Notices to Mariners issued in Govt. Gazette 21,522 of 17th October 2025

The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, notifies all mariners, owners of vessels and divers, that filming activities will take place in different localities.

During these filmings the base will be at Ċirkewwa South Quay, which will be restricted in use from Thursday, 23rd October, 2025 to Saturday, 1st November, 2025.

Filming will take place between Friday, 24th October, 2025 and Wednesday, 17th December, 2025, on the days listed for each locality as follows:

Paradise Bay

Filming in this locality is scheduled to be carried out on any days between Friday, 24th October and Tuesday, 28th October, 2025, within area A, as shown on the chart A found on the Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt).

During filming in this locality a clear horizon is requested, therefore no loitering is allowed.

Southeast of Malta (Close to Filfla)

Filming in this locality is scheduled to be carried out on any days between Friday, 24th October and Tuesday, 28th October, 2025, within area B, as shown on the chart B found on the Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt).

​During filming in this locality no loitering is allowed within the area indicated.

Comino Cave

Filming in this locality is scheduled to be carried out on any days between Friday, 24th October and Saturday, 1st November, 2025, within area C, as shown on the chart C found on the Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt).

​During filming in this locality no loitering is allowed within the area indicated.

Il-Bajja ta' Għajn Tuffieħa

Filming in this locality is scheduled to be carried out on any days between Monday, 27th October and Sunday, 2nd November, 2025, within area D, as shown on chart D found on the Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt).

During filming in this locality no loitering is allowed within the area indicated.

Il-Bajja tal-Ġnejna/Il-Qarraba

Filming in this locality is scheduled to be carried out on any days between Tuesday, 28th October and Sunday, 2nd November, 2025, within area E, as shown on chart E found on Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt).

During filming in this locality a clear horizon is requested, therefore no loitering is allowed within the area indicated.

The Grand Harbour (between Lascaris Wharf and il-Ponta tal-Imgerbeb)

Filming in this locality is scheduled to be carried out on any days between Friday, 14th November and Tuesday, 18th November, 2025, within area F, as shown on chart F found on the Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt).

During filming in this locality no loitering is allowed within the area indicated.

Manoel Island

Filming in this locality is scheduled to be carried out on any days between Thursday, 11th December and Wednesday, 17th December, 2025, within area G, as shown on chart G found on the Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt).

During filming in this locality no loitering is allowed within the area indicated.

Filming will be carried out from any of the following vessels:

Workboat ‒ 'Maria C' and

RHIBs ‒ 'Nautica 1', 'Nautica 2', Nautica 3' 'Sahara Z2 and 'Nevada'

When any of the abovementioned vessels are sighted a safety distance of 200m from them is being requested.

All mariners, owners of vessels and divers are advised that entry into the areas as shown on the charts found on the Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt) is to be avoided on the abovementioned dates.

Mariners are advised to navigate with caution at slow speed and give a wide berth when in the vicinity, they are to keep out of the abovementioned area and to comply with instructions and directions issued on VHF channel 12 and/or 16 by Valletta VTS and by any enforcement officers on site.

​Charts affected: BA 177, 211, 2537