2. MARITIME AUTHORITIES

2.1.  International Inter-Governmental Bodies dealing with Maritime Affairs
2.2.  National Maritime Authorities
2.3.  Publishers of Hydrographic Information
2.4.  Weather Services
2.5.  Search & Rescue Services (SAR)
2.6.  Spill Response Services  (incl. private sector)


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2.1. International Inter-Governmental Bodies dealing with Maritime Affairs

Maritime Authorities ----- UN - United Nations

Maritime Authorities ----- UN - IMO - International Maritime Organization (IMO)
Maritime Authorities ----- UN - IMO - Databases - IMO Ship and Company Identification Numbers
Maritime Authorities ----- UN - IMO - Databases - Compendium of Maritime Training Institutes (CMTI)

Maritime Authorities ----- UN - ILO - International Labour Organization (ILO)
Maritime Authorities ----- UN - LOS - Division of Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (LOS)
Maritime Authorities ----- UN - International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS)
Maritime Authorities ----- UN - ECE - Economic Commission for Europe - Trade Division
Maritime Authorities ----- UN - ECE - Economic Commission for Europe - e-Trade Standards

Maritime Authorities ----- OECD Marine Transport Committee
Maritime Authorities ----- International Association of Lighthouse Authorities (IALA-AISM)
Maritime Authorities ----- World Vessel Traffic Services Guide (by IMPA, IALA, IAPH)
Maritime Authorities ----- International Maritime Health Association (IMHA)

Maritime Authorities ----- International Transportation Safety Association (ITSA)
Maritime Authorities ----- Marine Accident Investigators' International Forum (MAIIF)
Maritime Authorities ----- International Council on Alcohol, Drugs and Traffic Safety (ICADTS)

Maritime Authorities ----- Port State Control - IMO PSC Portal
Maritime Authorities ----- Port State Control - Equasis (global PSC database)
Maritime Authorities ----- Port State Control - MOU North Atlantic (Paris)
Maritime Authorities ----- Port State Control - MOU Mediterranean
Maritime Authorities ----- Port State Control - MOU Black Sea
Maritime Authorities ----- Port State Control - MOU Latin America (Vina del Mar 1992)
Maritime Authorities ----- Port State Control - MOU Pacific (Tokyo)
Maritime Authorities ----- Port State Control - MOU Pacific (Tokyo) - Russia Far East Section (APMIAS/APCIS database)
Maritime Authorities ----- Port State Control - MOU Caribbean
Maritime Authorities ----- Port State Control - MOU West and Central Africa (Abuja)
Maritime Authorities ----- Port State Control - MOU Indian Ocean

Maritime Authorities ----- Europe - E.U. - European Commission - DG Energy & Transport
Maritime Authorities ----- Europe - E.U. - European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA)
Maritime Authorities ----- Europe - E.U. - EUR-Lex Chapter 7.30 - European Shipping Legislation
Maritime Authorities ----- Europe - E.U. - Maritime Transport Policy
Maritime Authorities ----- Europe - E.U. - European Transport Safety Council (ETSC)
Maritime Authorities ----- Europe - E.U. - Marine Pollution Community Information System (MARPOL-CIS)
Maritime Authorities ----- Europe - E.U. - European Cooperation Maritime Agency (ACEM)
Maritime Authorities ----- Europe - E.U. - DG TREN - Marine Equipment Directive (MarED) - Group of Notified Bodies
Maritime Authorities ----- Europe - E.U. - Maritime Industries Forum (MIF)
Maritime Authorities ----- Europe - E.U. - Alliance of Maritime Regional Interests in Europe (AMRIE, E.U. Parliament)
Maritime Authorities ----- Europe - E.U. - Bonn Agreement (North Sea pollution control)
Maritime Authorities ----- Europe - E.U. - MARIS  (G-8 Initiative for a Maritime Information Society, 1995-99)
Maritime Authorities ----- Europe - E.U. - Baltic Maritime Database (a G-8 MARIS project)
Maritime Authorities ----- Europe - E.U. - European Marine Equipment Council (EMEC - industry lobby group)
Maritime Authorities ----- Europe - E.U. - Committee of European Union Shipbuilders' Associations (CESA - lobby group)
Maritime Authorities ----- Europe - E.U. - Inland Waterways Observatory
Maritime Authorities ----- Europe - Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (Helsinki Commission, HELCOM)
Maritime Authorities ----- Europe - Baltic Pilotage Authorities Commission (BPAC) / (2nd link)

Maritime Authorities ----- Secretariat of the Pacific Community - SPC Regional Maritime Programme

Maritime Authorities ----- Latin America - Red Operativa de Cooperacíon Regional entre Autoridades Marítimas de Sudamérica, Cuba, México y Panamá (ROCRAM)
Maritime Authorities ----- Latin America - Comision Centroamericana de Transporte Maritimo (COCATRAM)

Maritime Authorities ----- Africa - Maritime Organisation for West and Central Africa (MOWCA)



2.2. National Maritime Authorities

Maritime Authorities - Albania - Ministry of Transport and Telecommunications

Maritime Authorities - Algeria - Ministry of Transport (2nd link)

Maritime Authorities - Antigua & Barbuda - Department of Marine Services & Merchant Shipping
Maritime Authorities - Antigua & Barbuda - Maritime Consulting & Research GmbH (Marcare)

Maritime Authorities - Argentina - Armada Argentina (also supervising Merchant Navy)
Maritime Authorities - Argentina - Prefectura Naval Argentina (Argentine Coast Guard)

