each
watch, and the number of pilots and mooring men in each watch
shall be determined by the Board.
(3) No pilot or mooring man shall absent himself from duty
during the duration of his watch without the permission of the
Chief Pilot.
(4) In the case of absence due to ill-health a pilot or a mooring
man shall within three days of such absence, produce to the Chief
Pilot a medical certificate issued by a medical officer appointed by
the Board.
(5) Pilots and mooring men not on watch duties may be asked
to put in extra attendance as and when required and shall be paid
for such extra attendance such remuneration as is specified in the
Schedule.
(6) The Authority may take disciplinary action against any
pilot or mooring man who fails to comply with the provisions of
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this regulation.
Medical 
examination and 
age limit.
21. (1) The Minister shall appoint a Medical Board to
examine whether the Chief Pilot or a pilot is physically fit for the
proper discharge of his duties whenever the Board so requires and
in any case when the Chief Pilot or a pilot attains forty years of age
and thereafter at the end of every fifth year.
(2) The licence issued to the Chief Pilot or to a pilot shall be
automatically cancelled on the day that the licensee is sixty-one
years of age:
Provided that the Minister may extend the validity of such
licence if on examination the licensee is found to be physically fit
to serve as a Chief Pilot or a pilot, as the case may be, by a medical
board appointed by the Minister.
(3) If the Medical Board appointed by the Minister under the
provisions of subregulation (1) certifies that the Chief Pilot or a
Pilot is no longer fit to carry out his duties, the Board shall revoke
the licence of the Chief Pilot or a pilot, as the case may be.
Chief Pilot.
(2) All serving pilots shall choose by means of an election one
of them for the post of Chief Pilot.
(3) The Minister acting upon the advice of the Board may
appoint the pilot so elected to be Chief Pilot:
Provided that the Minister may refuse to appoint the pilot
so elected and may request serving pilots to elect another nominee.
(4) If pilots fail to elect within a time determined by the
Minister, a serving pilot for the post of Chief Pilot, the Minister
may, acting on the advice of the Board, himself appoint any person
to be Chief Pilot.
(5) The Chief Pilot may be appointed to hold office for a period
of time determined by the Minister. The Minister may, acting upon
the advice of the Board, extend the appointment of the Chief Pilot
beyond such period of time.
(6) The Minister may, acting upon the advice of the Board,
remove the Chief Pilot from office if the Chief Pilot behaves in
such a manner as may render him unsuitable to hold such office.
(7) In tendering advice to the Minister about the suitability of
the pilots’ nominee for the post of Chief Pilot, the Board shall take
into account the nominee’s seniority and experience, his ability to
keep accounts, to read and write English and to express himself
clearly.
(8) The Chief Pilot shall normally attend at the Office of the
Pilotage Corps during the following hours of work:
( a ) Mondays to Fridays: from 0800 hrs. to 1700 hrs. with
an hour break for lunch;
( b ) Saturdays: from 0800 hrs. to 1300 hrs.:
Provided that the Chief Pilot shall as and when required
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attend at the Office of the Pilotage Corps outside these hours
without remuneration.
(9) The provisions of regulation 20 shall  mutatis mutandis
apply to the Chief Pilot.
Duties of Chief 
Pilot.
Amended by:
XVII. 1991.81.
23. It shall be the duty of the Chief Pilot to:
( a ) conduct the administration of the Pilotage Corps;
( b ) organise the rosters in accordance with which pilots
and mooring men are allocated on watches;
( c ) keep discipline and good order among members of the
Pilotage Corps;
( d ) keep records of the attendance of pilots and mooring
men and submit returns of absences as may be required
by the Authority;
( e ) provide the Authority with such statistical information
as he may require;
( f ) provide the Authority with periodical returns of
earnings of members of the Pilotage Corps and of the
expenses incurred by the Corps;
( g ) ensure that the pilot launch, boats and other equipment
used by the Pilotage Corps are at all time kept in good
working order;
( h ) promptly report to the Authority defects and stoppages
of such launch, boats and other equipment and ensure
that repairs are promptly carried out;
( i ) acquire an alternative pilot launch and alternative
equipment as may be necessary;
( j ) keep such books of accounts and registers as may be
required by the Authority;
( k ) subject to the provisions of regulation 31, keep
accounts of the remuneration received for services
provided by the Pilotage Corps;
( l ) distribute the proceeds from such remuneration among
pilots and mooring men in accordance with such
arrangements as may be agreed to by a majority of the
members of the Pilotage Corps or in accordance with
any written agreement and as approved by the Board;
( m ) pay such expenses as are actually and properly
incurred by the Pilotage Corps in connection with the
pilotage service;
( n ) pay such compassionate allowance to widows and
orphans of deceased pilots and mooring men and
pensions to retired pilots and mooring men as may be
agreed to by a majority of the members of the Pilotage
Corps or in accordance with any written agreement
and as may be approved by the Board;
( o ) comply with any directive given to him by the
Authority in connection with the pilotage service;
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( p ) perform any duties which may from time to time arise
in connection with the functions of the Pilotage Corps.
