International Association of Lighthouse Authorities

The International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) is an organization for international cooperation between navigation agencies. It was founded in 1957 as the International Association of Lighthouse Authorities , French: Association Internationale de Signalisation Maritime (AISM) and was later renamed as a loose association of the authorities responsible for the navigation marks of the member countries. It is based in Saint-Germain-en-Laye , France .

The IALA is best known for the international standardization of sea marks.

→ Main article : Sea mark

The navigation marks include:

• The beacons and lighthouses
• The lateral system - marking the shipping lanes
• The cardinal system - marking dangerous areas (e.g. shallows)
• Safe Waters Marking - Marking when the open sea is reached
• Special markings - marking of special areas e.g. B. for water sports or marine exercises
• Individual dangers - marking of individual danger spots for shipping

Each navigation mark used has its own characteristic color, top mark and beacon identification.

organs

The general assembly is made up of all members . The general assembly is presided over by a president. It elects the council and, among other things, defines the guidelines for the IALA's actions. However, only the national members have the right to vote. The council administers the IALA and consists of up to 21 elected and 3 appointed persons. He appoints a general secretary who represents the IALA externally. The content work takes place in the committees .

membership

The IALA has four membership categories:

• National Members , these are authorities that are responsible for the navigational aids of their country or parts of it. The membership fee for 2016 is € 14,800. (77 members, as of May 2014)
• Industrial Members , these are manufacturers, dealers and consultants in the field of navigation aids. Applications are proposed by the respective national members to the Secretary General and then presented to the Council. The membership fee for 2016 is € 6,010. (111 members, as of May 2014)
• Associate Members , these can be ports, but also scientific organizations or service providers that deal with navigation aids. The membership fee for 2016 is € 2900. (49 members, as of May 2014)
• Honorary Members , these are individuals, appointed by the council for life, who have rendered services to the IALA. You don't pay a membership fee. (43 members, as of May 2014)

National members

Below are the authorities or institutions that have voting rights in the General Assembly.

country	authority
Algeria	Office national de signalisation maritime
Argentina	Seguridad Náutica Armada Argentina , Servicio de Hidrografia Naval
Australia	Australian Maritime Safety Authority
Belgium	Agency for Maritime Services and Coast, Flemish Government, Shipping Division
Benin	Port Autonomous de Cotonou
Bermuda	Department of Marine and Port Services
Brazil	Centro de Sinalização Náutica e Reparos "Almirante Moraes Rego" , Base Naval do Rio de Janeiro
Bulgaria	Bulgarian Ports Infrastructure Company
Cameroon	Autonomous Port of Douala
Canada	Canadian Coast Guard / Garde côtière canadienne , Direction Navigation Systems, Marine Services
Chile	Armada de Chile , Directemar, Direccion General del Territorio Maritimo y de Marina Mercante
People's Republic of China	Maritime Safety Administration, Ministry of Communications, Division of Aids to Navigation
Colombia	Dirección General Maritima
Republic of the Congo	Direction Générale de la Marine Marchande , Ministère des Transports et de l'Aviation Civile et de la Marine Marchande
Croatia	Plovput
Cuba	Oficina Nacional Hidrografia y Geodesia
Denmark	Søfartsstyrelsen
Djibouti	Port autonomous de Djibouti
Ecuador	Instituto Oceanografico de la Armada
Egypt	Egyptian Authority for Maritime Safety (EAFMS), Ministry of Transport
England / Wales	Trinity House Lighthouse Service
Estonia	Estonian Maritime Administration
Fiji	Maritime Safety Authority
Finland	Finnish Transport Agency, Hydrography & Waterways Department
France	Direction des Affaires maritimes , Direction générale des Infrastructures, des Transports et de la Mer , Ministère de la Transition écologique et solidaire Direction des Infrastructures, de la Topographie et des Transports terrestres (New Caledonia) , Service des phares et balises
Gabon	Service national de la signalisation maritime
Germany	Directorate-General for Waterways and Shipping
Greece	Elliniko Polemiko Naftiko
Guinea	Agence de navigation maritime , ministère des Transport
Iceland	Icelandic Road Administration (ICERA)
India	Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships
Indonesia	Directorate of Navigation, Directorate General of Sea Communications
Iran	Ports and Maritime Organization
Iraq	General Company for Ports of Iraq
Ireland	Commissioners of Irish Lights
Israel	Administration of Shipping and Ports, Ministry of Transport
Italy	Direzione Fari e Segnalamenti del Comando Logistico della Marina Militare , Direzione Fari e Segnalamenti Ministero dei Trasporti e della Navigazione Comando Generale del Corpo delle Capitanerie di Porto (Italian Coast Guard)
Ivory Coast	Port of Autonomous d'Abidjan
Jamaica	Port Authority of Jamaica
Japan	Kaijō Hoan-chō
Kenya	Kenya Ports Authority
South Korea	Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries
Kuwait	Ministry of Communications
Latvia	Latvian Hydrographic Service
Malaysia	Light Dues Board Peninsular Malaysia
Malta	Malta Maritime Authority
Mexico	Direccion General de Marina Mercante
Mozambique	National Institute of Hydrography and Navigation
Netherlands	Ministerie van Infrastructuur en Waterstaat
New Zealand	Maritime New Zealand
Nigeria	Nigerian Ports Authority
Norway	Norwegian Coastal Administration, Kystdirektoratet
Oman	Arabian Maritime and Navigation Aids Services
Panama	Panama Maritime Authority, General Directorate of Ports & Maritime Ancillary Industries
Papua New Guinea	National Maritime Safety Authority
Peru	Director de Hidrografia y Navegacion, Marina de Guerra del Peru
Philippines	Philippine Coast Guard Headquarters
Poland	Director of Aids to Navigation, Urzad Morski w Gdyni
Portugal	Direcçâo de Faróis
Romania	Directia Hidrografica Maritima
Russia	Principal Department of Navigation and Oceanography
Scotland	Northern Lighthouse Board
Senegal	Autonomous Port de Dakar
Singapore	Hydrographic Department, Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore
South Africa	Transnet National Ports Authority
Spain	Puerto del Estado , Area de Ayudas a la Navegación
Sweden	Sjöfartsverket
Tanzania	Tanzania Harbors Authority
Thailand	Royal Thai Navy
Tunisia	Service des phares et balises
Turkey	Directorate General of Coastal Safety (DGCS)
Ukraine	State Hydrographic Service of Ukraine
United States	US Coast Guard
Uruguay	Servicio de Illuminacion y Balizamiento, Armada Nacional
Venezuela	Direccion de Hidrografia y Navegacion
Vietnam	MSC-1

Web links

• IALA homepage

Individual evidence

1. ^ Association Internationale de Signalisation Maritime (ed.): The big book of lighthouses . Heel Verlag, Königswinter 1998 (French: Phares du Monde . Translated by Horst-Dieter Vogt). P. 12
2. ↑ Constitution of the IALA ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ Overview of members ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ List of members , as of 2018