Merchant Shipping Act (Cap. 234), article 209

209. (1) The Minister may make rules (in this Act referred to as "radio rules") requiring ships to which this article applies to be provided with a radio installation other than a radio navigatio nal aid of such a nature as may be prescribed by the rules and to maintain such a radio service and to carry such number of radio officers or operators, of suc h grades and possessing such qualifications, as may be so prescribed; and the rules may cont ain provisions for preventing, so fa r as practicable, electrical interference with the radio installation by other apparatus on board. (2) This article applies to: (a) Maltese ships; (b) all other ships while the y are in Maltese waters. (3) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing provisions of this article, rules under this article may - (a) prescribe the duties of radio officers and operators, including the duty of keeping a radio log book; (b) apply to any radio log book required to be kept under the rules any of the provisi ons of articles 193 and 194; (c) require the master of the ship to cause to be entered in the official log book such p articulars relating to the operation of the radio installation, and the maintenance of the radio service, as may be specified in the rules; (d) prescribe requirements for such portable radio apparatus as boats or life-rafts may be required to M E R C H A N T S H I P P I N G [CAP. 234. 105 carry by the rules for li fe-saving appliances. Rules for direction- finders. Amended by: XXII.2000.85.