Shown above is the 80th meeting of the International Association for Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities’ (IALA) board of directors at the Sheraton Istanbul Atakoy Hotel in Turkiye. The meeting was held from June 24-28. (IALA)
By Yoo Yeon Gyeong
Global maritime traffic signaling system will become standardized.
The standardization is expected to expand the domestic maritime big data and communication industry's advances overseas and boost the government's international cooperation.
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Aug. 21 that the Convention on the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation will take effect from Aug. 22.
The International Association for Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) will shift from being a non-governmental international organization (NGO) to an intergovernmental body.
Member states of the IALA will begin work on the international standardization of navigation markings, such as the marine traffic signaling system.
Cooperation between relevant government branches and organizations, and international cooperation are expected to vastly expand in the fields of self-navigating ships, digital navigation markings, maritime big data and marine communications, which are gaining global interest lately.
The IALA is an international organization established in 1957 for the standardization of marine navigation markings. Korea joined in 1962.
Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Kang Do Hyung said, "We will do our best so that Korea's outstanding navigational marking technology can be actively reflected in international standards and for domestic corporations to actively advance into foreign markets."
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