List of Swimmers' Zones for 2012

MALTA

• Gnejna Bay
• Ghajn Tuffieha
• GoldenBay
• ParadiseBay
• Armier Bay
• Mellieha (Ghadira Bay)
• Mellieha (It-Tunnara)
• Mgiebah
• Selmun
• St Paul's Bay (Tal-Veccja)
• St Paul's Bay (Tal-Ghazzelin)
• St Paul's Bay (Il-Fekruna)
• Bugibba (Main Square)
• Bugibba (Perched Beach)
• QawraBay
• SalinaBay
• St Julian's (St George's Bay)
• St Julian's (Spinola Cavalieri)
• St Julian's (Spinola)
• Tas-Sliema (Exiles)
• Ta' Xbiex
• Marsamxett (Waterpolo Pitch)
• Kalkara (Ir-Rinella)
• Marsaskala (Iz-Zonqor)
• Marsaskala (ex Jerma Hotel)
• Marsaskala (St Thomas Bay)
• Xrobb l-Ghagin
• Delimara (Il-Kalanka)
• Birzebbuga (Pretty Bay)
• St Paul's Bay (Ix-Xemxija)
• Tas-Sliema (Fond Ghadir)
• Birzebbuga (San Gorg)
• CIRKEWWA
• TIGNÈ (TAS-SLIEMA)
• MARSAXLOKK

GOZO

• Qbajjar
• Marsalforn
• Ramla l-Hamra
• San Blas
• Hondoq ir-Rummien
• Mgarr ix-Xini
• Xlendi

COMINO

• Blue Lagoon
• San Niklaw
• Santa Marija

Relative Charts and Notice to Mariners can be downloaded from here.

Safety at Sea Measures for 2012 at Blue Lagoon, Comino

The Ports and Yachting Directorate notifies all bathers, mariners and owners of sea craft that the following arrangements will be made for Blue Lagoon in the channel between Comino and Cominotto for the period between 15 May 2012 and 15 October 2012.

For the benefit and safety of all bathers and mariners, Transport Malta urges all visitors and commercial vessels to adhere to the new arrangements. Enforcement Officers will be constantly patrolling the area. Mariners are advised to keep a good lookout and navigate with caution and at slow speed in the Channel between Comino and Cominotto. They are also reminded that it is prohibited to secure/moor any craft to any of the marker buoys, swimmers’ zone delineation markers and related gear belonging to Transport Malta.

Anchoring and Mooring is only permitted in the indicated area. A minimum safety clearing distance of 5 metres from the swimmers’ zone is to be maintained. Wire ropes supported by floats will delineate the swimmers’ zone and may be placed two weeks before or after the stipulated date (1 May 2012). No craft will be authorised to unload/load passengers from the Cominotto side of Blue Lagoon.

Download Notice to Mariners related to this measure.

Swimmers’ Zone - Blue Lagoon, Comino
 

No boats, seacraft or objects which may endanger the safety of bathers shall be used within a swimmers’ zone. The swimmers’ zone which is being reserved exclusively for bathers and is delineated by the following coordinates:-

POSITIONS LATITUDE (N) LONGITUDE (E)
 

1A 36º 00'.893 14º 19'.281
1B 36º 00'.898 14º 19'.289
1C 36º 00'.825 14º 19'.351
1D 36º 00'.846 14º 19'.440
1E 36º 00'.854 14º 19'.448
1F 36º 00'.751 14º 19'.471
1G 36º 00'.740 14º 19'.390
 

Anchoring area for pleasure craft
 

The boundary of the anchoring area for pleasure craft is delineated by the following coordinates:-

Points Latitude (N) Longitude (E)

1 36° 00’.842 14° 19’.409 (Buoy)
2 36° 00’.829 14° 19’.352
3 36° 00’.952 14° 19’.249
4 36º 00'.987 14º 19'.311 (Buoy)
5 36º 00'.919 14º 19'.356 (Buoy)
 

Mooring areas for Commercial vessels
 

2 mooring areas are being assigned for Commercial vessels The boundaries of these mooring areas are delineated by the following coordinates:-

Points Latitude (N) Longitude (E)

6 36º 00'.966 14º 19'.329 (Buoy)
7 36° 01’.024 14° 19’.372 (Shore)
8 36° 00’.974 14° 19’.426 (Shore)
9 36° 00’.933 14° 19’.374
10 36º 00'.908 14º 19'.388
11 36º 00'.941 14º 19'.433
12 06º 00'.920 14º 19'.458
13 36° 00’.866 14° 19’.439
14 36° 00’.859 14° 19’.421 (Buoy) 

Fairway

A Fairway has been established as indicated in the chart. Special marker buoys fixed with a light flashing every 5 seconds will be placed in positions 1, 4, 5, 6, 14. The Fairway is to be used solely for navigation and should otherwise be kept clear.
 

All positions are referred to WGS 84 DATUM.
Chart Affected: BA 211