Activity of the Maritime Hydrographic Directorate
The main activities carried out by the Maritime Hydrographic Directorate.
- managing the national system of maritime hydrographic information;
- creating, managing and updating the data and information holdings on cartography, marine geodesy and maritime navigation;
- bathymetric surveying of the sea;
- geodetic and other surveys of features in the coastal zone, at sea, on the seabed and in the underwater zone;
- marine geophysics and oceanography activities in the area relevant to hydrography;
- representing Romania in relations with relevant international organisations in the fields of hydrography and maritime signalling;
- warning, alerting and informing on hazardous weather phenomena, for the planning and conduct of Naval Forces activities;
- compensating navigation equipment for Naval Forces vessels and, upon request, for civilian vessels;
- producing official maritime navigational charts, in paper and electronic format, for Romania's exclusive economic zone;
- producing nautical publications, notices to mariners and official radio navigational warnings for Romania's exclusive economic zone;
- preparing and providing expert commissions with technical calculations, charts, sketches and alternative delimitations of international maritime limits and boundaries;
- providing hydrographic, navigational, geographic and hydrometeorological support to the Naval Forces;
- selling official Romanian nautical charts and publications;
- maintaining the maritime signalling system along the Romanian coast;
- research and development activities in natural sciences and engineering, including basic research, applied research and experimental development.