Hello
does anyone of you have any SSR registered boat? i was going to buy one and register it in my name. did anyone one of you do this beofre? i send an email to transport malta but got no reply yet..
I used to own an SSR registered boat when I first came down from the UK. BUT as Granitu has confirmed, you are not allowed to fish in Maltese waters with that boat, AND if stopped by Transport Malta vessels they have a right to ask you to prove you are a UK resident spending more than 190 days in the UK.
Yes SSR is cheaper, £25 for 5 years BUT......
With all the upcoming changes being proposed locally, I would not risk keeping an SSR boat, indeed I had switched that boat to S. Even if you buy an SSR boat the process is quite simple - Send the SSR doc to the UK MCA and ask for boat to deleted from their register. They will send you a deletion document which you can take to Transport Malta and then register your vessel.
There have been various discussions on registration, but at this stage go with MFC as your boat will be new to the Malta Registries.