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The General Lighthouse Authorities launch their Visual Aids to Navigation Plan
On the 14 May 2008 the General Lighthouse Authorities (GLAs) launched their GLA Visual Aids to Navigation Plan (VANP). The Plan focuses specifically on the visual aids needed for safe navigation in the changing marine environment and presents the GLAs’ plan in respect of lighthouses, beacons, major floating aids, buoys, day-marks and other forms of visual aid required for safe navigation in their areas of responsibility. This plan reflects the level of service the GLAs will provide to all users, taking advantage of technological and operational improvements forecast in AtoN service provision.

Joint Navigational Requirements Policies 2007
The joint Navigation Requirements Policies (JNRP) of the three GLA relating to navigation policy and aids to navigation have been comprehensively revised (December 2007). Each policy will be updated as required as web documents.

Taking ownership of the future: the General Lighthouse Authorities launch their Radio Navigation Plan
On the 29 May 2007 the General Lighthouse Authorities (GLAs) launched their GLA Radio Navigation Plan (GRNP) which sets out how the GLAs are going to deliver the radionavigation aspects of their Marine Aids to Navigation Strategy, “2020 The Vision” in support of the emerging e-navigation concept. GLA Radio Navigation Plan

The consultation period for the Aids to Navigation Review 2005 period ended in April 2005, thankyou to everyone who responded. The conclusions have now been published and can be downloaded... Aids to Navigation Review - Conclusion

GLAs’ AtoN Review 2005

Copies of the GLAs’ AtoN Review 2005 may be freely downloaded, however, it will be appreciated that some of the material contained within the Review is copyright and may not be reproduced either wholly or in part, electronically or otherwise, without the prior permission of the copyright holder.

Extracts from Admiralty Charts have been reproduced by kind permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office and the hydrographic offices of Belgium, France, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom (www.ukho.gov.uk) and should not be used for Navigation.

The ShipRoutes traffic data has been included by kind permission of Anatec UK Ltd. (www.anatec.com).

A CDROM version or hard copy can be obtained by contacting the Northern Lighthouse Board, Navigational Requirements Section, Email: navigation@nlb.org.uk

2020 The Vision

The three General Lighthouse Authorities (GLAs) for the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland have undertaken a review of the current GLAs' Marine Navigation Plan, Period to 2015, which was published in July 1997.

The new document "2020 The Vision" was officially launched on the 6th October 2004 by the Minister for Shipping in London. Press Release

For Maritime activities and events see SEA Vision Progress Report August 2004