Celebrating World Marine Aids to Navigation Day 2023
On 1 July each year, the international maritime celebrates the World Marine Aids to Navigation Day. This significant occasion shines a spotlight on the vital role played by marine aids to navigation in ensuring safe and efficient maritime transport around the globe. On this day we celebrate the importance of the ever-increasing significance of maritime trade and the need to protect our oceans and those who navigate them.
Wide variety of aids
Marine aids to navigation encompass a wide array of devices and systems designed to assist mariners in safely navigating their vessels through waterways. These aids include lighthouses, buoys, beacons, other navigational marks, electronic aids, and more. Their primary purpose is to provide navigational guidance, mark hazards, and communicate essential information to mariners, enabling them to determine their position, avoid dangers, and chart their course accurately.
World Marine Aids to Navigation Day serves as a platform to raise awareness about the importance of aids to navigation and the need for their continuous maintenance and improvement.
Vital systems recognized
This day also recognizes the contributions of the organizations, institutions, and individuals involved in the planning, operation, and maintenance of these vital systems.
The theme for World Marine Aids to Navigation Day 2023 remains Successful voyages, Sustainable Planet This theme emphasizes the commitment of the international maritime community to enhance navigational safety and efficiency, safeguarding the flow of trade while protecting the marine environment.
Environmental protection
Furthermore, marine aids to navigation are increasingly integrated into broader initiatives aimed at preserving marine ecosystems. By leveraging their infrastructure and capabilities, aids to navigation systems can contribute to environmental monitoring, protection of marine biodiversity, and the prevention and mitigation of pollution incidents.
The World Marine Aids to Navigation Day is an opportunity to reflect on the crucial role played by aids to navigation. It serves as a reminder of the continuous efforts required to maintain and enhance navigational infrastructure worldwide.
The 2023 celebration
Everyone is welcome to join the 2023 main event organized in Tangier, Morocco with the following programme:
Tuesday 04/07/2023
Registration and Welcome cocktail
Opening remarks:
- The Minister of Equipment and Water
- IALA Secretary General
Official Exhibition Opening and Tour
Session 1: New emerging technologies in the field of maritime navigation and contribution of the port sector
Session 2: Preparation of the IMO Audit by African countries
Session 3: Capacity Building for Africa
Session 4: The cultural heritage of lighthouses Trip to Cap Spartel: Thematic guided tour of the lighthouse and the Museum followed by a cocktail dinner
Wednesday 05/07/2023
Technical visits:
- Visit to the Maritime Surveillance Traffic Center
- Visit to Tangier Med Port
Cultural visits:
- Visit to the marina of Tangier City
- Visit to the Port Center
- Visit tothe Medina of Tangier
- Visit to the Ibn BattutaMuseum
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