IALA
International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities
IALA is an international technical association that gathers marine aids to navigation authorities, industry manufacturers and consultants to harmonize and improve marine aids to navigation worldwide. IALA Recommendations and Standards guide lighthouse authorities, vessel traffic services, and e-Navigation implementations across more than 90 member countries.
Document Types 11
Components 6
Structured elements that make up a IALA identifier:
Publisher
EnumerationIALA — optional on input, always emitted on output
IALAType Letter
EnumerationSingle-letter type code (S, R, G, M, C, A, L, GA, X, P)
RNumber
String4-digit zero-padded number; GA series uses dotted series.index
0103Sub-part
IntegerOptional hyphenated sub-part suffix
-1Edition
StringPrefixed with "Ed" (cover form) or ":ed" (compact listing form)
Ed 3.0Language
EnumerationSingle uppercase letter in parentheses: E, F, S, C, A, R
FPubID Algebra 4
Relationships between IALA identifiers:
| Relation | Description | Syntax | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edition | Cover-page vs listing-page edition forms | IALA [Type][Number] Ed [X.Y] | IALA [Type][Number]:ed[X.Y] | IALA R1016 Ed 2.0 |
| Sub-part | Sub-part within a numbered publication | IALA [Type][Number]-[SubPart] Ed [X.Y] | IALA C0103-1 Ed 3.0 |
| Annex | Wraps a base publication with an annex marker | IALA [Type][Number] Annex [A-D] Ed [X.Y] | IALA G1128 ANNEX A Ed 1.6 |
| Language | Translation suffix as a parenthesised letter | IALA [Type][Number] Ed [X.Y] ([Lang]) | IALA R1016 Ed 2.0 (F) |