New Delhi, Aug 31: A Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) has been signed between the IALA (The International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities) Paris, France and DGLL (Directorate General of Lighthouses & Lightships) on 11th August, 2016 at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. With the signing of this MoA, the DGLL Training Centre at Kolkata will be in position to deliver a professional training course on the management of marine aids to navigation in line with IALA model course itself.
Directorate General of Lighthouses & Lightships (DGLL) is primarily responsible for providing “Aids to Navigation service” for safety of mariners in the Indian waters
Apart from upgrading the skills and capacity of A to N (Aids to Navigation) personnel in the country, this Training Centre would also attract AtoN personnel from SAARC countries and North Indian Ocean Region countries for training.