Local Pilotage 
Certificate.
24. (1) There shall be established a course of studies which
shall be run on a voluntary basis leading to the award of a
certificate to be known as the Local Pilotage Certificate.
(2) No person shall be eligible for the award of the Local
Pilotage Certificate unless he:
( a ) is a fully licensed serving pilot; and
( b ) has undergone the prescribed course of studies and
practical work conducted by a school or college
approved for that purpose by the Minister; and
( c ) has passed the prescribed examinations.
(3) The Minister, acting on the advice of the Board, shall from
time to time prescribe the course of studies and practical work that
must be undergone and the examinations that must be passed by a
candidate before such candidate is awarded the Local Pilotage
Certificate.
(4) Details of the course of studies, practical and examinations
prescribed in terms of subregulation (3) shall be published in the
Gazette.
Allowance paid to 
pilots.
25. A pilot who is awarded the Local Pilotage Certificate shall
be paid an annual allowance as may from time to time be
determined by the Minister.
Mooring men.
of these regulations served as mooring man in the Pilotage Corps
shall be issued with a licence in accordance with the provisions of
the Act.
(2) Saving the provisions of subregulation (1), no person shall
be licensed to serve as mooring man unless he:
( a ) is a citizen of Malta;
( b ) is not less than eighteen years and not over fifty years
of age;
( c ) produces satisfactory evidence of good character and
sobriety of conduct;
( d ) has been declared to be physically fit by a medical
board appointed by the Minister.
(3) No person shall be licensed to serve as mooring man if he
has been convicted or declared guilty of theft or fraud.
Cancellation of 
mooring men’s 
licence on 
retirement.
27. The licence issued to a mooring man shall be automatically
cancelled on the day that the licensee reaches sixty-one years of
age.
Leading mooring 
man.
28. (1) One of the mooring men shall be a leading mooring
man.
(2) All serving mooring men shall choose by means of an
election one of them for the post of leading mooring man.
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(3) The Board may appoint the mooring man so elected to be
leading mooring man:
Provided that the Board may refuse to appoint the mooring
man so elected and may request serving mooring men to elect
another nominee.
(4) If serving mooring men fail to elect within a time
determined by the Board, a serving mooring man for the post of
leading mooring man, the Board may appoint any person to be
leading mooring man.
(5) The leading mooring man may be appointed for a period of
time determined by the Board. The Board may extend the
appointment of the leading mooring man beyond such period of
time.
(6) The Board may remove the leading mooring man from his
post if he behaves in such a manner as may render him unsuitable
to hold such post.
(7) In considering the suitability of the mooring men’s nominee
for the post of leading mooring man, the Board shall take into
account the nominee’s seniority, experience, and his ability to
express himself clearly.
Duties of leading 
mooring men.
29. The leading mooring man shall, in addition to his normal
duties as a mooring man help the Chief Pilot in regard to:
( a ) supervision over mooring men;
( b ) discipline among mooring men;
( c ) the roster in accordance with which mooring men are
allocated work;
( d ) the efficient operation of the pilot launch and other
equipment used by mooring men in their work; and
( e ) the day to day maintenance of the pilot launch and
other equipment in good order and condition.
Manning scales. 30. (1) The Board shall establish manning scales for specific
jobs performed by mooring men.
(2) When establishing such manning scales the Board shall take
into account the size of ships and the berths where ships are
moored.
Tariff of pilotage 
and mooring dues.
Amended by:
L.N. 137 of 2001.
31. (1) Subject to the provisions of these regulations, pilots
and mooring men shall be remunerated for pilotage and mooring
services and for work connected thereto in accordance with the
Tariff of Pilotage and Mooring Dues appearing in the Schedule.
(2) For the purposes of such tariff the complement of pilots and
of mooring men shall, without prejudice to the provisions of
regulation 19, be taken to be sixteen pilots and twenty-one mooring
men.
(3) Whenever the actual number of pilots and/or mooring men
is greater than that established in subregulation (2), the Tariff of
Pilotage and Mooring Dues appearing in the Schedule may be
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proportionately raised.
Person bound to 
pay pilotage and 
mooring dues.
32. Pilotage and mooring dues shall be paid to the Authority
by:
( a ) the owner, charterer, master or agent of a ship in
respect of which pilotage and/or mooring services
were performed; or
( b ) by the person who requests pilotage and/or mooring
services in respect of a ship; or
( c ) by a person who has performed some service in the
interests of a ship in respect of which pilotage and/or
mooring services were performed.
Deposit or bank 
guarantee.
Added by:
L.N. 111 of 1976.
Amended by:
XVII. 1991.81.
33. (1) The Authority may require any person who in terms of
regulation 32 is bound to pay pilotage and mooring dues to make a
deposit or to furnish a bank guarantee issued by a local bank in
favour of the Authority in such amount as it considers sufficient to
cover the payment of such dues:
Provided that such deposit or such guarantee shall not
exceed one thousand liri.
