Documents to be approved
Committee session output documents need to be approved by committee participants. Once a document is deemed good to go, it is listed here and committee participants are invited to provide comments before the designated deadline or approve by being silent.
During ENG20, output documents to be submitted for silent approval must reach the committee secretary before the deadline assigned. Link here.
Document Id | Title | Deadline for comments | Status |
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ENG20 9.2.1.1 | Draft new Guideline on The Measurement of Marine Lights Performance | 16 April 2025, 20:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG20 9.2.1.2 | New draft Guideline Harmonised IoT Protocol For Visual AtoN | 16 April 2025, 20:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG20 9.2.2.1 | Liaison Note to RTCM regarding the 10402.n standard | 16 April 2025, 20:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG20 9.2.2.2 | Liaison note to ARM on MASS Recommendation | 16 April 2025, 20:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG20 9.2.2.3 | Liaison note on IALA Digitalisation Discussion Paper | 16 April 2025, 20:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG20 9.2.3.1 | Revised Guideline G1093 on Management of Surplus Lighthouse Property | 16 April 2025, 20:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG20 9.2.3.2 | Revised Recommendation R1005 on Conserving the Built Heritage of Lighthouses and other Aids to Navigation | 16 April 2025, 20:00 UTC | Approved |

Documents to be approved
Committee session output documents need to be approved by committee participants. Once a document is deemed good to go, it is listed here and committee participants are invited to provide comments before the designated deadline or approve by being silent.
During ENG19, output documents to be submitted for silent approval must reach the committee secretary before the deadline assigned. Link here.
Document Id | Title | Deadline for comments | Status |
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ENG19 9.2.1.1 | Liaison note ENG to ARM Buoy Tender Activities | 30 October 2024, 20:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG19 9.2.1.1.1 | Draft guideline on Buoy Tender | 30 October 2024, 20:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG19 9.2.1.2 | Liaison note ENG to ARM on Categorisation and Availability Objectives for Short Range Aids to Navigation | 30 October 2024, 20:00 UTC | Approved with comments |
ENG19 9.2.1.3 | Liaison note from ENG to ARM on the Use of drones for AtoN Management | 30 October 2024, 20:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG19 9.2.1.3.1 | Comments for Drone Recommendation | 30 October 2024, 20:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG19 9.2.1.3.2 | Draft Guideline Use of Drones for AtoN Management | 30 October 2024, 20:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG19 9.2.1.4 | Liaison note from ENG to ARM on remote monitoring | 30 October 2024, 20:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG19 9.2.1.5 | Liaison note from ENG to ARM on IoT sensors | 30 October 2024, 20:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG19 9.2.1.6 | Guideline on Overview of a Floating AtoN | 30 October 2024, 20:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG19 9.2.1.7 | Draft G1077 Developing a Maintenance Strategy for Aids to Navigation | 30 October 2024, 20:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG19 9.2.1.8 | Draft Guideline on AtoN in extreme conditions | 30 October 2024, 20:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG19 9.2.1.9 | Liaison to Council on CIE Research Group on Cone Fundamentals | 30 October 2024, 20:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG19 9.2.2.1 | Draft Guideline on Medium Frequency R-Mode signal structure and navigation message | 30 October 2024, 20:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG19 9.2.2.2 | Development of procedures and requirements for the recognition of augmentation systems in the WWRNS to NSCR 12 | 30 October 2024, 20:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG19 9.2.2.3 | Liaison note to IMO on Enhanced Radar Positioning Systems | 30 October 2024, 20:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG19 9.2.2.4 | Liaison to ARM on R0101 and R0146 | 30 October 2024, 20:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG19 9.2.2.4.1 | R0146 Strategy for Maintaining Racon Service Capability (e-NAV-146) Ed1.1 | 30 October 2024, 20:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG19 9.2.2.5 | Liaison to ARM on AIS Documentation | 30 October 2024, 20:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG19 9.2.2.6 | Draft Guideline G1158 VDES-R mode | 30 October 2024, 20:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG19 9.2.2.7 | Liaison note from ENG to ARM on MASS Guideline Review | 30 October 2024, 20:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG19 9.2.2.8 | Liaison note ENG to DTEC committee on digitalisation of waterways guideline | 30 October 2024, 20:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG19 9.2.2.9 | S-240 DGNSS Station Almanac Product Specification v1.2 | 30 October 2024, 20:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG19 9.2.2.10 | Liaison note ENG to PAP on MASS Guideline | 30 October 2024, 20:00 UTC | Approved |
Documents to be approved
Committee session output documents need to be approved by committee participants. Once a document is deemed good to go, it is listed here and committee participants are invited to provide comments before the designated deadline or approve by being silent.
During ENG18, output documents to be submitted for silent approval must reach the committee secretary before the deadline assigned. Link here.