Maritime Authorities - Armenia - Ministry of Transport and Communication

Maritime Authorities - Australia - Department of Transport and Regional Development (DoTRD)
Maritime Authorities - Australia - Marine Incident Investigation Unit
Maritime Authorities - Australia - AMSA (Australian Maritime Safety Authority)
Maritime Authorities - Australia - AMSA AUSREP (Australian Ship Reporting System)
Maritime Authorities - Australia - AMSA REEFREP (Torres Strait & Greater Barrier Reef Inner Route)
Maritime Authorities - Australia - Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB)
Maritime Authorities - Australia - National Marine Safety Committee (NMSC)
Maritime Authorities - Australia - Australian Communications Authority (ACA)
Maritime Authorities - Australia - Seacare (Seafarers Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Authority)
Maritime Authorities - Australia - Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA)
Maritime Authorities - Australia - New South Wales - Waterways Authority
Maritime Authorities - Australia - Queensland - Transport Queensland - Maritime Safety Queensland (MSQ)
Maritime Authorities - Australia - South Australia - Transport SA
Maritime Authorities - Australia - Tasmania - Marine & Safety Tasmania (MAST)
Maritime Authorities - Australia - Victoria - Marine Safety Victoria
Maritime Authorities - Australia - Western Australia - Dept. for Planning and Infrastructure - i-Marine

Maritime Authorities - Austria - Bundesministerium fuer Verkehr, Innovation und Technologie (BMVIT)
Maritime Authorities - Austria - Bundeskanzleramt Rechtsinformationssystem (access to maritime legislation)

Maritime Authorities - Azerbaijan - Azerbaijan State Caspian Shipping Company (ASCSC - acts also as maritime authority)

Maritime Authorities - Bahamas - Bahamas Maritime Authorities
---------------------- Bahamas - Registry Attorneys - Callenders & Co.

Maritime Authorities - Bahrain - Ministry of Finance & National Economy

Maritime Authorities - Bangladesh - Department of Shipping

Maritime Authorities - Barbados - Barbados Ships' Registry

Maritime Authorities - Belgium - Ministry for Communications & Infrastructure
Maritime Authorities - Belgium - Central Commission for Navigation on the Rhine (BEL, CHE, DEU, FRA, NLD)
Maritime Authorities - Belgium - Flemish Administration for Waterways and Maritime Transport
Maritime Authorities - Belgium - Flemish Administration for Waterways and Maritime Transport - Binnenvaart Vlaanderen
Maritime Authorities - Belgium - Flemish Administration for Waterways and Maritime Transport - Short Sea Shipping Vlaanderen

Maritime Authorities - Belize - International Merchant Marine Registry of Belize (IMMARBE)
---------------------- Belize - Registry Agents - Belize - Butterfield Reimer & Associates S.A.
---------------------- Belize - Registry Agents - Cyprus - Honorary Consul of Belize in Cyprus

Maritime Authorities - Benin - Ministry of Public Works and Transport

Maritime Authorities - Bermuda (U.K.) - Bermuda Department of Maritime Administration

Maritime Authorities - Bolivia - Bolivian Ships Registry

Maritime Authorities - Brazil - Marinha do Brasil (Navy)
Maritime Authorities - Brazil - Marinha do Brasil (Navy) - Directoria de Puertos y Costas del Brasil
Maritime Authorities - Brazil - Ministry of Transport
Maritime Authorities - Brazil - Ministry of Transport - Departamento de Marinha Mercante (DMM)
Maritime Authorities - Brazil - Ministry of Transport - Departamento de Portos
Maritime Authorities - Brazil - Agencia Nacional de Transportes Aquaviarios (ANTAQ)

Maritime Authorities - Brunei Darussalam - Marine Department

Maritime Authorities - Bulgaria - Ministry of Transport & Communications
Maritime Authorities - Bulgaria - Maritime Administration (MarAd)

Maritime Authorities - Cambodia - Ministry of Public Works and Transport
Maritime Authorities - Cambodia - International Ship Registry of Cambodia (ISROC)

Maritime Authorities - Canada - Transport Canada (Canadian Ministry of Transport)
Maritime Authorities - Canada - Transport Canada - Marine Pilotage Web Site
Maritime Authorities - Canada - Canadian Coastguard
Maritime Authorities - Canada - Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA)
Maritime Authorities - Canada - Transportation Safety Board of Canada
Maritime Authorities - Canada - Canadian Ice Service - Environment Canada
Maritime Authorities - Canada - Canadian Hydrographic Service

Maritime Authorities - Cape Verde - DGMP

Maritime Authorities - Cayman Islands (U.K.) - Cayman Islands Shipping Registry
Maritime Authorities - Cayman Islands (U.K.) - Cayman Islands Shipping Office (U.K.)
Maritime Authorities - Cayman Islands (U.K.) - CaymanRegs.com, Southampton (U.K.)

Maritime Authorities - Chile - Armada (Navy)
Maritime Authorities - Chile - Armada (Navy) - Dirección General del Territorio Marítimo y de Marina Mercante (Directemar)

Maritime Authorities - China - Ministry of Communications
Maritime Authorities - China - Maritime Security Administration (MSA)
Maritime Authorities - China - Maritime Security Administration (MSA) - Aids to Navigation
Maritime Authorities - China - Hong Kong - Hong Kong Marine Department
Maritime Authorities - China - Hong Kong - Hong Kong Marine Department - Maritime Security
Maritime Authorities - China - Hong Kong - Hong Kong Port and Maritime Board (PMB)
Maritime Authorities - China - Macau - Capitania dos Portos

Maritime Authorities - Colombia - Ministerio de Transporte
Maritime Authorities - Colombia - Dirección General de Transporte Marítimo y Puertos
Maritime Authorities - Colombia - Superintendencia de Puertos y Transporte
Maritime Authorities - Colombia - Direccion General Maritima

Maritime Authorities - Cook Islands (New Zealand) - Cook Islands Ship Registry (not member of IMO)

Maritime Authorities - Costa Rica - Ministerio de Obras Públicas y Transportes (MOPT)
Maritime Authorities - Costa Rica - Registro Nacional - Buques (Ship Registry)

Maritime Authorities - Croatia - Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport & Communications - Dept. of Maritime Affairs
Maritime Authorities - Croatia - Plovput d.o.o., Split (navigational safety & radio communication authority)

Maritime Authorities - Cyprus - Department of Merchant Shipping
---------------------- Cyprus Registry Agents - Cyprus - Polakis Sarris & Co.