(2) The Authority may recover any pilotage and mooring dues
out of such deposit or bank guarantee if such dues are not paid
within four working days from the day on which payment is
demanded.
(3) Whenever the Authority takes such a measure it shall
promptly give the person who has made the deposit or furnished the
guarantee an account of such payments recovered therefrom, and
such person shall, within seven working days of being so notified
by the Authority, reintegrate his deposit or bank guarantee to its
original amount.
(4) Whosoever contravenes the provisions of this regulation
shall be guilty of an offence and, on conviction, shall be liable to a
fine ( multa ) of from fifty to one hundred liri.
Social security 
contributions.
Added by:
L.N. 50 of 1985.
Amended by:
XVII. 1991.81.
Cap. 318.
34. (1) The Authority shall make from the earnings of pilots
and mooring men a deduction hereinafter referred to as "the social
security deduction", of one twelfth of their basic earnings, or such
other fraction of such basic earnings as may from time to time be
equivalent to the rate of contributions (expressed as a fraction of
basic earnings) payable by an employed person in accordance with
the provisions of the Social Security Act. Upon the social security
deduction being made, such pilots and mooring men shall be
deemed to have satisfied their obligation in respect of contributions
payable by employed persons under the said Act, for the period
from the basic earnings of which the social security deduction shall
have been made.
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Cap. 352.
Cap. 318.
(2) The Authority shall collect from the persons who in terms
of regulation 32 are bound to pay pilotage and mooring dues, a levy
hereinafter referred to as "the social security levy" equivalent to
one-twelfth (or such other fraction equivalent to the fraction at
which the social security deduction is made from the earnings of
pilots and mooring men in accordance with subregulation (1)) of
the pilotage and mooring dues due by them. On the payment of the
social security levy by such persons their obligation in respect of
contributions due by them as employers of pilots and mooring men
in accordance with the Malta Maritime Authority Act and in
accordance with the Social Security Act, in respect of the period
covered by the dues so paid, shall be satisfied.
(3) The Authority may make the social security deductions, and
collect the social security levy simultaneously with the collection
of pilotage and mooring dues leviable under the provisions of these
regulations.
Remittance of 
proceeds to Chief 
Pilot.
Amended by:
L.N. 50 of 1985;
XVII. 1991.81.
35. (1) After deducting the social security deduction in terms
of regulation 34(1) and such other amounts as are payable to the
funds established by these regulations, the Authority shall remit the
balance of the proceeds from pilotage and mooring dues to the
Chief Pilot.
(2) The Chief Pilot shall use such proceeds to:
( a ) pay such legitimate expenses as are incurred by the
Pilotage Corps in connection with the provision of
pilotage and mooring services;
( b ) pay such compassionate allowances to widows and
orphans of deceased pilots and mooring men as are
approved by the Board;
( c ) pay such pensions to retired pilots and mooring men as
are approved by the Board;
( d ) distribute the balance among serving and mooring men
in such manner as is approved by the Board.
(3) In granting approval for the payments specified in
subregulation (2)( b ) and ( c ), the Board shall take into account any
written agreement made or majority decision reached, as the case
may be, by serving pilots and mooring men.
(4) The Chief Pilot shall account for the transactions specified
in subregulation (2) in the manner which from time to time may be
prescribed by the Board.
(5) The Board shall appoint two of its members to audit not
less than once every quarter the books of accounts kept by the
Chief Pilot and such members shall submit to the Board an
appropriate written report and audit certificate.
Overcharging and 
over-payment.
36. (1) No pilot or mooring man shall demand or receive any
dues or other remuneration in respect of pilotage or mooring
services other than those specified in the Schedule; nor shall any
pilot or mooring man demand or receive any remuneration of any
kind whatsoever in respect of any ancillary work or services
connected with pilotage or mooring.
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(2) Any pilot or mooring man who contravenes the provisions
of subregulation (1) shall be liable for each such contravention to a
fine not exceeding twenty liri as the Board may impose.
(3) No person shall pay a pilot or a mooring man any dues or
other remuneration in respect of pilotage or mooring services other
than those specified in the Schedule; nor shall any person pay or
offer to pay a pilot or a mooring man any remuneration of any kind
whatsoever in respect of any ancillary work or services connected
with pilotage or mooring.
(4) Any person who contravenes the provisions of
subregulation (3) shall be guilty of an offence and on conviction
shall be liable to a fine ( multa ) of twenty liri for each such offence.
Personal injuries 
scheme.
37. (1) Pilots and mooring men may subscribe to a personal
insurance policy which will provide benefits to them or to their
dependants in the case of loss of life or injuries resulting directly
out of their work or sickness.
(2) Such personal insurance policy shall be in such form as
may be approved by the Board.
(3) Fifty  per centum  of the premium payable in respect of such
insurance shall be paid by pilots and mooring men so insured and
the other fifty  per centum  shall be defrayed out of the Stabilisation
Fund established by means of regulation 38.
Stabilisation Fund.
