Within the area of directorate “Maritime administration – Varna” the following anchorage areas are specified:

Area № 1 – in Varna Bay it is delimited by the lines connecting the coordinates: 1. Lat = 43° 12',50 N / Long. = 027° 57',80 E; 2. Lat = 43° 12',80 N / Long. = 028° 00',00 E; 3. Lat = 43° 11'80 N / Long. = 027° 57',80 E; 4. Lat = 43° 12',00 С / Long. = 028° 00',00 E, and it is set for staying at anchorage during the winter (from 1st October  to 30th April);

2. Area № 2 – south of cape Galata and it is delimited by the lines connecting the coordinates: 1. Lat = 43° 09',30 N / Long. = 027° 57',10 E; 2. Lat = 43° 08',98 N / Long. = 027° 58',14 E; 3. Lat = 43° 07',03 N / Long. = 027° 56',74 E; 4. Lat = 43° 06',79 N / Long. = 027° 57',90 E, and it is set for staying at anchorage during the summer (from 1st May to 30th  September);

3. Area № 3 - in Varna Bay with two berthing places, and it is delimited by the lines with radius of 270 m each and center with geographical coordinates referred to WGS84, as following: Berth № 1 - Lat = 43°11,21' N / Long. = 027°48,62' E, Berth № 2 - Lat = 43°11,22'N / Long. = 027°49,02' E;

4. Area № 4 – northeast of the Kamchia river estuary, assigned for quarantined ships and dangerous cargo ships, and it is delimited by the lines connecting the coordinates: Lat = 43° 05',00 N / Long. = 027° 56',50 E; 2. Lat = 43° 05',50 N / Long. = 027°57',80 E; 3. Lat = 43° 04',50 N / Long. = 027° 56',30 E; 4. Lat = 43° 04',50 N / Long. = 027° 57',70 E;

5. Area № 5 – south of Port of Balchik, delimited by the lines connecting the coordinates: 1. Lat = 43°23',40 N / Long. = 028°10',00EE; 2. Lat = 43°23',40 N / Long. = 028°12',00 E; 3. Lat = 43° 22',40 N / Long. = 028° 10',00 E; 4. Lat = 43° 22',40 N / Long. = 028° 12',00 E;

6. Area № 6 - in Varna Bay for berth of 1 ship to 10 000 GT and draught to 9,5 m is delimited by a circle with centre Lat = 43°11',8 N / Long. = 027°51',6 E and radius 1,4 kb.

Area № 311 (deviation polygon) is delimited by  the coastal line, eastern breakwater and the lines connecting the coordinates: 1. 43°12,69' N; 027°56,76' E; 2. 43°11,26' N; 027°56,76' E; 3. 43°11,26' N; 027°55,38' E, and it is used only for determining the deviation of ships’ compass. Berthing in the deviation polygon is an exception and is done only by a permission of the director “Maritime administration – Varna” for a specified time.