Question: The Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships is a subordinate office under the Ministry of …
(a) Shipping
(b) Electricity
(c) Defence
(d) none of the above.
Ans: (a)
- On 15th March, 2017, the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Aids to Navigation between the Directorate General of Lighthouses & Lightships (DGLL), Ministry of Shipping, Government of India and the Department of Shipping, Government of Bangladesh.
- The memorandum of understanding aims cooperate
- To extend advice on lighthouses and beacons
- To extend advice on Vessel Traffic Service and chain of Automatic Identification System (AIS);
- To impart training as per International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities (IALA) training module to Bangladesh.
- The MoU will enable both the countries to collaborate in providing advice on navigation, training to navigation personnel and provide necessary cooperation in organizing workshops/conferences for enhancement of skills the concerned field.
- Background:
- As per International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO’s) requirement, authorities in various countries, provide appropriate Aids to Navigation in their waters as per international recommendations and guidelines.
- Marine aids to navigation such as lighthouses, beacons, DGPS, navigational and mooring buoys are operated to enhance the safe and efficient navigation of vessels and/or vessel traffic.
- Directorate General of Lighthouses & Lightships establishes and maintains Aids to Navigation in India, for safe navigation in Indian waters. DGLL having expertise in lighthouse engineering maintains large inventory of Aids to navigation which includes 193 lighthouses, 64 Racons, 22 Deep Sea lighted buoys, 23 DGPS stations, 01 Lightship, 04 tender vessels, National AlS Network, Vessel Traffic Service in Gulf of Kutch.
- “International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities’’ (IALA) is the international body coordinating and harmonizing the use of all Aids to Navigation. India represented through DGLL, is a member of IALA Council.
Reference:
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=159296