Notice to Mariners issued in Govt. Gazette 21,559 of 19th December 2025

The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, notifies mariners and the general public that work on the reconstruction of the slipway and adjacent quay at Il-Bajja ta' Marsaskala will be carried out.

The work will commence on Friday, 2nd January, 2026 and is expected to be completed by Thursday, 30th April, 2026.

A silt curtain will be laid along the imaginary line joining points A, B, C and D, as shown on the chart found on the Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt).

​A safety distance of at least 10m from the silt curtains shall be maintained at all times.

Some of the works will be carried out by scuba divers who will be displaying the International Code of Signals Flag 'A'.

​The indicated slipway with adjacent quay cannot be used during this period due to the silt curtain.

Mariners and vessel operators are to navigate with caution and at slow speed (no wake) when in the vicinity. They are to cooperate with the contractor on-site.

Mariners are to comply with instructions issued on VHF channel 12 and/or 16 by Valletta VTS.

Chart affected: BA 36

The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, notifies that the OASI foundation will be organising a Jump for Life awareness event at Il-Bajja tax-Xlendi.

The event will be held on Sunday, 28th December, 2025, between 7.00 a.m. and 1.30 p.m.

Part of the event consists of several people jumping into the sea from the quay near Churchill restaurant (point A) and swimming to the sandy beach (point B).

The other part of the event will consist of a few small sailing boats and kayaks doing trips in Il-Bajja tax-Xlendi within the area formed by the imaginary line from Ras Maħrax (point C) to Ras il-Bajda (point D) and the intermediate coastline, as shown on the chart found on the Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt).

Due to this event, navigation will be restricted and any vessel moored within the abovementioned area is to be removed from 5.30 a.m. until 3.00 p.m.

If the event cannot be held on the above-mentioned date, it will be held on Sunday, 4th January, 2026.

Mariners are advised to keep a sharp lookout and navigate with extreme caution and at slow speed when in the vicinity, they are to give a wide berth of at least 15m from the sailing boats and kayaks.

They are to comply with any instructions given on VHF Channel 12 and/or 16, by Valletta VTS and by any enforcement officers on site.

Chart affected: BA 211

The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, notifies mariners that the UM Rocketry (Student Rocketry Organisation) will hold a rocket launch event which will be held on Monday, 29th December, 2025, from AFM Firing Ranges between 6.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m.

Due to the above, mariners are informed that they are to keep out of the area A, B, C, D and the intermediate coastline, which is the same area used by AFM for their firing practise exercises as shown on the chart found on the Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt) during the abovementioned date and time.

Latitude (N)Longitude (E)

A                     35˚56'.199      014˚28'.119   

B                     35˚59'.460      014˚27'.150   

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

D                     35˚56'.019      014˚28'.982   

Safety vessels will be patrolling the area and mariners are to cooperated with the officers on board.

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

If the event cannot be held on Monday, 29th December, 2025, the event will be held on Tuesday, 30th December, 2025.

​Mariners are to note the above and keep away from the area. Any instructions issued by Valletta Port Control (Valletta VTS) on VHF channel 12, are to be complied with.

Positions referred to WGS 84 DATUM.

Charts affected: BA 2537, 2538        

The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, notifies mariners that the Malta (O) and Tunisia (T) NAVTEX service is unreliable.

While every effort is being made to resume normal transmitting of NAVTEX messages as soon as possible, during the test period, Malta Navigational Warnings will be promulgated by voice, on radio, as follows:

Malta Vessel Traffic Service (Malta VTS) on VHF Channel 16 at 6.03 a.m., 10.03 a.m., 4.03 p.m. and 9.03 p.m. (UTC) daily.