Malaysia: Marine Department requires all vessels operating to activate AIS at all times
03 Feb 2021
The Southern Region Marine Department of Malaysia on Monday (1 February) issued Port Circular No. 02/2021 informing the maritime community that it will require all vessels approved to operate to activate their Automatic Identification System (AIS) at all times:
ENFORCEMENT OF MALAYSIA SHIPPING NOTICE (MSN) 05/2019
This Circular serves as a notification to inform that the Malaysia Shipping Notice (MSN) 05/2019 has been enforced for vessels sailing Malaysia waters.
All ships that have been given approval to operate for the activities specified under Section 491B shall ensure that the AIS system is always activated at all times.