Amended by:
L.N. 50 of 1985;
L.N. 9 of 1980;
XVII. 1991.81;
L.N. 41 of 1994.
38. (1) There shall be established a fund to be known as the
Stabilisation Fund which for the purposes of this regulation shall be
known as "the Fund".
(2) Persons bound to pay pilotage and/or mooring dues in
accordance with the provisions of these regulations shall also pay
to the Authority a levy of ten  per centum  on the gross expenses
incurred for pilotage and/or mooring services.
(3) The Authority shall remit to the Fund:
(i) the social security deductions made in terms of
regulation 34(1);
(ii) the social security levy collected in terms of
regulation 34(2); and
(iii) the levy collected in terms of subregulation (2).
(4) The Stabilisation Fund shall be administered by the Board.
(5) The Board shall keep such books of accounts as may from
time to time be determined by the Minister.
(6) The Board shall not later than the tenth day of each month
submit to the Minister a statement showing the state of the Fund on
the last day of the preceding month.
(7) In addition to the monthly statement required under
subregulation (6) the Board shall also submit to the Minister
audited accounts recording the transactions of the Fund during the
bi-annual period ending on the 30th day of June and on the 31st day
of December of each year.
(8) There shall be paid out of the Fund:
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Cap. 318.
( a ) the contributions due in respect of pilots and mooring
men under the Social Security Act by employed
persons and employers;
( b ) any bonus which may be payable to pilots and mooring
men;
( c ) the extra attendance of pilots and mooring men when
so required under the provisions of these regulations;
( d ) the allowance payable to pilots holding the Local
Pilotage Certificate in terms of regulation 24;
( e ) fifty  per centum  of the cost of the personal insurance
policy specified in regulation 25;
( f ) the cost of uniforms issued to pilots and to mooring
men;
( g ) such payments as may from time to time be authorised
by the Minister.
(9) The transactions and the accounts of the Fund shall be
examined by an auditor appointed by the Minister.
Pilot launch funds.
Amended by:
L.N. 50 of 1985;
L.N. 24 of 1986;
XVII. 1991.81.
39. (1) The proceeds derived from such dues, which in
accordance with the Schedule, are payable in respect of the use of
the pilot launch shall be paid by the Authority into funds as
follows:
( a ) 20  per centum  of such dues shall be paid into a fund to
be known as the Pilot Launch Replacement Fund; and
( b ) the remaining 80  per centum  shall be paid into a fund
to be known as the Pilot Launch Maintenance and
Repair Fund.
(2) The Pilot Launch Replacement Fund and the Pilot Launch
Maintenance and Repair Fund shall be administered by the Board.
(3) Regulation 38(5), (6), (7) and (9) shall apply to the Pilot
Launch Replacement Fund and to Pilot Launch Maintenance and
Repair Fund.
(4) No payment shall be paid out of the Mot Launch
Replacement Fund unless such payment is authorised by the
Minister.
(5) Subject to the provisions of subregulation (4) there shall be
paid out of the Pilot Launch Replacement Fund the cost of new
pilot launches.
(6) Subject to the provisions of subregulations (7), (8) and (9),
there shall be paid out of the Pilot Launch Maintenance and Repair
Fund:
( a ) the cost of fuel oil, other oils and greases required to
operate the pilot launch;
( b ) day to day maintenance costs;
( c ) the cost of repairs to the launch including the cost of
spare parts required;
( d ) the cost of providing an alternative pilot launch when
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the pilot launch is withdrawn from service for her
annual overhaul;
( e ) such other similar costs as may be authorised by the
Authority.
(7) Subject to the provisions of subregulations (8) and (9), no
payment shall be made out of the Pilot Launch Maintenance and
Repair Fund without the prior approval of the Authority.
(8) No single expenditure in excess of five hundred liri shall be
made out of the Pilot Launch Maintenance and Repair Fund without
the prior approval of the Minister.
(9) The total expenditure properly chargeable to the Pilot
Maintenance and Repair Fund and incurred in any one calendar
year shall not exceed three thousand liri without the prior approval
of the Minister:
Provided that the cost of fuel oil, other oils and greases
shall not be taken into account in computing the expenditure limits
fixed in this subregulation.
Transfer of money 
from one Fund to 
another.
Added by:
L.N. 24 of 1986.
40. Notwithstanding anything contained in these regulations
the Minister may authorise the transfer of any sum of money from
any Fund established under these regulations to any other Fund
established under these regulations.
Operation and 
maintenance and 
replacement of 
pilot launch.
Amended by:
XVII. 1991.81.
41. (1) Mooring men shall be responsible for the efficient
operation and maintenance of the pilot launch. The Chief Pilot and
the leading mooring man shall be jointly and severally responsible
to ascertain that the provisions of this subregulation are carried out.
(2) Whenever the pilot launch is withdrawn from service an
alternative pilot launch shall be provided at the expense of the
mooring men in which case the alternative launch so provided
must, in the opinion of the Authority, be suitable to be used as a
pilot launch.
