Notices to Mariners issued in Govt. Gazette 21,341 of 8th November 2024

The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, notifies mariners and owners of vessels that a diving survey will be held in Mġarr Harbour, Gozo.

The diving survey will be held on either Tuesday, 12th November, 2024, or Wednesday, 20th November, 2024, within the area as shown in red on the chart found on Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt).

The diving survey can only be carried out after the departure of the fast ferry from Mġarr harbour and before the arrival of the next fast ferry at Mġarr harbour. Consequently, there might be more than 1 dive due to time restriction of each dive.

During the diving survey the scuba divers will be assisted by a person on the nearby pontoon and there will be exhibited the International Code of Signals Flag 'A'.

A safety zone of 10m round the survey area is to be kept during the survey.

Masters and operators of vessels are advised to keep a sharp lookout, and proceed with caution and at slow speed (no wake) when navigating in the vicinity of the above indicated area.

​They are to cooperate with the contractor and the enforcement officer on site during the dive. They are also to comply with all the instructions given on VHF Channel 10 Mġarr Port Control.

Chart affected: BA 211

​The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, notifies mariners that a firework display will be held from the foreshore in Manoel Island in Id-Daħla ta' Tas-Sliema on Thursday, 14th November, 2024, from 10.30 p.m. till 11.00 p.m. The displays will be let off from two locations centred at Point A and Point B (as shown in red on the chart found on Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt)) in the approximate following position:

Latitude (N)Longitude (E)

A                     35° 54'.092           014° 30'.329

B                     35° 54'.203           014° 30'.425

​In view of the above, mariners are advised to keep 100m away from points A and B, on the above-mentioned date and time.

Any boats berthed within the areas shown on the chart found on the Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt) are to be removed during the above-mentioned date and time.

Transport Malta will accept no liability whatsoever for any damage caused by the firework displays to any vessel and her ancillary equipment, whether such vessel and her ancillary equipment are left within the 100m safety zone, or outside such safety zone, from the point from which the fireworks are let off.

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.

Chart affected: BA 177