On 3 July 2024, Transport Malta has replaced the former Notice 062 of 2024 – Safe distance and speed from diver flags signals with Notice 069 of 2024 – Safe Distance and speed from Diver Flag signals.
In a nutshell, the notice states that:
- Mariners should keep a safe distance and speed when a vessel has a divers in the water flag (Blue/White Alpha flag)
- Vessels of any size, need to have a minimum 1metre high rigid flag when they have divers in the water
- Same safe distance rules also apply if the Red flag with white line is used, or if Delayed Surface Marker Buoys of Yellow, Red or Orange colours are used, with a recommended 100m clear safe distance.
(correction: a previous version of this post stated that speed limits were removed – apologies)