(3) The Authority shall provide an alternative pilot launch
itself whenever such launch is not provided under the provisions of
subregulation (2) and shall deduct the cost for such replacement
from the mooring due collected by it.
(4) Whenever the pilot launch is withdrawn from service for
her annual overhaul the cost of providing an alternative pilot
launch shall be defrayed out of the Pilot Launch Maintenance and
Repair Fund.
Records and 
inspection of pilot 
launch.
Amended by:
XVII. 1991.81.
42. (1) In any watch the mooring man doing duties as
coxswain shall:
( a ) be deemed to be responsible for maintenance work on
the pilot launch during that watch;
( b ) keep a log book in which he shall record:
(i) the trips performed by the pilot launch giving
such particulars as may from time to time be
prescribed by the Authority;
(ii) maintenance work on the pilot launch performed
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during the watch;
(iii) any accident in which the pilot launch may have
been involved during the watch;
(iv) any other information which may be required by
the Authority;
( c ) report to the Chief Pilot, or in his absence to the senior
pilot, any accident in which the pilot launch may be
involved.
(2) Without prejudice to the provisions of subregulation (1),
the senior pilot in a watch shall report to the Chief Pilot any
accident in which the pilot launch is involved and the Chief Pilot
shall transmit such reports to the Authority not later than twenty-
four hours after it occurs:
Provided that serious accidents to the pilot launch shall be
immediately reported to the Authority.
(3) The Authority may at any time inspect the pilot launch to
ascertain that it is maintained in good order and condition.
(4) The Authority may at any time inspect the pilot launch log
book.
(5) The Chief Pilot shall inspect and sign the pilot launch log
book at least once a week.
Arrangements to 
replace pilot 
launch.
Amended by:
XVII. 1991.81.
43. Subject to the provisions of regulation 41 whenever the
pilot launch is withdrawn from service, the Chief Pilot shall make
arrangements for its replacement by an equally efficient launch
after obtaining from the Authority his approval for such
replacements under such conditions as the Authority may impose.
Boats and 
equipment for 
pilots and mooring 
men.
Amended by:
XVII. 1991.81.
44. (1) Pilots shall maintain in good running condition such
communications equipment and mooring men shall provide and
maintain in good running condition such boats and other equipment
as will enable them to provide efficient pilotage and mooring
services, in accordance with such directives as the Board may from
time to time give.
(2) If pilots and/or mooring men fail to abide by any directives
given under the provisions of subregulation (1), the Board may
authorise the Director to provide such communications equipment,
boats and other equipment which may be so required and the
Authority may deduct the costs so incurred from pilotage and
mooring dues.
(3) It shall be the duty of the Chief Pilot to ensure that such
communications equipment is maintained in good working order
and condition.
(4) It shall also be the duty of the Chief Pilot and of the leading
mooring man to ensure that such boats and other equipment are
maintained in good order and condition.
Pilots and mooring 
men to wear 
uniform.
Amended by:
XVII. 1991.81.
45. (1) Pilots and mooring men shall wear a uniform whilst
they are on duty.
(2) The form of such uniform shall be determined by the
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Authority in consultation with the representatives of pilots and of
mooring men.
(3) The Board may determine what items of uniform shall be
provided to pilots and mooring men free of charge.
(4) Disciplinary actions shall be taken against pilots and/or
mooring men who, while on duty, fail to wear the full and complete
uniform as established by the Authority, or who in any manner
bring such uniform in disrepute.
Discipline to be 
administered by 
the Board.
46. (1) Discipline among pilots and mooring men shall be
administered by the Board.
(2) The Board may appoint a Disciplinary Committee
consisting of three persons from among its members:
Provided that in any particular case, no member of the
Board who initiated disciplinary action or who has some personal
interest in such case shall be eligible to sit on the Disciplinary
Committee appointed to hear such case.
(3) It shall be the duty of the Disciplinary Committee to:
( a ) investigate cases brought before it;
( b ) summon witnesses;
( c ) hear evidence under oath;
( d ) make recommendations to the Board on the cases
investigated by it.
(4) In the exercise of its powers in accordance with
subregulation (3)( b ) and ( c ) the Disciplinary Committee shall have
the powers which are conferred by law on the First Hall of the Civil
Court:
Provided that -
( a ) the Disciplinary Committee shall not in any case be
enabled to order the detention of any person; and
( b ) the duties of the court usher and of a court marshal
respectively shall be performed by members of the
Executive Police detailed for the purpose by the
Commissioner of Police.
(5) The Disciplinary Committee shall elect one of its members
to be Chairman.
(6) The Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee shall sign
summons and administer the oath to witnesses.
(7) The Disciplinary Committee shall conduct its business in
accordance with the provisions of these regulations.
(8) The Board shall consider the recommendations of the
Disciplinary Committee and shall thereafter take such disciplinary
decision in accordance with the provisions of these regulations.
(9) No member of the Disciplinary Committee shall be
debarred from taking part in the disciplinary proceedings of the
Board.
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(10) The decisions taken by the Board in matters of discipline
shall be final and binding.