Document Id | Title | Deadline for comments | Status |
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ENG18 13.0.1 | Draft Liaison note from to ARM on the Cyber Security guideline | 12 April 2024, 07:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG18 13.0.1.1 | Draft Guideline on Cyber Security (ENG WG1 WG2 Edits) | 12 April 2024, 07:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG18 13.1.1 | Liaison note to ARM on General Overview of Floating AtoN | 15 April 2024, 12:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG18 13.1.1.1 | Draft Guideline GXXXX on General Overview of a Floating AtoN | 15 April 2024, 12:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG18 13.1.2 | Liaison note to the WWA on Task Round Robin Light Measurement | 16 April 2024, 12:00 UTC | Forwarded to ENG19 |
ENG18 13.2.1 | Draft Liaison note to RTCM on the update of RTCM 10402.3 Standard | 13 April 2024, 16:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG18 13.2.2 | Proposal for new IALA Dictionary definitions related to R-Mode | 13 April 2024, 16:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG18 13.2.3 | Draft Liaison note to MASS TF on Enhanced Radar Positioning Systems | 13 April 2024, 16:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG18 13.2.4 | Revised Workshop proposal on future radionavigation and radiocommunication systems | 16 April 2024, 08:00 UTC | Approved |
Committee session output documents need to be approved by committee participants. Once a document is deemed good to go, it is listed here and committee participants are invited to provide comments before the designated deadline or approve by being silent.
During ENG17, output documents to be submitted for silent approval must reach the committee secretary before the deadline assigned. Link here.
Document Id | Title | Deadline for comments | Status |
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ENG17 13.1.1 | Draft Liaison note to DTEC on Developments on the Maritime Internet of Things (IoT) | 25 October 2023, 08:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG17 13.1.2 | Draft Liaison note to ARM on General Overview of Floating AtoN | 25 October 2023, 08:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG17 13.1.3 | Draft Liaison note to ARM the progress of cyber security tasks | 25 October 2023, 08:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG17 13.2.1 | Draft IALA Guideline on Resilient PNT | 24 October 2023, 16:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG17 13.3.1 | Input to Council 79 on the ENG17 commendation of Faro di Genova ‘Lanterna’ as IALA HLY2024 | 25 October 2023, 08:00 UTC | Approved |
During ENG16, output documents to be submitted for silent approval must reach the committee secretary before 26 October 2022 at 09:00 UTC.
Document Id | Title | Deadline for comments | Status |
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ENG16 12.1.1 | Draft Recommendation R0203 Ed.2 | 25 October 2022, 16:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG16 12.2.1 | Draft Guideline on Radar Reflectors | 26 October 2022, 09:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG16 12.2.2 | Draft Guideline on AtoN Equipment and Structures Exposed to Extreme Environmental Conditions | 26 October 2022, 09:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG16 12.3.1 | Cover note on development of the draft IMO position on world radiocommunication conference 2023 | 21 October 2022, 13:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG16 12.3.1.1 | IALA input to IMO on VDES RMode Agenda10 WRC23 | 21 October 2022, 13:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG16 12.3.2 | Liaison note to RTCM SC104 | 21 October 2022, 13:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG16 12.3.3 | S-245 eLoran ASF data Product Specification_ed.1.0 | 25 October 2022, 16:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG16 12.3.4 | SBAS-ARAIM IMO Minimum Performance Standard | 25 October 2022, 16:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG16 12.3.5 | Liaison note to ENAV on VDES R-Mode Implementation | 25 October 2022, 16:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG16 12.3.6 | Liaison note to ENAV on New Technology Review | 25 October 2022, 16:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG16 12.3.7 | Liaison note to ARM on Maritime Services | 25 October 2022, 16:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG16 12.3.7.1 | Draft Maritime Service 17 AtoN v.0.2 | 25 October 2022, 16:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG16 12.3.8 | Liaison note to ARM on cyber security (documents embedded) | 25 October 2022, 16:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG15 Outputs
Committee session output documents need to be approved by committee participants. Once a document is deemed good to go, it is listed here and committee participants are invited to provide comments before the designated deadline or approve by being silent.
During ENG15, output documents to be submitted for silent approval must reach the committee secretary before 11 March 2022 at 17:00 UTC.
