Malta: zo begin je een SUP-, kano-, waterscooter- of bootverhuur
Malta: denk je erover om SUP’s, kajaks, waterscooters of boten te verhuren? Dit hebben we gevonden – 17 punten, elk gelinkt aan de tekst waar het vandaan komt en gecontroleerd op 17 oktober 2026 – plus wat we nog niet konden bevestigen en wie er beslist (6 officiële instanties).
Het bedrijf inschrijven
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Companies are registered with the Malta Business Registry (MBR), the central authority for commercial entities, through its online portal (BRO).
Oorspronkelijke tekst
“the Malta Business Registry (MBR) is the central authority for all commercial entities in Malta”
Vergunningen om vaartuigen te verhuren
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Anyone who hires out small ships needs a licence from Transport Malta (the Authority), whether the craft are motorised or not and whether the hirer drives or not. The same applies to running a boat-driving school, a water-ski school or water-ski facilities. The applicant must be 18. The licence lists the registration number of every craft covered and must be displayed at the office.
Oorspronkelijke tekst
“No person shall run or operate a mechanically driven small ships’ school or a water skiing school, or provide water skiing facilities, or hire any small ships, whether mechanically driven or not, to be driven by the hirer or otherwise, unless he is in possession of a licence for that purpose by the Authority.”
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A craft may only be hired out if its registration number is entered on the hire licence. Customers may only hire from a licensed operator.
Oorspronkelijke tekst
“No person shall hire or rent to any other person any small ship for any purpose whatsoever unless the registration number of such small ship is entered on the hirer’s licence.”
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Transport Malta may suspend, cancel or revoke any licence at any time without giving reasons, and may bar any craft it considers unseaworthy. Licensees must follow its directives on the safety of skiers and craft, collision avoidance and general control of navigation.
Oorspronkelijke tekst
“The Authority may at any time without assigning any reason therefor, suspend, cancel or revoke any licence granted or renewed by it under these regulations.”
Gebruik van strand, oever of kade
Nog niets bevestigd uit een officiële tekst – zie “Nog niet bevestigd” hieronder.
Je plichten als verhuurder
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Safety equipment: a small ship cannot be registered unless it carries the safety equipment Transport Malta requires; see VesselSOS Kit Finder (/kit-finder/).
Oorspronkelijke tekst
“No small ship shall be registered unless the small ship is equipped with such safety equipment as may be required by the Authority from time to time.”
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Briefing: licensed operators must give boating safety instructions to everyone hiring a motorised craft without a valid nautical licence. Before the rental, every hirer must receive in print the craft's operating characteristics, the local boating rules for the rental area, and on-water courtesy and environmental effects.
Oorspronkelijke tekst
“All licensed operators must administer boating safety instructions in compliance with existing regulations to all persons hiring mechanically driven small ships who do not have a valid nautical licence. (4) In addition, the licensee must supply to any person hiring a small ship in print, prior to rental: (a) the operational characteristics of the hired small ship, especially of a mechanically driven small ship; (b) the boating regulations peculiar to the area of rental; and (c) the common courtesies of operating a small ship”
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Hire register: keep, for every motorised craft hired, the date and times of departure and arrival, and the name and nautical licence number of the driver, or of the hirer if they drive.
Oorspronkelijke tekst
“Any person who holds a licence under regulation 32 shall keep a register showing the following information: (a) the date, and the time of departure and of arrival, of any mechanically driven small ship hired from him; and (b) the name and the nautical licence number, where applicable, of the driver”
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Speed limit: 10 knots inside harbours, within 300 m of any sandy beach and within 200 m of any other foreshore. Include this in jet ski and motorboat briefings.
Oorspronkelijke tekst
“No person shall cause, suffer or permit any mechanically driven small ship to proceed at a speed in excess of ten knots - (a) inside any harbour; or (b) in any place within 300 metres of the foreshore of any sandy beach; or (c) in any place within 200 metres of any other part of the foreshore”
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Instructors teaching motorboat driving or water skiing need an instructor's nautical licence (minimum age 18).
Oorspronkelijke tekst
“No person may act as an instructor in the driving of a mechanically driven small ship or in water skiing unless he is in possession of an instructor’s nautical licence issued by the Authority.”
Leeftijd en vaarbewijs van klanten
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Motorised craft, including jet skis, may not be hired to or operated by anyone under 18.
Oorspronkelijke tekst
“Any person licensed to hire small ships in terms of regulation 32 may not lease, hire or rent a mechanically driven small ship to, or for operation by, any person under eighteen years of age.”
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Driving a motorised small ship normally requires a Transport Malta nautical licence (18+) and third-party insurance. The regulation also allows driving 'under the specific conditions laid down in regulation 36', i.e. hire from a licensed operator with a safety briefing, which is how licence-free rental to tourists works.
Oorspronkelijke tekst
“No person shall drive any mechanically driven small ship, or tow any person for the purpose of water skiing, in the internal and territorial waters of Malta unless he is in possession of a nautical licence issued by the Authority, and is covered by a policy of insurance … or under the specific conditions laid down in regulation 36.”
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The nautical licence is only issued to applicants aged 18 or over who are competent to drive a motorised small ship.
Oorspronkelijke tekst
“The Authority shall not issue a nautical licence unless the applicant is eighteen years old and is competent to drive a mechanically driven small ship.”