Maritime Authorities - Czech Republic - MDCR - Ministry of Transport and Communications (MDCR)
Maritime Authorities - Czech Republic - MDCR - Department of Navigation and Waterways
Maritime Authorities - Czech Republic - MDCR - Maritime Office
Maritime Authorities - Czech Republic - MDCR - State Navigation Authority (Plavba - inland waterways)

Maritime Authorities - Denmark - Ministry of Transport
Maritime Authorities - Denmark - Sofartsstyrelsen (Danish Maritime Administration) / DMA in English / (other link)
Maritime Authorities - Denmark - Kystdirektoratet (KDI)
Maritime Authorities - Denmark - Kystdirektoratet / Sofartsstyrelsen - Maritime Security Authority
Maritime Authorities - Denmark - Miljøstyrelsen (Danish Environmental Protection Agency)

Maritime Authorities - Dominica - Commonwealth of Dominica Maritime Registry, Inc. (DMRI)

Maritime Authorities - Estonia - Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications
Maritime Authorities - Estonia - Estonian Maritime Administration

Maritime Authorities - Faroe Islands (Denmark) - Ministry for Fishery and Maritime Affairs
Maritime Authorities - Faroe Islands (Denmark) - Faroese Ships Register

Maritime Authorities - Finland - Ministry of Transport & Communications
Maritime Authorities - Finland - Finnish Maritime Administration
Maritime Authorities - Finland - Finnish Accident Investigation Board (FAIB)
Maritime Authorities - Finland - Finnish Coast Guard / (2nd link)

Maritime Authorities - France - Administration de la Mer
Maritime Authorities - France - Voies Navigables de France (VNF, previously Office National de la Navigation)
Maritime Authorities - France - Moselkommission - Commission de la Moselle (DEU, FRA)
Maritime Authorities - France - French Guyana - Direction Régionale et Départementale des Affaires Maritimes (DRAM)
Maritime Authorities - France - French Polynesia - Ministère de la Pêche, de l’Industrie et des Petites et Moyennes Entreprises
Maritime Authorities - France - New Caledonia - Service d'État des Affaires Maritimes

Maritime Authorities - Georgia - Integrated Coastal Zone Management Centre (ICZM), Tbilisi

Maritime Authorities - Germany - Bundesanzeiger (publisher of all new German laws and directives)
Maritime Authorities - Germany - Bundesministerium fuer Wirtschaft und Arbeit - Koordinator fuer die Maritime Wirtschaft
Maritime Authorities - Germany - Bundespolizeiamt See (German Federal Coast Guard)
Maritime Authorities - Germany - Bundesministerium fuer Verkehr, Bau- und Wohnungswesen (BMVBW)
Maritime Authorities - Germany - BMVBW - Wasser- und Schifffahrtsverwaltung des Bundes (WSV)
Maritime Authorities - Germany - BMVBW - WSV - Elektronisches Wasserstrassen-Informationssystem (ELWIS)
Maritime Authorities - Germany - BMVBW - WSV - Wasser- und Schifffahrtsdirektion Nord, Kiel (WSD Nord)
Maritime Authorities - Germany - BMVBW - WSV - Wasser- und Schifffahrtsdirektion Nordwest, Aurich (WSD Nordwest)
Maritime Authorities - Germany - BMVBW - WSV - Wasser- und Schifffahrtsdirektion Mitte, Hannover (WSD Mitte)
Maritime Authorities - Germany - BMVBW - WSV - Wasser- und Schifffahrtsdirektion Suedwest, Mainz (WSD Suedwest)
Maritime Authorities - Germany - Bundesanstalt fuer Wasserbau (BAW)
Maritime Authorities - Germany - Bundesamt fuer Seeschifffahrt & Hydrographie (BSH)
Maritime Authorities - Germany - See-Berufsgenossenschaft (See-BG)
Maritime Authorities - Germany - Regulierungsbehoerde fuer Telekommunikation & Post (RegTP)
Maritime Authorities - Germany - Moselkommission - Commission de la Moselle (DEU, FRA)

Maritime Authorities - Greece - Hellenic Ministry of Merchant Marine
Maritime Authorities - Greece - Hellenic Ministry of Transport and Communication

Maritime Authorities - Honduras - Marina Mercante de Honduras

Maritime Authorities - Hungary - General Inspectorate for Transport  (incl. Shipping Inspectorate)

Maritime Authorities - Iceland - Icelandic Maritime Administration (Sigling)
Maritime Authorities - Iceland - Icelandic Maritime Accident Investigation Board
Maritime Authorities - Iceland - Icelandic Ship Register Skerpla
Maritime Authorities - Iceland - Icelandic Coast Guard
Maritime Authorities - Iceland - Post- and Telecom Administration

