International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation

News

Headquarters agreement signed on 4 March 2025
After a successful 1st General Assembly of the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation held from 18 to 20 February 2025 in Singapore, the Headquarters agreement for the Organization was signed on 4 March 2025 at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in France.

Events

Committee meetings will start soon, Register now!

To all members, remember to register for the committees! For this season, we will start with VTS physical week on 17 March, then DTEC on 24 March, ARM on 31 March and we finish with ENG on the week starting 7 April. Please also indicate whether you will attend remotely or physically. If you do plan to come to visit us at HQ, please note that public transport access in the paris region is now dematerialized https://www.iledefrance-mobilites.fr/en.

Events

Segundo Seminario regional Latino Americano

May 21, 2025

El segundo Seminario regional Latino Americano dedicado a las Ayudas a la Navegación Marítima tendrá lugar del 21 al 23 de mayo 2025 en Buenos Aires, organizado conjuntamente con la Academia Mundial de la Organización Internacional de Ayudas a la Navegación Marítima (IALA WWA) y Argentina como Estado Miembro de IALA, representada por el Servicio de Hidrografía Naval (SHN) y la Academia Hidrovía de Capacitación en Ayudas a la Navegación.

News

Events

Workshop on IMT for Marine AtoN

September 1, 2025

Save the date for the Workshop on International Mobile Telecommunication (IMT) for Marine Aids to Navigation to be held on 1–5 September 2025 in Karlsruhe, Germany!

Events

Workshop on Sustainability in AtoN provision

The International Organisation for Marine Aids to Navigation (IALA) in association with the Irish Lights, Dublin, Ireland is hosting the Workshop on Sustainability in AtoN provision, to be held in Dublin, Ireland, from 6 to 10 October 2025.

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WATON DAY 2025

The United Kingdom will host the main event in London, and all IALA members are invited to attend. The World Marine Aids to Navigation Day will be of particular significance in 2025, being the first event since IALA changed its status from a Non-Governmental to an Intergovernmental Organisation.

Events

Upcoming Events

DTEC4

24 March 2025 – 28 March 2025

ARM20

31 March 2025 – 04 April 2025

ENG20

07 April 2025 – 11 April 2025

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News

The WWA celebrates 10 years of activity
In this short video, have a look at some of the important steps of the World-Wide Academy in the past 10 years.

Publications

IALA Standards

Download the IALA Standards including:

  • S1010 Marine Aids to Navigation Planning And Service Requirements
  • S1020 Marine Aids to Navigation Design and Delivery,
  • S1030 Radionavigation Services
  • S1040 Vessel Traffic Services
  • S105 Training and Certification
  • S1060 Digital Communication Technologies
  • S1070 Information Services.

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