Notices published in Govt. Gazette No. 21,492 of 22nd August 2025

The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, notifies mariners that a light drone show displays, will be held inside the Grand Harbour.

The Light Drone Show displays will be held in the area as shown on the Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt).

Light drone flight rehearsals will take place on Thursday, 4th September, from 11.00 p.m., to 3.00 a.m. of Friday, 5th of September, 2025.

The Light Drone display will be held on Friday, 5th September, 2025, from 9.45 p.m. to 10.15 p.m.

All timings are in local time.

Mariners are hereby directed to avoid transiting in the abovementioned area to the extent possible.

Valletta VTS will be managing the movement of vessels, on VHF channel 12 within the Grand Harbour.

Mariners are advised to keep a sharp lookout and navigate with caution when in the vicinity, on the stipulated dates and times.

They are to cooperate with the organisers and to comply with any instructions issued on VHF channel 12 and/or 16 by Valletta VTS and by any enforcement personnel on site.

Positions are in WGS 84 Datum.

Chart affected: BA Chart 177

​The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, notifies mariners and owners of vessels that a diving (benthic broad-brush) survey will be held within Saint Georgeʼs Bay in St Julianʼs.

The diving survey will be held on any days between Monday, 25th August, 2025 and Tuesday, 30th September, 2025, within the area formed by joining the points A, B and the intermediate coastline, and there will also be collection of Posidonia and water samples from point X, as shown in blue on the chart found on the Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt).

During the diving survey the scuba divers will be accompanied by a support vessel which will be displaying the International Code of Signals Flag 'A'.

A safety zone of 50m round the survey area and the support vessel, is to be kept during the survey.

Masters and operators of vessels are advised to keep a sharp lookout, proceed with caution and at slow speed when navigating in the vicinity of the above indicated area.

They are to comply with instructions given on VHF Channel 12 and/or 16 by Valletta VTS.

Chart affected: BA 177