Disciplinary 
proceedings.
Amended by:
XVII. 1991.81.
47. (1) The Authority shall institute disciplinary proceedings
against any pilot or mooring man who has contravened any
provisions of the Act or of these regulations or who in the course of
or in connection with his duties is negligent or misbehaves or fails
to comply with any directive given by the Authority. Such
proceedings shall be instituted by the Authority within twenty-one
days from the date on which the Authority became aware of the act
or omission which has given rise to such disciplinary action:
Cap. 234.
Provided that in the case of an offence resulting from the
award of a Maritime Court of Inquiry convened in terms of the
Merchant Shipping Act, or in the case of an offence in respect of
which criminal proceedings have been instituted the Authority shall
be deemed to have become aware of such offence on the date on
which the Court gives its award or judgment as the case may be.
(2) The Authority shall, within the time specified in
subregulation (1) communicate to the pilot or mooring man
concerned a detailed statement in writing clearly specifying the
charge or charges against him, and setting out the particulars of the
evidence relied upon to support such charge or charges.
(3) In making a charge the Authority shall demand a written
explanation from the pilot or mooring man concerned within ten
days from the date on which such charge is communicated to such
pilot or mooring man. In default of such written explanation the
charge shall be deemed to have been admitted and the Board shall
decide the case.
(4) The Authority shall notify the pilot or the mooring man
concerned of the charge made against him either by having such
charge delivered to him personally or by sending it to him by
registered post.
(5) In reply to a charge, the pilot or mooring man concerned
may reserve the right to make oral submissions to the Disciplinary
Committee.
(6) The Authority shall acknowledge in writing the receipt of
such reply and shall indicate the date on which it is received by it.
Time for hearing 
and concluding 
disciplinary 
proceedings.
Amended by:
XVII. 1991.81.
48. (1) The Disciplinary Committee shall commence the
hearing of any case brought before it within fifteen days of the date
on which a written reply to a charge is received by the Authority.
(2) The Disciplinary Committee shall conclude the hearing of a
case and shall make submissions to the Board within thirty days of
the start of the hearing:
Provided that in exceptional cases the Board may for
serious reasons extend such period by a further period not longer
than twenty-one days.
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Pilot or mooring 
man assisted by 
another person.
Amended by:
L.N. 159 of 1977;
L.N. 75 of 1989.
49. (1) When replying to a charge or when appearing before
the Disciplinary Committee, the pilot or mooring man against
whom disciplinary proceedings are being taken may be assisted by
a person of his choice.
(2) Such pilot or mooring man may request the Board to
summon witnesses in his defence and the Board shall duly summon
such witnesses, and he or the person assisting him may
cross-examine witnesses.
Service of 
proceedings.
50. (1) The Disciplinary Committee shall notify the pilot or
the mooring man against whom disciplinary proceedings are being
taken and shall summon any witnesses, to appear before it on the
day, time and place fixed for the hearing of such proceedings.
(2) Such notification or summons shall be signed by the
Chairman of the Disciplinary Committee and shall be delivered
personally to the pilot or to the mooring man or to the witness as
the case may be, or sent by registered post, not later than five days
before the hearing of the proceedings.
Proceedings  in 
absentia .
51. If the pilot or mooring man against whom disciplinary
proceedings are being taken under the provisions of these
regulations fails to appear before the Disciplinary Committee
within sixty minutes from the time fixed for a hearing, the
Disciplinary Committee shall proceed to hear the case in his
absence and give its report accordingly:
Provided that if the pilot or mooring man within two days
after the day fixed for the hearing of his case justifies his absence
to the satisfaction of the Disciplinary Committee, the Disciplinary
Committee may hear the submissions of the pilot or mooring man
and the evidence of his witnesses before submitting its report.
Proof of service.
Amended by:
XVII. 1991.81.
52. Whenever the Authority, or the Board, or the Disciplinary
Committee, as the case may be, sends any communication,
notification or summons by registered letter through the post it
shall be sufficient proof of service of such letter for all effects and
purposes of these regulations if the registered letter has been
properly addressed and posted.
Penalties.
Amended by:
XVII. 1991.81.
53. (1) If a pilot or a mooring man is found guilty of having
contravened any one of the provisions of the Act or of these
regulations or if in the course of or in connection with his duties is
found to have been negligent or of having misbehaved himself or of
having failed to comply with any directives given by the Authority,
the Board, after considering the report of the Disciplinary
Committee, may, without prejudice to the provisions of any other
law:
( a ) fine such pilot or such mooring man a sum not less
than three liri and not exceeding twenty liri; and/or
( b ) suspend his licence for a period not less than ten days
and not exceeding three months during which time no
remuneration shall be paid to or received by such pilot
or such mooring man; or
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( c ) revoke his licence forthwith.
(2) Any fine inflicted by the Board shall be recoverable by the
Attorney General as a civil debt.
Criminal 
proceedings.
