Notice to Mariners issued in Govt. Gazette 21,362 of 17th December 2024

The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, notifies that further to Notice to Mariners No 24 of 2021, the Armed Forces of Malta will carry out Live Firing Practice on Thursday, 19th December, 2024 with extended hours from 4.30 p.m. to 7.00 p.m. (Local Time).

A Sécurité message will be issued on VHF Channels 12, and/or 16 by Valletta VTS, accordingly.

The exercise area (LM-D6) is delineated by sector ABC.

From Position A                                           

Latitude (N)Longitude (E)

A                     35° 55'.540     014° 28'.320 (Centre point on land),

a radius of 4 Nautical miles to points,

B                     35° 59'.460     014° 27'.150 and

C                     35° 58'.290     014° 32'.190

Limits are indicated on BA charts 194, 2537 and 2538.

During the Live Firing Practice, Red Flags (approximate size 2.5m x 2m), will be flown from the shore limits.  After sunset, instead of the Red Flags, there will be Red Lights and there will be two safety vessels with blue lights on each side, to indicate the limits of the area. Mariners are warned to keep, as a minimum, 4 Nautical miles off the coast when the flags or safety vessels are sighted.

Moreover, any instructions given on VHF Channels 12 and/or 16 by Valletta Port Control (Valletta VTS) and by the Armed Forces of Malta, are to be strictly observed.

Charts affected: BA 2538, 2537, 194

Positions referred to WGS 84 DATUM