Maritime Authorities - India - MoS - Ministry of Shipping
Maritime Authorities - India - MoS - Directorate General of Shipping, Mumbai
Maritime Authorities - India - MoS - Directorate General of Shipping - Mercantile Marine Department, Kolkata
Maritime Authorities - India - MoS - Directorate General of Shipping - Mercantile Marine Department, Mumbai
Maritime Authorities - India - Ministry of Defence - Indian Coast Guard

Maritime Authorities - Indonesia - Directorate General of Sea Communication / (other link)
Maritime Authorities - Indonesia - Directorate General of Sea Communication - Seafarer Certificate Database

Maritime Authorities - Iran - Ministry of Road and Transportation (MRT)
Maritime Authorities - Iran - Ports & Shipping Organization (PSO)

Maritime Authorities - Ireland - Department of Communications, Marine and Natural Resources
Maritime Authorities - Ireland - Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO)
Maritime Authorities - Ireland - Commissioners of Irish Lights (incl. Notices to Mariners)
Maritime Authorities - Ireland - National Safety Council (NSC)
Maritime Authorities - Ireland - Bord Iascaigh Mhara (BIM, Irish Sea Fisheries Board)
Maritime Authorities - Ireland - Commission for Communications Regulation

Maritime Authorities - Israel - Ministry of Transport incl. The Shipping & Ports Administration

Maritime Authorities - Italy - Ministero della Infrastrutture e dei Trasporti
Maritime Authorities - Italy - Capitanerie di Porto - Guardia Costiera

Maritime Authorities - Jamaica - Jamaica Ship Registry

Maritime Authorities - Japan - MLIT  (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport)
Maritime Authorities - Japan - MLIT - Maritime Info
Maritime Authorities - Japan - MLIT - Port State Control Info
Maritime Authorities - Japan - MLIT - Japan Coast Guard

Maritime Authorities - Kazakhstan - Ministry of Transport and Communications

Maritime Authorities - Kenya - Ministry of Transport & Communications (MOTC)
Maritime Authorities - Kenya -Kenya Ports Authority (KPA)

Maritime Authorities - Korea (South) - Ministry of Maritime Affairs & Fisheries (MOMAF)

Maritime Authorities - Latvia - Ministry of Transport
Maritime Authorities - Latvia - Maritime Administration of Latvia / (2nd link)

Maritime Authorities - Liberia - Bureau of Maritime Affairs
Maritime Authorities - Liberia - Liberia International Ship & Corporate Registry, LLC (LISCR)

Maritime Authorities - Lithuania - Ministry of Transport and Communication
Maritime Authorities - Lithuania - Lithuanian Maritime Safety Administration

Maritime Authorities - Luxembourg - Commissariat aux Affaires Maritimes - (2nd link)

Maritime Authorities - Madeira - International Shipping Register (MAR) by Madeira International Business Centre (SDM)

Maritime Authorities - Malaysia - Ministry of Transport
Maritime Authorities - Malaysia - Ministry of Transport - Maritime Division
Maritime Authorities - Malaysia - Maritime Institute of Malaysia
Maritime Authorities - Malaysia - Peninsula Malaysia - Marine Department
Maritime Authorities - Malaysia - Sarawak - Ministry of Infrastructure Development & Communications
Maritime Authorities - Malaysia - Sarawak - Marine Department

Maritime Authorities - Maldives - Ministry of Transport and Aviation

Maritime Authorities - Malta - Malta Maritime Authority (MMA)
Maritime Authorities - Malta - Malta Maritime Authority (MMA) - Notices to Mariners
Maritime Authorities - Malta - Ministry of Justice (with downloadable Merchant Shipping legislation)
---------------------- Malta Registry Agents - Malta - Phax Services Co. Ltd. (Malta flag registration services)
---------------------- Malta Registry Agents - Malta - 0800-Malta Ship Registration Info
---------------------- Malta Registry Agents - Malta - MED Maritime Ltd.

Maritime Authorities - Marshall Islands - International Registries, Inc. (IRI)

Maritime Authorities - Mauretania - Ministère des Pêches et de l'Economie Maritime de la Mauritanie

Maritime Authorities - Mexico - Secretaria de Comunicaciones y Transportes (SCT)
Maritime Authorities - Mexico - SCT - Coordinacion General de Puertos y Marina Mercante (CGPMM)

---------------------- Moldova Registry Agents - Ukraine - MURS

Maritime Authorities - Mongolia - Mongolia Ship Registry

Maritime Authorities - Morocco - Ministere de l'Equipement et du Transport

Maritime Authorities - Myanmar - Ministry of Transport
Maritime Authorities - Myanmar - Department of Marine Administration (ASEAN info)

Maritime Authorities - Namibia - Ministry of Works, Transport & Communication

Maritime Authorities - Netherlands - Ministry of Transport, Public Works & Water Management
Maritime Authorities - Netherlands - Inspectie Verkeer en Waterstraat (IVW)
Maritime Authorities - Netherlands - Inspectie Verkeer en Waterstraat (IVW) - Divisie Scheepvaart
Maritime Authorities - Netherlands - Raad for de Transport Veiligheid (RVTV - Dutch Transport Safety Board)

Maritime Authorities - New Zealand - Maritime Safety Authority of New Zealand
Maritime Authorities - New Zealand - Maritime Safety Authority of New Zealand - Rules (by Status Publishing)
Maritime Authorities - New Zealand - Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC)
Maritime Authorities - New Zealand - Royal New Zealand Coastguard Federation

Maritime Authorities - Nigeria - National Maritime Authority
Maritime Authorities - Nigeria - Nigerian Ports Authority