54. Any disciplinary proceedings taken against a pilot or a
mooring man under the provisions of these regulations shall be
without prejudice to any criminal proceedings which may be taken
against him under the Act or any other law and any proceedings
taken under any of such laws shall be without prejudice to any such
disciplinary proceedings.
Automatic 
cancellation of 
licence.
55. The licence of a pilot or of a mooring man shall be
automatically cancelled if such pilot or mooring man is convicted
or declared guilty of theft or fraud:
Provided that in the case of a first offence involving an
amount not exceeding three liri such pilot or mooring man shall be
suspended by the Board for a period of not less than ten days and
not exceeding three months.
Present licensed 
pilots.
56. Any person who immediately before the commencement of
these regulations held a licence to serve as pilot shall be deemed to
be so licensed under the provisions of these regulations.
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1. For the purposes of this Schedule -
"ton" means " gross registered tonnage of a ship determined in accordance with
the provisions of the International Convention on Tonnage Measurement of Ships,
1969;
"oil tanker" means a ship which complies with the definition of the International
Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) 1973, as
modified by the Protocol of 1978;
"segregated ballast tank" means a tank exclusuvely used for the carriage of
segregated ballast.
2. Pilotage dues at the standard rate shall be as follows:
3. Pilotage dues at the standard rate shall be charged for either:
( a ) entering port; or
( b ) leaving port; or
( c ) shifting berth under own power ("hot move") in the same port.
4. Charges additional to pilotage dues at the standard rate shall be made as
follows:
5. For any of the following services:
SCHEDULE Amended by:L.N. 75 of 1978;
L.N. 24 of 1986.
Substituted by:
L.N. 41 of 1994.
Amended by:
L.N. 137 of 2001.
 Regulation 31
Pilotage and Mooring Dues
( a ) Ships not exceeding 500 tons ............................................. Lm10.00
( b ) Ships exceeding 500 tons and not exceeding 1,000 tons ..... Lm12.00
( c ) Ships exceeding 1,000 tons and not exceeding 2,000 tons .. Lm13.00
( d ) Ships exceeding 2,000 tons and not exceeding 3,500 tons .. Lm15.00
( e ) Ships exceeding 3,500 tons and not exceeding 5,000 tons .. Lm16.00
( f ) Ships exceeding 5,000 tons and not exceeding 7,000 tons .. Lm17.00
( g ) Ships exceeding 7,000 tons and not exceeding 10,000 tons . Lm18.00
( h ) Ships exceeding 10,000 tons and not exceeding 15,000 tons  Lm20.00
( i ) Ships exceeding 15,000 tons and not exceeding 20,000 tons Lm21.00
( j ) Ships exceeding 20,000 tons and not exceeding 25,000 tons Lm23.00
( k ) Ships exceeding 25,000 tons and not exceeding 30,000 tons Lm25.00
( l ) Ships exceeding 30,000 tons and not exceeding 40,000 tons Lm27.00
( m ) For every additional 10,000 tons or part thereof in excess
of 40,000 tons ................................................................... Lm6.00.
( a ) shifting berth not under own power ("cold move") in the
same port .......................................................................... 25%
( b ) shifting berth from one port to another port not under own
power ("cold move") i.e. leaving one port, passage to and
entering another port ......................................................... 100%
( c ) oil tankers not equipped with segregated ballast tanks ........ 17%.
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( a ) making contact with a ship outside a port when the ship is not to enter
that port; or
( b ) pilotage service rendered outside a port, including pilotage from outside
the entrance of one port to another,
there shall be charged half the standard rate, subject to a minimum of Lm15.
6. If, in the performance of any of the services specified in paragraphs 3, 4 and
5 of this Schedule -
7. (i) For mooring or unmooring a ship on entering, leaving or shifting berth at
any berth, except at a buoy berth, other than for the services specified in paragraphs
9, 10, 19 and 20 of this Schedule, there shall be charged:
(ii) For mooring or unmooring a ship at The Dolphins at Grand Harbour, there
shall be charged the following rates in addition to those specified in paragraph (i):
( a ) a pilot is detained on board the ship for piloting, mooring,
or unmooring the ship for any reason beyond the pilot’s
control, or is left in quarantine for a period longer than two
hours, the following additional dues shall be payable:
(i) in respect of services rendered at Malta Drydocks
and Malta Shipbuilding, from the second to the
twenty-fourth hour, per hour or part thereof ............. Lm1.50
(ii) in respect of services rendered elsewhere, from the
second to the twenty-fourth hour, per hour or part
thereof ..................................................................... Lm3.00
(iii) thereafter, per twenty-four hour period or part
thereof, in cases (i) and (ii) above ............................. Lm30.00
( b ) a pilot is compelled to proceed abroad with the ship, he
shall be provided with board and lodging at a standard not
less than that of a second class hotel, and the expenses of
the return journey and the following additional dues shall
be payable per day or part thereof until the pilot is returned
to Malta ............................................................................. Lm40.00
( a ) Ships not exceeding 500 tons ............................................. Lm9.00
( b ) Ships exceeding 500 tons and not exceeding 1,000 tons ..... Lm11.00
( c ) Ships exceeding 1,000 tons and not exceeding 2,000 tons .. Lm12.00
( d ) Ships exceeding 2,000 tons and not exceeding 3,500 tons .. Lm14.00
( e ) Ships exceeding 3,500 tons and not exceeding 5,000 tons .. Lm14.00
( f ) Ships exceeding 5,000 tons and not exceeding 7,000 tons .. Lm15.00
( g ) Ships exceeding 7,000 tons and not exceeding 10,000 tons . Lm16.00
( h ) Ships exceeding 10,000 tons and not exceeding 15,000 tons  Lm18.00
( i ) Ships exceeding 15,000 tons and not exceeding 20,000 tons Lm19.00
( j ) Ships exceeding 20,000 tons and not exceeding 25,000 tons Lm20.00
( k ) Ships exceeding 25,000 tons and not exceeding 30,000 tons Lm23.00
( l ) Ships exceeding 30,000 tons and not exceeding 40,000 tons Lm24.00
( m ) For every additional 10,000 tons or part thereof in excess
of 40,000 tons ................................................................... Lm3.00.
