The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways on 17th March 2022 has notified 31st March 2022 as the date on which the provisions of Marine Aids to Navigation Act, 2021 shall come into force.
The Act seeks to provide a framework for the development, maintenance, and management of aids to navigation in India. It repeals the Lighthouse Act, 1927, which provides for the maintenance and control of lighthouses in India.
Further the Act provides that no person shall be allowed to operate on any aid to navigation (including any ancillary activities), or any vessel traffic service in any place unless he holds a valid training certificate. The central government will accredit training organisations for imparting training to, or conduct assessments of, persons in the operation of aids to navigation and vessel traffic services.