Maritime Authorities - Norway - Norwegian Maritime Directorate (Sjoefartsdirektoratet)
Maritime Authorities - Norway - NIS-NOR, The Norwegian Ship Registers
Maritime Authorities - Norway - Kystverket
Maritime Authorities - Norway - COSS (Combined Operation & Surveillance System - Ship Reporting System)

Maritime Authorities - Panama - Autoridad Maritima / (other link)
Maritime Authorities - Panama - Panama Open Registry (SECNAVES)
Maritime Authorities - Panama - Directorate General of Consular & Maritime Affairs (SEGUMAR)
---------------------- Panama Registry Agents - Belize - Butterfield Reimer & Associates S.A.
---------------------- Panama Registry Agents - Cyprus - Polakis Sarris & Co.
---------------------- Panama Registry Agents - Panama - Fabrega, Barsallo, Molino & Mulino

Maritime Authorities - Papua New Guinea - National Fisheries Authority

Maritime Authorities - Paraguay - Administracion Nacional de Navigacion y Puertos (ANNP)

Maritime Authorities - Peru - Marina del Guerra del Peru (Peruvian Navy)
Maritime Authorities - Peru - Direccion General de Capitanias y Guardacostas (DICAPI)

Maritime Authorities - Philippines - Office of the President - Professional Regulation Commission (PRC)
Maritime Authorities - Philippines - Office of the President - Commission on Higher Education (CHED)
Maritime Authorities - Philippines - Office of the President - Maritime Training Council (MTC)
Maritime Authorities - Philippines - Dept. of Foreign Affairs - Maritime and Ocean Affairs Center (MOAC)
Maritime Authorities - Philippines - Dept. of Transportation & Communications
Maritime Authorities - Philippines - Dept. of Transportation & Communications - Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA)
Maritime Authorities - Philippines - Dept. of Transportation & Communications - Philippine Ports Authority (PPA)
Maritime Authorities - Philippines - Dept. of Transportation & Communications - Philippine Coast Guard (PCG)
Maritime Authorities - Philippines - Dept. of Transportation & Communications - National Telecommunications Commission (NTC)
Maritime Authorities - Philippines - Dept. of Labor & Employment (DOLE)
Maritime Authorities - Philippines - Dept. of Labor & Employment (DOLE) - Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA)
Maritime Authorities - Philippines - Dept. of Labor & Employment (DOLE) - Technical Education & Skills Development Authority (TESDA)
Maritime Authorities - Philippines - Dept. of Labor & Employment (DOLE) - National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC)
Maritime Authorities - Philippines - Dept. of Labor & Employment (DOLE) - Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA)
Maritime Authorities - Philippines - Dept. of Health (DOH)
Maritime Authorities - Philippines - Philippine Social Security System (SSS)

Maritime Authorities - Poland - Ministry of Infrastructure
Maritime Authorities - Poland - Urzad Morski (Maritime Office), Gdynia
Maritime Authorities - Poland - Urzad Morski (Maritime Office), Slupsk
Maritime Authorities - Poland - Urzad Morski (Maritime Office), Szczecin

Maritime Authorities - Portugal - Ministry for Public Works, Housing & Communication - State Dept. for the Maritime & Harbour Administration
Maritime Authorities - Portugal - Marinha
Maritime Authorities - Portugal - Madeira International Shipping Register
Maritime Authorities - Portugal - Madeira International Shipping Register - Ship Register Office in Germany

Maritime Authorities - Romania - Ministry of Transport, Construction and Tourism
Maritime Authorities - Romania - Romanian Naval Authority (RNA)

Maritime Authorities - Russia - Ministry of Transport
Maritime Authorities - Russia - Ministry of Transport - Maritime Security Service
Maritime Authorities - Russia - Maritime Regional Information Technical Centre, St. Petersburg
Maritime Authorities - Russia - Russia Far East Section of Port State Control MOU Pacific (Tokyo)
Maritime Authorities - Russia - State Committee of the Fishing Industry

Maritime Authorities - Samoa - Government

Maritime Authorities - Senegal - Ministère des Infrastructures, de l'Equipement et des Transports

Maritime Authorities - Serbia and Montenegro - Montenegro - Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Transportation
Maritime Authorities - Serbia and Montenegro - Serbia - Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications

Maritime Authorities - Singapore - Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA)
Maritime Authorities - Singapore - Singapore Registry of Ships (SRS) (MPA subsidiary)
Maritime Authorities - Singapore - Singapore Maritime Portal (an MPA service)

Maritime Authorities - Slovenia - Ministry of Transport
Maritime Authorities - Slovenia - Slovenian Maritime Directorate

Maritime Authorities - South Africa - Department of Transport
Maritime Authorities - South Africa - South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA)
Maritime Authorities - South Africa - Government Legislation Database

Maritime Authorities - Spain - Direccion General de la Marina Mercante
Maritime Authorities - Spain - Portel Servicios Telematicos  (EDIFACT provider for Spanish maritime & customs authorities)

Maritime Authorities - St Vincent & The Grenadines - Maritime Administration

Maritime Authorities - Sweden - Ministry of Industry, Employment & Communications
Maritime Authorities - Sweden - Sjöfartsverket (Swedish Maritime Administration)
Maritime Authorities - Sweden - Swedish Coast Guard

Maritime Authorities - Sweden - Statens Haverikommission (SHK - Swedish Accident Investigation Board)
Maritime Authorities - Sweden - Swedish Government Seaman's Service (HKF)

