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Provision

 

The law governing ship registration in Malaysia is the Merchant Shipping Ordinance 1952, Part IIA which was extended to Sabah and Sarawak on 1st June 1991.

 

 

Port of Registry

 

The Ports of Registry in Malaysia are :

 

  1. Penang
  2. Port Kelang
  3. Kota Kinabalu
  4. Kuching

 

 

Exemption from Registry

 

Ships that are exempted from registration are as follows :

 

1.    Any ship not exceeding 15 tons nett used for navigation in the rivers and coastal waters of Malaysia

2.    Any vessel licensed under section 475 of this Ordinance

3.    Any local fishing vessel not exceeding 500 GT where such vessel is licensed under any written law relating to fisheries.

 

 

Shipowner Eligibility

 

Ships must be owned by a Malaysian citizen or if it is a corporation, the corporation must satisfy the following conditions:

 

1.    Incorporated in Malaysia

2.    Principal office of the corporation is in Malaysia

3.    Management of the corporation is mainly in Malaysia

4.    Majority of the directors and shareholding (including voting share) of the corporation is held by Malaysian free from any trust or obligation. Majority in this instance means 51% subject to such changes by the Minister.

 

 

SHIP'S Age and Survey Requirements

 

There is no restriction on the age of the ship to register. However, ship which is 20 years or older, shall submit the following reports:-

 

  1. Docking records;
  2. The last docking survey report;
  3. Ultrasonic Thickness Gauging report;
  4. Hull & Machinery report from classification. 

 

Survey of ships are conducted by the Surveyor of Ship working under the direction of the Surveyor-General who may designate authorized classification society to survey the ship on his behalf.

 

 

Authorised Classification Societies

The following Classification Societies are authorised to conduct surveys on behalf of the Government of Malaysia:

 

1.    American Bureau of Shipping (ABS)

2.    Bureau Veritas (BV)

3.    Det Norske Veritas (DNV)

4.    Germanischer Lloyd (GL)

5.    Lloyd's Register of Shipping (LRS)

6.    Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (NKK)

7.    Korean Register of Shipping (KR)

8.    China Classification Society (CCS)

9.    Indian Register of Shipping (IRS)

10. Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS)

11. Registro Italiano Navale (RINA)

12. Ship Classification Malaysia (SCM)