Irish Lights Granuaile Dry Dock - Irish Lights vessel Granuaile Dry Dock

The Commissioners of Irish lights(CIL) require having their Aids to Navigation Vessel ILV Granuaile repaired, refitted and surveyed at a suitable dry-dock. Such work will include painting, engineering, electrical and outfitting. Full details in the specification. Details of the various components involved in this proposal are listed in the technical specification in the RFT.

The Commissioners of CIL (CIL) is the General Lighthouse Authority (GLA) for the island of Ireland, its adjacent seas and islands.

CIL, together with along with Trinity House in England & Wales and Northern Lighthouse Board in Scotland, operates an integrated aid to navigation (AtoN) service throughout the coastal waters of Ireland and Great Britain. The GLA meet the Irish and British Governments’ responsibilities under the International Maritime Organisation’s Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) convention. CIL is vested under the Merchant Shipping Acts in Ireland and the UK with the responsibility for superintendence and management of all aids to Navigation.

For further information on our strategy for the future see ‘CIL 2015 and Beyond – Charting our Future Course’.