Maritime Authorities - Switzerland - Schweizerische Seeschifffahrtskommission

Maritime Authorities - Syria - Ministry of Transportation

Maritime Authorities - Taiwan - Ministry of Transport and Communications

Maritime Authorities - Tanzania - Tanzania Harbours Authority

Maritime Authorities - Thailand - Ministry of Transport

Maritime Authorities - Tonga - Ministry of Marine and Ports

Maritime Authorities - Turkey - Ministry of Transport
Maritime Authorities - Turkey - Undersecretariat of Maritime Affairs

Maritime Authorities - Ukraine - MoT - Ukrainian Ministry of Transport
Maritime Authorities - Ukraine - MoT --- Inspectorate for Training and Certification of Seafarers (ITCS)
Maritime Authorities - Ukraine - Ukrainian Transport Information System (UTIS)
Maritime Authorities - Ukraine - State Fisheries Department - State Qualification Commission (at BBETC Sevastopol)

Maritime Authorities - U.K. - DfT - Department for Transport (DfT) - Shipping Matters
Maritime Authorities - U.K. - DfT - Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA)
Maritime Authorities - U.K. - DfT - Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB)
Maritime Authorities - U.K. - DfT - Maritime Statistics
Maritime Authorities - U.K. - DfT - CHIRP (Confidential Hazardous Incident Reporting Programme)
Maritime Authorities - U.K. - Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO) (also archive for maritime legislation)
Maritime Authorities - U.K. - United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO)
Maritime Authorities - U.K. - Isle of Man Marine Administration
-----------------------------  Isle of Man Registry Agents - Ernst & Young (www.shipmann.com)
Maritime Authorities - U.K. - Gibraltar Registry
Maritime Authorities - U.K. - Guernsey Registry / (2nd link)

Maritime Authorities - U.S.A. - General - Government Printing Office
Maritime Authorities - U.S.A. - General - House Internet Law Library
Maritime Authorities - U.S.A. - General - CFR (Code of Federal Regulations) Titles on GPO Access
Maritime Authorities - U.S.A. - FMC - Federal Maritime Commission
Maritime Authorities - U.S.A. - FMC - Distribution Publications, Inc. (FMC tariffs overview)
Maritime Authorities - U.S.A. - NTSB - National Transportation Safety Board

Maritime Authorities - U.S.A. - Department of Transportation (DoT)
Maritime Authorities - U.S.A. - DoT - Office of Hazardous Materials Safety
Maritime Authorities - U.S.A. - DoT - MARAD  (Maritime Administration)
Maritime Authorities - U.S.A. - DoT - MARAD  (Maritime Administration) - Public Affairs
Maritime Authorities - U.S.A. - DoT - MARAD - SOCP (Ship Operations Cooperative Program)

Maritime Authorities - U.S.A. - DoD - NIMA Maritime Safety Information Division
Maritime Authorities - U.S.A. - DHS - Department of Homeland Security
Maritime Authorities - U.S.A. - DHS - U.S. Coast Guard
Maritime Authorities - U.S.A. - DHS - U.S. Coast Guard - Marine Safety, Security & Environmental Protection
Maritime Authorities - U.S.A. - DHS - U.S. Coast Guard - e-VRP  (Vessel Response Plan database)
Maritime Authorities - U.S.A. - DHS - U.S. Coast Guard - National Pollution Funds Center (NPFC) - e-COFR (database)
Maritime Authorities - U.S.A. - DHS - U.S. Coast Guard - Port State Control Homepage
Maritime Authorities - U.S.A. - DHS - U.S. Coast Guard - Port State Information eXchange
Maritime Authorities - U.S.A. - DHS - U.S. Coast Guard - AMVER (Automated Mutual-assisted VEssel Rescue)
Maritime Authorities - U.S.A. - DHS - U.S. Coast Guard - National Vessel Movement Center (NVMC)
Maritime Authorities - U.S.A. - DHS - U.S. Coast Guard - STCW Certification
Maritime Authorities - U.S.A. - DHS - Transport Security Administration (TSA)
Maritime Authorities - U.S.A. - DHS - Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
Maritime Authorities - U.S.A. - DHS - Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) - APIS

Maritime Authorities - U.S.A. - Department of Commerce - National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Maritime Authorities - U.S.A. - Local - Great Lakes Commission
Maritime Authorities - U.S.A. - Local - Maine Department of Transportation, Office of Freight Transportation

Maritime Authorities - Uruguay - Administracion Nacional de Puertos (ANP)

Maritime Authorities - Vanuatu - Vanuatu Maritime Services Ltd.

Maritime Authorities - Venezuela - Instituto Nacional de los Espacios Aquaticos (INEA)

Maritime Authorities - Yemen - Ministry of Transport and Marine Affairs



2.3.  Publishers of Hydrographic Information

Publishers of Hydrographic Information ----- International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
Publishers of Hydrographic Information ----- The Hydrographic Society
Publishers of Hydrographic Information ----- International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Light House Authorities (IALA)

Publishers of Hydrographic Information ----- IC-ENC (official ENC's)
Publishers of Hydrographic Information ----- Primar Stavanger (official ENC's)
Publishers of Hydrographic Information ----- East Asia Hydrographic Commission (EAHC) - South China Sea ENC's

ECDIS Promotion ----- ECDIS Now
ECDIS Promotion ----- OpenECDIS Forum

Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Argentine - Servicio de Hidrografia Naval (Armada Argentina)
Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Australia - Australian Hydrographic Service

Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Belgium - Administratie Waterwegen en Zeewezen

Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Canada - Canadian Ice Service - Environment Canada
Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Canada - Canadian Hydrographic Service / (2nd link)
Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Chile - Servicio Hidrografico y Oceanografico de la Armada
Publishers of Hydrographic Information - China - China Hydrography
Publishers of Hydrographic Information - China - Chinese Navy - Navigation Guarantee Department
Publishers of Hydrographic Information - China - Hong Kong - Hydrographic Office
Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Colombia - Centro de Investigaciones Oceanograficas y Hidrograficas
Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Croatia - Hydrographic Institute of the Republic of Croatia

Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Denmark - Kort & Matrikelstyrelsen (KMS)
Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Denmark - Farvandsvaesenet (Danish Hydrographic Institute)

Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Estonia - Estonian Maritime Administration

Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Finland - Finnish Maritime Administration
Publishers of Hydrographic Information - France - Service Hydrographique et Oceanographique de la Marine (SHOM)

Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Germany - Bundesamt fuer Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH)
Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Greece - Hellenic Navy Hydrographic Service

Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Iceland - Icelandic Coast Guard
Publishers of Hydrographic Information - India - Indian Hydrographic Department
Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Ireland - Commissioners of Irish Lights (incl. Notices to Mariners)
Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Italy - Marina Militare - Istituto Hidrografica della Marina

Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Japan - Hydrographic Department of Japan Coast Guard / (2nd link)

Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Korea (South) - National Oceanographic Research Institute (NORI)
Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Korea (South) - Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute (KORDI)

Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Latvia - Maritime Administration of Latvia

Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Netherlands - Netherlands Hydrographic Service
Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Netherlands - Nationale Oceanografische Data Commissie
Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Netherlands - Chartworx
Publishers of Hydrographic Information - New Zealand - Land Information New Zealand (National Topographic Hydrographic Authority)
Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Norway - Statens Kartverk
Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Norway - C-MAP

Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Peru - Marina de Guerra del Peru - Direccion de Hidrografia y Navegacion / (2nd link)
Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Philippines - National Mapping & Resource Information Authority (NAMRIA)
Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Poland - Biuro Hydrograficzne MW RP
Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Portugal - Instituto Hidrografico

Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Russia - Transas Dataco

Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Singapore - Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore
Publishers of Hydrographic Information - South Africa - South African Navy Hydrographic Office
Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Spain - Instituto Hidrografico de la Marina (IHM)
Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Sweden - Sjoefartsverket

Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Thailand - Hydrographic Department Royal Thai Navy
Publishers of Hydrographic Information - Turkey - Turkish Navy - Dept. of Navigation, Hydrography and Oceanography

Publishers of Hydrographic Information - U.K. - United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO)
Publishers of Hydrographic Information - U.K. - Hydrographic Society
Publishers of Hydrographic Information - U.S.A. - National Imagery & Mapping Agency (NIMA, a DoD agency)
Publishers of Hydrographic Information - U.S.A. - National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA, a DoC agency)
Publishers of Hydrographic Information - U.S.A, - NOAA - Office of Coast Survey (OCS)
Publishers of Hydrographic Information - U.S.A. - USCG Local Notices to Mariners
Publishers of Hydrographic Information - U.S.A. - The Hydrographic Society of America



2.4. Weather Services

Weather Services - International - World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
Weather Services - International - Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS; at UNESCO server)
Weather Services - International - U.S. Global Ocean Observing System (NOAA)
Weather Services - International - European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecast (ECMWF)

Weather Services - Australia - Bureau of Meteorology
Weather Services - Bermuda - Bermuda Weather Service
Weather Services - Canada - Canadian Meteorological Centre
Weather Services - China - Hong Kong - Hong Kong Observatory
Weather Services - Croatia - Croatian Marine Meteorological Service
Weather Services - Denmark - Danish Meteorological Institute
Weather Services - France - Meteo France
Weather Services - Germany - Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD)

Weather Services - Iceland - Icelandic Meteorological Office (Veðurstofa Íslands)
Weather Services - Indonesia - Badan Meteorologi dan Geofisika (BMG)
Weather Services - Iran - Islamic Republic of Iran Meteorological Organization
Weather Services - Ireland - Met Éireann (Irish National Meteorological Service)
Weather Services - Malaysia - Malaysian Meteorological Service
Weather Services - Maldives - Department of Meteorology

Weather Services - New Zealand - New Zealand Meteorology Service (MetService)
Waether Services - Norway - Meteorologisk Institutt
Waether Services - Philippines - Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA)
Weather Services - Portugal - Instituto de Meteorologia

Weather Services - Serbia and Montenegro - Serbian Hydro-Meteorological Institute
Weather Services - Singapore - Meteorological Service Singapore
Weather Services - Solomon Islands
Weather Services - Spain - Instituto Nacional de Meteorología
Weather Services - Sweden - Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (SMHI)

Weather Services - Taiwan - Central Weather Bureau
Weather Services - Thailand - Thai Meteorological Department
Weather Services - Turkey - Turkish State Meteorological Service
Weather Services - U.K. - The Meteorological Office

Weather Services - U.S.A. - NOAA National Weather Service, Seattle
Weather Services - U.S.A. - NOAA Pacific Region Headquarters, Hawaii
Weather Services - U.S.A. - Private - Aerospace & Marine International Corp.
Weather Services - U.S.A. - Private - Current Marine Data (Oceanweather)
Weather Services - U.S.A. - Private - Dooley SeaWeather Analysis, Inc.
Weather Services - U.S.A. - Private - Intellicast



2.5.  Search and Rescue Services (SAR)

-->  links to ship telecom directories (ITU MARS, Inmarsat):  please see section 9.4

