Notices to Mariners issued in Government Gazette No. 21,736 of 20th October 2026

The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, would like to notify mariners that a swimming event will be organised in Mġarr ix-Xini.

The event will be held on Thursday, 22nd October, 2026, between 7.00 a.m. and 6.00 p.m., within the area formed by joining points X and Y and the intermediate coastline, as shown on the chart found on the Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt).

Preparations for the event, which include the installation of marking buoys along the swimming course, will be carried out on Wednesday 21st October 2026, from 8.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m.

No vessel will be allowed to navigate into Mġarr ix-Xini beyond the imaginary line X to Y from Wednesday, 21st October, 2026, at 8.00 a.m., to Thursday, 22nd October, 2026, at 7.00 p.m.

Only vessels involved in the event are allowed to enter the area and the slipway will not be accessible on the above-mentioned date and time.

Any instructions issued on VHF channel 12/16 by Valletta VTS are to be complied with.

Chart affected: BA 211

The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, notifies mariners that Triathlon Malta will be organising the swimming event as part of a triathlon at Il-Bajja tas-Salina.

The swims will be held along the course A, B and C as shown in the chart found on the Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt).

On Sunday, 25th October 2026, between 6.30 a.m. and 10.30 a.m.

A club RHIB 'S25336' and a number of canoes will be accompanying the participating swimmers.

All mariners are directed to keep well clear of the area and, under no circumstances, are to transit through course A, B and C. For vessels whose moorings are within this area, they are to communicate with RHIB 'S25336' prior to entering or leaving the area and wait to be escorted accordingly.

On the stipulated date and times, mariners are advised to keep a sharp lookout and navigate with extreme caution and at slow speed (no wake) when in the vicinity. They are to cooperate with the organisers.

All mariners are to comply with any instructions given on VHF Channel 12 and/or 16, by Valletta VTS and by any enforcement personnel on-site.

Charts affected: BA 211, 2537 and 2538

The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, notifies that further to Notice to Mariners No. 46 of 2026, the Armed Forces of Malta will carry out a live firing practice on Saturday, 24th October, 2026, at the Pembroke Ranges, between 7.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. (local time), with the same conditions as Notice to Mariners No. 46 of 2026.

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