For ships not exceeding 6,000 tons .................................... Lm10.00
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8. For mooring or unmooring of a ship at a buoy berth, other than for the
services specified in paragraphs 9, 10, 19 and 20 of this Schedule, there shall be
charged ..................................................................................................... Lm30.00.
9. On request for any other mooring service not connected with mooring or
unmooring of a ship on arrival, departure or shifting there shall be charged:
( a ) the rates at paragraph 7 of this Schedule for ships berthed stern to a
quay;
( b ) half the rates at paragraph 7 of this Schedule for ships berthed alongside
a quay or wharf; and
( c ) the rate at paragraph 8 of this Schedule for ships on buoys.
10. If in any of the services specified in paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 19 and 20 of
this Schedule a boat and crew or mooring party are left in attendance or as a result of
such services are detained in quarantine at any place for longer than two hours, the
following additional dues shall be payable:
11. In respect of a service necessitating the making contact with a ship outside a
port when the ship is not to enter that port, there shall be charged half the standard
rate, subject to a minimum of ...................................................................... Lm5.00.
12. In respect of the following services by mooring men there shall be payable
the following dues:
13. In respect of pilotage service rendered to Malta Drydocks and/or Malta
Shipbuilding there shall be payable the following mooring dues:
14. Additional pilotage, mooring or unmooring dues at the rate of 15% on the
appropriate rates shall be payable in respect of services rendered between sunset to
sunrise and on Sundays and public holidays.
15. When a cancellation for a request for a pilotage and mooring or unmooring
service is made, the following dues shall be made:
For ships exceeding 6,000 tons .......................................... Lm12.50
(i) from the second to the twenty-fourth hour
or part thereof .......................................... Lm0.60 per man
(ii) thereafter per twenty-four hour period or
part thereof .............................................. Lm10.00 per man.
(i) for handling of mooring rope by boat crew  Lm10 per rope
(ii) for handling of mooring rope by hand ....... Lm5 per rope.
(i) for vessels entering or leaving ......... Lm5 per pilotage service
(ii) for vessels shifting thereat .............. Lm2 per pilotage service
( a ) when a cancellation notice is made prior to two hours
before commencement of operation ................................. No charge
( b ) when a cancellation notice is made within the two hours
immediately proceeding the commencement of operation  25% of 
standard 
rate
( c ) when pilot and mooring man have, on request, reported
aboard for an operation which is later cancelled .............. 50% of 
standard 
rate.
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16. When a pilot or mooringman is required to work extra duty i.e. duties in
excess of his normal watch hours, there shall be payable the following charges:
17. In respect of disabled vessels, there shall be payable the following charges:
18. All rates for pilotage, mooring or unmooring of a ship shall cover any
number of hours required to be performed by any of the personnel in the Pilotage
Corps:
Provided that all vessels over 243.84 metres (800 feet) entering, leaving or
shifting in Grand Harbour are to employ two pilots, with the exception of cruise
liners:
Provided further that when, in the opinion of the Executive Director (Ports)
it is necessary to employ more than one pilot for any vessel, the pilotage dues will be
commensurate to the number of pilots providing the said service.
19. For the use of the pilot launch in connection with the provision of pilotage
and/or mooring services:
20. For any other particular pilotage or mooring services not otherwise
specifically provided for in this Schedule, the dues payable shall be determined by
the Executive Director (Ports) who shall, as far as possible, assimilate them to the
appropriate dues specified in this Schedule.
(i) in respect of pilots .......................... Lm15 per pilot per
operation
(ii) in respect of mooring men ............... Lm10 per mooringman
per operation.
(i) in respect of pilots .......................... Lm25 per pilot
(ii) in respect of mooring men ............... Lm40 per operation
irrespective of number of
mooringmen.
( a ) to ships entering or leaving port ......................................... Lm10
( b ) to ships shifting within a port ............................................ Lm5.
