In order to fly the Moroccan flag, a vessel must be 75% Moroccan owned (in the case of individuals); for vessels owned by corporations or partnerships, this condition is deemed fulfilled if the majority of members of the board of directors or the supervisory board are Moroccan citizens.
"Article 3 (Modified, D. May 18, 1930 - 19 hija 1348): Boats of any tonnage may be nationalized Moroccan on the condition:
a) To have their home port in the French zone of the Shereefian Empire;
b) (Modified, D. May 2, 1933 - 7 moharrem 1352). - Usually to carry out a navigation which interests in a direct and principal way, the traffic of the ports of the French zone, or, in the case of fishing boats, to usually unload the product of their fishing in the zone French.
c) To belong for at least three quarters to Moroccan or French nationals; when the boats are the property of public limited companies or limited partnerships, this condition is considered to be fulfilled when the majority of the members of the board of directors or of the supervisory board are French citizens or Moroccan subjects and that, in addition, the president of the board of directors or of the supervisory board are French citizens or American subjects and that, in addition, the chairman of the board of directors, the director or the managing director are French or Moroccan;
d) (Added, D. April 7, 1934 - 22 hija 1352.) To have their crew composed of sailors of Moroccan nationality, in a fixed proportion, for the different types of navigation, by vizierial decree.
However, when it comes to boats (ships and boats) called upon to practice Moroccan cabotage, demarcation and fishing, under the conditions of article 52 below, and for which the above condition is not not carried out, the authorization to make them sail under the Cherifian flag can be specially granted to their owners, when they have been fixed in Morocco for a year at least or in the case where these boats belong to a company, when the latter has its head office in Morocco.[...]" (Maritime Commerce Code (Dahir of 31 May 1919; OG of 26 May 1919), as last amended by the Dahir on the Finance Law of 1984 (27 April 1984), Article 3 [google translation of consolidated French version])
Maritime Commerce Code (Dahir of 31 May 1919; OG of 26 May 1919), as last amended by the Dahir on the Finance Law of 1984 (27 April 1984), Article 3
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