MSFD Descriptor 6: Bunkering Areas

Boundaries of offshore bunkering areas and relocated waiting area for vessels. Activities within these zones are regulated through various legislation: Authority for Transport in Malta Act (Chapter 499 of the Laws of Malta)

Ports and Shipping Act (Chapter 352 of the Laws of Malta), Dangerous Cargo Ships, Marine Terminals and Facilities and Bunkering Regulations (S. L. 499.12), Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Reporting Requirements Regulations (S. L. 499.34)

Berthage and Anchorage Dues Regulations (S. L. 499.38), Berthing Regulations (S. L. 10.30), and Official Nautical Charts.

Simple

Date (Revision)
2017-03-06
Date (Creation)
1988-10-01
Identifier
https://era.org.mt/ / BunkeringAreas_Polygon_New
Owner
  Authority for Transport in Malta
User
  Environment and Resources Authority
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Spatial scope
  • National
Use constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints
The data is freely available for download provided that due acknowledgment is given to the Authority for Transport in Malta
Access constraints
Other restrictions
Other constraints
no limitations to public access
Spatial representation type
Vector
Metadata language
English
Topic category
  • Planning cadastre
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Reference system identifier
http://www.opengis.net/def/crs/EPSG/0/3045
Distribution format
  • ESRI Shapefile ( unknown )

  • INSPIRE Compliant GML ( unknown )

OnLine resource
AM.BunkeringAreas ( OGC:WMS-1.3.0-http-get-map )
Hierarchy level
Dataset

Conformance result

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Explanation
See the referenced specification
Pass
Yes
Statement
Boundaries of offshore bunkering areas as designated by the Authority for Transport in 1988 - 1989, and the Waiting Area as relocated through Notice to Mariners No. 12 of 2017.
File identifier
6277c74e-772d-490e-bdbf-c630a1a61dad XML
Metadata language
English
Character set
MD_CharacterSetCode_utf8
Hierarchy level
Dataset
Date stamp
2021-02-02T06:24:33
Metadata standard name
ISO19115
Metadata standard version
2003/Cor.1:2006
Point of contact
  Environment and Resources Authority
 
 

Overviews

overview
Bunkering Areas Polygon

Spatial extent

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Keywords

Spatial scope
National

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Associated resources

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