Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 234), article 195

195. (1) There shall be issued to every Maltese seaman, on application, an identity document to be known, and in this Act being referred to, as a Maltese seaman’s card, in the form determined by the Registrar-General. (2) An application for a Maltese seaman’s card shall be made to the Registrar-General and the applicant shall produce such docu ments and furnish such information as the Registrar-General may requi re. (3) The Registrar-General, if sat isfied that the applicant is a person entitled to an identity document under this Act, shall i ssue to him a Maltese seaman’s card. (4) For the purposes of this article and of articles 200 and 201 , "Maltese seaman" means a person who, being a citizen of Malta, is employed or engaged, or ordinarily employed or engaged, in sea- going ships (whether Maltese or foreign), other than fishing bo ats or ships forming part of the navy of any country, as a master o r a member of the crew thereof. Safe custody of card.