SAR ----- Rescue Coordination Centre Network

SAR ----- Cospas-Sarsat (International Satellite System for SAR)
SAR ----- Cospas-Sarsat (International Satellite System for SAR) - France - Centre National d'Etudes Spatiales (CNES)
SAR ----- Cospas-Sarsat (International Satellite System for SAR) - Italy - Mission Control Centre
SAR ----- Cospas-Sarsat (International Satellite System for SAR) - U.S.A. - NOAA SARSat Home Page
SAR ----- Cospas-Sarsat (International Satellite System for SAR) - U.S.A. - NASA SAR Mission Office

SAR ----- Association for Rescue at Sea (AFRAS)
SAR ----- International Search and Rescue Society (ISARS)
SAR ----- International Association for Safety & Survival Training (IASST)
SAR ----- SAR Software Provider - BMT Marine Information Systems

SAR ----- Link Lists - Lighthouses, Lightships & Lifesaving Stations
SAR ----- Link Lists - Lutz Zetzsche, Germany
SAR ----- Link Lists - Rescue@Sea International

SAR - Antigua and Barbuda - Antigua Barbuda Search and Rescue (ABSAR)
SAR - Argentina - Prefectura Naval Argentina
SAR - Australia - AMSA Search and Rescue
SAR - Australia - Australian Volunteer Coast Guard
SAR - Australia - Royal Volunteer Coastal Patrol South Australia

SAR - Bahamas - Bahamas Air Sea Rescue Association (BASRA)
SAR - Bermuda - RCC Bermuda

SAR - Canada - Delta Marine Rescue Society
SAR - Canada - National Search and Rescue Secretariat
SAR - Canada - Canadian Coast Guard - Rescue, Safety and Environmental Response
SAR - Canada - Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary (CCGA)
SAR - Canada - The Canadian Lifeboat Institution

SAR - China - Ministry of Communication - SAR Services
SAR - China - Hongkong Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre
SAR - Croatia - Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport & Communications (incl. MRCC Rijeka)

SAR - Faroe Islands (Denmark) - MRCC Torshavn
SAR - Finland - Finnish Coast Guard - MRCC Turku
SAR - France - Les Sauveteurs en Mer (S.N.S.M.)
SAR - Germany - Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Rettung Schiffbruechiger (DGzRS)

SAR - Iceland - Icelandic Coast Guard
SAR - Iceland - Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue (ICE-SAR)
SAR - India - Indian Coast Guard

SAR - Latvia - Latvian Coast Guard - Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre (MRCC) Riga
SAR - Malaysia - Marine Department (SAR including MRCC's)
SAR - Mauritania - Centre de Coordination et de Sauvetage Maritime (CCSM)

SAR - Netherlands - Koninklijke Nederlandse Redding Maatschappij (KNRM)
SAR - New Zealand - CAA - National RCC Wellington
SAR - Norway - Joint Rescue Coordination Centers Southern and Northern Norway (JRCC Stavanger)
SAR - Norway - Redningsselskapet (NSSR)

SAR - Poland - Maritime Search and Rescue Service (including MRCC Gdynia)
SAR - Portugal - Marinha (Navy) - SAR Services

SAR - Singapore - Singapore RCC
SAR - South Africa - National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI)
SAR - Spain - Sociedad de Salvamento y Seguridad Maritima
SAR - Sweden - Swedish Coast Guard
SAR - Sweden - Swedish Sea Rescue Society (SSRS)
SAR - Sweden - SSRS Lifeboat Station Trelleborg

SAR - U.K. - Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) - SAR Info
SAR - U.K. - Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI)
SAR - U.K. - Maritime Rescue Institute, Scotland
SAR - U.K. - Shetland Coast Guard
SAR - U.K. - Tamar Coast Guard

SAR - U.S.A. - Automated Mutual-assisted VEssel Rescue Ship Reporting System (AMVER) (by U.S. Coast Guard)
SAR - U.S.A. - Rescue Coordination Centers (NOAA Overview)
SAR - U.S.A. - National Association for Search and Rescue (NASAR)
SAR - U.S.A. - United States Coast Guard Auxiliary

SAR - Uruguay - Asociacion Honoraria de Salvamentos Maritimos y Fluviales
SAR - Venezuela - Organización Nacional de Salvamento y Seguridad Marítima de los espacios Acuáticos de Venezuela (ONSA)
SAR - Virgin Islands (U.K.) - Virgin Islands Search and Rescue (VISAR)



2.6.  Spill Response Services  (incl. private sector)

Spill Response Services ----- IOPC  (International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund)
Spill Response Services ----- ITOPF  (International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation)
Spill Response Services ----- Gulf Area Oil Companies Mutual Aid Organisation (GAOCMAO - Persian Gulf)

Spill Response Services - Australia - Australian Marine Oil Spill Centre (AMOSC)
Spill Response Services - Canada - Eastern Canada Response Corporation Ltd. (ECRC)
Spill Response Services - China - Shenzhen Hangpeng Ship Service
Spill Response Services - France - Cedre
Spill Response Services - Ireland - Shannon Estuary Anti-Pollution Team (SEA-PT)

Spill Response Services - Japan - Petroleum Association of Japan (PAJ) - Oil Spill Response Dept.
Spill Response Services - Singapore - East Asia Response Pte Ltd.
Spill Response Services - Sweden - Swedish Coast Guard

Spill Response Services - U.K. - Briggs Marine
Spill Response Services - U.K. - Oil Spill Response Ltd. (OSRL) - (2nd link)

Spill Response Services - U.S.A. - Gallagher Marine Systems, Inc.
Spill Response Services - U.S.A. - Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC)
Spill Response Services - U.S.A. - Alaska - Ship Escort Response Vessel System (SERVS)
Spill Response Services - U.S.A. - Florida - Clean Caribbean Co-operative (CCC)