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Webinar on Cordouan Lighthouse – 15 March 2021 – 0800 to 1600 UTC

Webinar on Cordouan Lighthouse

See programme here (in French) to join the event.
Cordouan was the fisrt IALA lighthouse of the year in 2019. It is running for a nomination for UNESCO world heritage.
This webinar is scheduled on 15 March 2021 from 0900 to 1700 CEST (0800-1600 UTC) with different sequences that could be followed separately.
Presentations will be made in French but will also be simustaneously translated in English on Zoom.

Voir le programme ici.

Le phare de Cordouan a été le premier à être élu phare de l’année en 2019. Il est en concours pour une nomination au patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO.

Ce webinaire est prévu le 15 mars 2021 de 0900 à 1700 CET avec des séquences qui peuvent être suivies séparément. Les présentations seront en français avec traduction simultanée en anglais sur Zoom.

Opening for signature of the Convention on the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation

Wednesday 27 January 2021 was a historic day for IALA as Ms Annick Girardin, Minister for Maritime Affairs of France, signed the Convention on the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation. The Convention is now open for signatures and hopefully many other States signature will follow soon.

For more information, read the speech by the Secretary-General Francis Zachariae here.

C72 Approved documents

The 72nd session of the IALA Council was successfully held by video conference from 8 to 10 December 2020. Members can view the report here.

New and revised recommendations:

• R1016 Mobile Marine Aids to Navigation, Ed2.0, Dec 2020.
• R1020 Terrestrial Radionavigation Services, Ed1.0, Dec 2020.
• R0119 Establishment of VTS, Ed4.0, Dec 2020.
• R0103 (V-103) Training and Certification of VTS personnel, Ed3.0, Dec 2020.
• R1021 Marine Aids to Navigation Awareness for Mariners, Ed1.0, Dec 2020.

New and revised guidelines:

• G1154 The use of Mobile AtoN, Ed1.0, Dec 2020.
• G1155 The development of a description of a maritime service in the context of e-Navigation, Ed1.0, Dec 2020.
• G1143 The Unique Identifiers for Maritime Resources, Ed2.0, Dec 2020.
• G1135 Effective Intensity, Ed2.0, Dec 2020.
• G1150 Establishing, Planning and Implementing VTS, Ed2.0, Dec 2020.
• G1156 Recruitment, Training and Certification of VTS personnel, Ed1.0, Dec 2020.
• G1089 Provision of a VTS, Ed2.0, Dec 2020. (This Guideline may be subject to amendment depending on the proceedings of the IMO Assembly in December 2021).
• G1157 Web Service based S-100 Data Exchange, Ed1.0, Dec 2020.
• G1158 VDES R-Mode, Ed1.0, Dec 2020.

A series of webinars on the approved documents will be delivered from 21 January 2021 onwards. More information here.