Council

IALA is administered by a Council, comprising of twenty-two elected and two non-elected Councillors. The IALA Council meets twice a year. The Council is elected by IALA National Members during a General Assembly. At the last General Assembly, in Cape Town in March 2010, a new council was elected. A list of the current Councillors appears below:

List of organisations in the Council

  • South Africa : Transnet National Ports Authority ((President)
  • Spain : Puerto del Estado (Vice-President)
  • England : Trinity House Lighthouse Service (Treasurer)
  • Australia : Australian Maritime Safety Authority (Member)
  • Brazil : Centro de Sinalizaçáo Náutica e Reparos (Member)
  • Canada : Canadian Coast Guard (Member)
  • Chile : Aramada de Chile, Directemar (Member)
  • China : Maritime Safety Administration (Member)
  • Denmark : Danish Maritime Safety Administration (Member)
  • Finland : Finnish Maritime Administration (Member)
  • France : Direction des Affaires Maritimes - DAM (Member)
  • Germany : Wasser-Und Schiffahrtsdiektionen Nord/Nordwest (Member)
  • India : Department of Lighthouses and Lightships "Deep Bhavan" (Member)
  • Ireland : Commissioners of Irish Lights (Member)
  • Japan : Japan Coast Guard (Member)
  • Korea : Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs - MLTM (Member)
  • Malaysia : Light Dues Board Peninsular Malaysia (Member)
  • Netherlands : Ministry of Transport (Member)
  • Norway : Harbour, Lighthouse & and Pilotage services (Member)
  • Russia : Principal Department of Navigation and Oceanography (Member)
  • Senegal : Port Autonome de Dakar (Member)
  • Sweden : Swedish Maritime Administration (Member)
  • Turkey : Directorate General of Coastal Safety - DGCS (Member)
  • USA : The U.S. Coast Guard (Member)