Maltese legislation allows for bareboat charter registration.
Two scenarios of this type of Maltese vessel registration are allowed by Maltese law:
- Bareboat charter registration of foreign ships under the Maltese flag;
- Bareboat charter registration of Malta ships under a foreign flag.
Bareboat Charter Registration of foreign ships under the Malta flag
The maximum period for such type of registration is two years. This can be extended for additional periods of two years each, should the parties involved agree to do so. The registration procedure does not differ much from normal registration of a vessel.
A vessel which is registered as a bareboat charter needs to conform to the same obligations and also benefit from the same rights and privileges accorded to vessels registered under the Malta flag.
