The Albanian Hydrographic Service () is a state-owned scientific and technical institution of the
Naval Forces of the Republic of Albania which directs, organizes and processes the publication of naval, yearbook, navigational and lantern maps.
The service conducts hydrographic and hydrological studies of the recent sea relief and the placement of sea lanterns and marine cables. It publishes and supplies the necessary naval documentation to all Albanian vessels, such as warships, transport ships, fishing and tourism boats.
Overview
With the formation of the Naval Combat Fleet (FLD) on 15.8.1945, the navigation security section was also created, which at first dealt with the readiness of naval beacons and the provision of instructions for navigation at sea. The growth of FLD expanded with the Commercial and Fishing Fleet, completed with staff and equipped with the necessary tools, which on 25.9.1957 established the Hydrographic Service of the FLD. The Service follows maritime changes along the coast, compiles nautical charts, maintains and places nautical beacons and other nautical signs on land and at sea, administers and equips ships with nautical charts and navigation guides, etc. It maintains 74 lighthouses, of which 47 are on land and 27 at sea.
In 2015, SHHSH began collaboration with the
Norwegian Hydrographic Service
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(ALNO-HIP) in a project that focused on performing
bathymetric
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surveys, data processing, management and production of electronic marine charts.
The Albanian Hydrographic Service became the 98th member of the
International Hydrographic Organization
The International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) is an intergovernmental organisation representing hydrography. , the IHO comprised 98 Member States.
A principal aim of the IHO is to ensure that the world's seas, oceans and navigable waters ...
on 17 May 2022.
See also
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List of lighthouses in Albania
The first light navigational structure in Albania was built in the north-western side of Sazan Island in 1871. More than a decade later, in 1884, a second structure was erected in Shëngjin. Between the years from 1878–1890, maritime experts f ...
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Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic
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