Verzekering
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Third-party insurance is compulsory for motorised small ships. A craft cannot be registered without a policy approved by Transport Malta, and nobody may use or let others use a motorised craft unless the user is covered.
Oorspronkelijke tekst
“it shall not be lawful for any person to use or to cause or allow any other person to use a mechanically driven small ship unless there is in force in relation to the user of the mechanically driven small ship by that person or that other person, as the case may be, such a policy of insurance in respect of third party-risks as complies with the requirements of regulation 5.”
Vaartuigen registreren en markeren
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Every small ship (under 24 m: jet skis, dinghies, paddleboats, canoes and other craft, private or commercial) used in Maltese waters must be registered with Transport Malta, unless it is registered elsewhere as the regulation allows.
Oorspronkelijke tekst
“No small ship shall be used in the internal and territorial waters of Malta unless such small ship is registered with the Authority under these regulations”
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The exemption for canoes and engineless open sailing dinghies up to 5.2 m covers personal, non-commercial use only. Rental kayaks and canoes must therefore be registered.
Oorspronkelijke tekst
“The following small ships, which are for personal use only and not used in a commercial manner, are exempted from registration under this regulation: (a) canoes; and (b) open sailing dinghies, without engines, not exceeding 5.2 metres in length overall.”
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Registration marks on hire craft are painted white on a black background; private craft use black on white.
Oorspronkelijke tekst
“small ships owned by private individuals shall have their letters and numbers painted in black on a white background, whereas those used for hire shall be painted in white on a black background.”
Binnenwateren en zee
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The Small Ships Regulations cover the internal and territorial waters of Malta. A small ship is a craft under 24 m used solely within Maltese territorial waters.
Oorspronkelijke tekst
“"small ship" means a craft under twenty-four metres in length employed solely in the navigation within the territorial waters of Malta, whether mechanically driven or not, and whether privately or commercially used”
Seizoen
Nog niets bevestigd uit een officiële tekst – zie “Nog niet bevestigd” hieronder.
Nog niet bevestigd
Wat het onderzoek niet uit een officiële tekst kon bevestigen. Vraag het na voordat je erop vertrouwt.
- Niet gevonden
Beach/foreshore concessions for rental stands (Lands Authority concessions, local councils, MTA beach management) and jet ski launching lanes
Vraag het na bij Lands Authority (government land and foreshore)
- Niet gevonden
Whether the Malta Tourism Authority licenses watersports centres separately (Malta Travel and Tourism Services Act, Cap. 409)
Vraag het na bij Malta Tourism Authority
- Niet gevonden
Swimmers' zones and their seasonal dates (Transport Malta local notices); season not sourced
- Niet gevonden
The current hire-licence fees and application form (transport.gov.mt blocks automated fetching)
Vraag het na bij Transport Malta – Ports & Yachting Directorate (small ship registration, nautical and hire licences)
- Niet gevonden
Sole-trader / self-employed registration (Jobsplus, Commissioner for Revenue)
Officiële instanties
Wie er beslist. Vraag het hun voordat je opent – regels en tarieven kunnen elk seizoen veranderen.
- Transport Malta – Ports & Yachting Directorate (small ship registration, nautical and hire licences)transport.gov.mt ↗
- Legislation Malta – S.L. 499.52 Small Ships Regulationslegislation.mt ↗
- Malta Business Registry (MBR)mbr.mt ↗
- Lands Authority (government land and foreshore)landsauthority.org.mt ↗
- Malta Tourism Authoritymta.com.mt ↗
- Armed Forces of Malta – RCC Maltaafm.gov.mt ↗
Snelle antwoorden
Malta: heb ik een vergunning nodig om SUP’s, kajaks, waterscooters of boten te verhuren?
Anyone who hires out small ships needs a licence from Transport Malta (the Authority), whether the craft are motorised or not and whether the hirer drives or not. The same applies to running a boat-driving school, a water-ski school or water-ski facilities. The applicant must be 18. The licence lists the registration number of every craft covered and must be displayed at the office. Bron: legislation.mt, gecontroleerd op 17 oktober 2026.
Malta: zijn er speciale regels voor het verhuren van waterscooters?
Motorised craft, including jet skis, may not be hired to or operated by anyone under 18. Bron: legislation.mt, gecontroleerd op 17 oktober 2026.
Malta: hoe schrijf ik een verhuurbedrijf voor vaartuigen in?
Companies are registered with the Malta Business Registry (MBR), the central authority for commercial entities, through its online portal (BRO). Bron: mbr.mt, gecontroleerd op 17 oktober 2026.
Malta: is een verzekering verplicht voor een watersportverhuur?
Third-party insurance is compulsory for motorised small ships. A craft cannot be registered without a policy approved by Transport Malta, and nobody may use or let others use a motorised craft unless the user is covered. Bron: legislation.mt, gecontroleerd op 17 oktober 2026.
Malta: moeten huurvaartuigen geregistreerd worden?
Every small ship (under 24 m: jet skis, dinghies, paddleboats, canoes and other craft, private or commercial) used in Maltese waters must be registered with Transport Malta, unless it is registered elsewhere as the regulation allows. Bron: legislation.mt, gecontroleerd op 17 oktober 2026.
Volgende stappen
Wat elk vaartuig aan boord moet hebben
Malta: de veiligheidsuitrusting die een gehuurde SUP, kajak, waterscooter, motorboot en zeilboot volgens de wet aan boord moet hebben.
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