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Navigation Aids
Avilés Port Authority’s Navigation Aids Unit is responsible for buoys in both Avilés Estuary and Eo Estuary, as well as for the lighthouses along the coast from Avilés to the neighbouring region of Galicia. These comprise a total of 53 signals, 7 of which are lighthouses.
Avilés Estuary Buoyage
Avilés Estuary buoyage comprises 42 signals, consisting of lateral marks, landfall lights and leading lights.
The location of these signals is given in the following chart
Click here to download the chart in Pdf
Download the complete Avilés Estuary buoyage document here:
Eo Estuary Buoyage
Eo Estuary buoyage on the Asturian side, for which the Avilés Port Authority is responsible, comprises three signals. One beacon and another two signals that serve as leading lights.
Eo buoyage location
Eo Estuary Buoyage Table
Download information on Eo buoyage here
Balizamiento_Ría_del_Eo.pdf (22KB)
Lighthouses attached to Avilés Port Authority
The Avilés Port Authority’s Navigation Aids Unit is responsible for those lighthouses between Cabo de Peñas (excluding this) and the Eo Estuary. There are a total of 7 lighthouses along this stretch of coast.
Download details on the lighthouses attached to this Port Authority
Faros.pdf (83KB)
PortalAton
Further information on this Port Authority’s navigation aids is available on the PortalAton. Click on the following link for detailed and updated information
http://portalaton.puertos.es/portalAton/app/seguridad/login.jsp
Radio navigational warnings
Click on this link to access the Sea Rescue radio navigational warning platform
Notices to Mariners
Click here to access the public web page entitled Notices to Mariners posted by the Instituto Hidrográfico de la Marina (Ministry of Defence)