Document Id | Title | Deadline for comments | Status |
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ENG15 12.0.1 | Liaison note to all committees on sustainability workshop | 14 March 2022, 10:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG15 12.0.2 | Sustainability Workshop proposal | 14 March 2022, 10:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG15 12.1.1 | Revision of Annex B of the IALA Guideline G1135 | 11 March 2022, 08:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG15 12.1.2 | Revision of R0204 Marine Signal Lights-Determination and Calculation of Effective Intensity | 15 March 2022, 16.00 UTC | Approved |
ENG15 12.1.3 | Liaison note to ARM on definition of nominal range | 17 March 2022, 09.00 UTC | Approved |
ENG15 12.2.1 | Draft Guideline QC for 3rd Party AtoN Service Providers | 14 March 2022, 10:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG15 12.2.2 | R0141 Training and Certification of Marine Aids to Navigation Personnel (E-141) Ed4.1 December 2017 | 16 March 2022, 12.00 UTC | Approved |
ENG15 12.2.3 | Draft Guideline on solar module for a marine environment | 16 March 2022, 12.00 UTC | Approved |
ENG15 12.3.1 | Draft revision to GL1127 – Systems and Services for High-accuracy Positioning and Ranging_v0.1 | 16 March 2022, 12.00 UTC | Approved |
ENG15 12.3.2 | Draft revision to GL1129 – retransmission of SBAS corrections | 16 March 2022, 12.00 UTC | Approved |
ENG15 12.3.3 | Draft GL1147 – The use of ERPS | 16 March 2022, 12.00 UTC | Approved |
ENG15 12.3.4 | Liaison note to ENAV Committee – R-Mode Standardisation | 16 March 2022, 12.00 UTC | Approved |
ENG15 12.3.5 | Liaison note to ENAV – IMO position on VDES and digital VHF support at WRC-27 | 16 March 2022, 12.00 UTC | Approved |
ENG15 12.3.6 | Draft input to NCSR9 on WRC23 AI10 – Including ENG comments for ENAV to consider | 16 March 2022, 12.00 UTC | Approved |
ENG15 12.3.7 | Liaison note to RTCM SC104 on R-Mode messages | 16 March 2022, 12.00 UTC | Approved |
ENG15 12.4.1 | Input to Council on the Change of Selection Process of the Heritage Lighthouse of the Year | 16 March 2022, 12.00 UTC | Approved |

ENG14
Id | Title | Deadline for comments | Status |
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ENG14 12.0.1 | Liaison note on Work & guidance within the Engineering & Sustainability Committee relevant to MASS | 20 October 2021, 12:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG14 12.0.2 | Liaison note on Proposals for enhancing Environmental Sustainability | 21 October 2021, 16:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG14 12.2.1 | Gnnnn Ed1.0 Sustainable Structural Design of Marine Aids to Navigation | 28 October 2021, 12:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG14 12.2.2 | IALA Model Course C2001-8 L2 Module 1.13 Maintenance of Steel Buoys Ed.2 June 2016 post review | 28 October 2021, 14:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG14 12.2.3 | IALA Model Course C2001-9 L2 Module 1.14 Power Sources on Buoys Ed.2 June 2016 post review | 28 October 2021, 14:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG14 12.2.4 | IALA Model Course C2007-1 L2 Module 7.1&2 Racons Ed.2 June 2016 rev3 post review | 28 October 2021, 14:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG14 12.3.1 | NAVGUIDE 2018 -ENG13 WG3 amendments (ENG14) | 28 October 2021, 12:00 UTC | Approved |
ENG14 12.3.2 | Liaison Note to ETSI TGMARINE on Radar standard | 28 October 2021, 12:00 UTC | Approved |
Documents for Silent Approval – ENG13
In order to ensure sufficent time for approving documenst before the closing plenary, the last call for documents to be approved using the silent approval procedure has been set as 13 April 2021 at 17:00 UTC. Following documents have been approved by the ENG Committee and will be submitted to the Council 73 (08 June 2021-10 June 2021) for final approval:
Document | Title | Status | |
ENG13 | 12.0.1 | IALA Model Course C200 Level 2 Technician Training overview (ENG13-3.1.0.11) | Approved |
ENG13 | 12.0.2 | IALA Model Course C2001-1 Introduction to Marine Aids to Navigation Ed1.1 | Approved |
ENG13 | 12.0.3 | IALA Model Course C2001-2 Introduction to AtoN Buoyage Ed2.1 | Approved |
ENG13 | 12.0.4 | IALA Model Course C2001-3 Buoy Handling and Safe Working Practices Ed2.1 | Approved |
ENG13 | 12.0.5 | IALA Model Course C2001-5 Buoy Cleaning Ed2.1 | Approved |
ENG13 | 12.0.6 | IALA Model Course C2001-6 Introduction to Buoy Positions Ed2.1 | Approved |
ENG13 | 12.0.8 | NAVGUIDE Chapter 7&8 | Approved |
ENG13 | 12.1.1 | G1134 Surface Colours Used as Visual Signals on AtoN | Approved |
ENG13 | 12.1.2 | R0110 Ed.5 Rhythmic Characters of Lights on Aids to Navigation | Approved |
ENG13 | 12.2.1 | Liaison ARM on 3rd party Quality Control | Approved |
ENG13 | 12.3.1 | Draft IALA Recommendation on Provision of GNSS Augmentation Services for maritime applications | Approved |
ENG13 | 12.3.2 | Liaison CIRM on Enhanced Radar Positioning System | Approved |
ENG13 | 12.3.3 | Liaison ETSI on Radar Standards | Approved |
ENG13 | 12.3.4 | Liaison Council on ERPS Standardisation Workshop | Approved |
ENG13 | 12.3.5 | ERPS Workshop proposal | Approved |
ENG13 | 12.3.6 | Liaison note RTCM on responses to SC104 | Approved |
ENG13 | 12.3.7 | Liaison note PAP re RTCM questions | Approved |
ENG13 | 12.4.1 | Input paper change from Legacy to Culture | Approved |