Northern Lighthouse Board

Le Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB, en français : Bureau des phares du Nord), auparavant connu sous le nom de Commissioners of Northern Light Houses (Commissaires des phares du Nord), est l'organisation responsable de l'aide à la navigation maritime dans les environs des côtes d'Écosse et de l'île de Man.

1. Histoire

Le NLB fut créé en 1786 par loi du Parlement pour surveiller la construction de quatre phares écossais (Kinnaird Head, North Ronaldsay, Scalpay et Mull of Kintyre). Le plus célèbre des ingénieurs du NLB fut Robert Stevenson, dont les fils, David, Alan et Thomas suivirent leur père dans cette profession. La famille Stevenson construisit la majorité des phares du NLB et certains dans des endroits vraiment difficiles. Leurs phares comptent quelques-uns des chefs-d'œuvre de leur temps, particulièrement ceux de Bell Rock, Skerryvore et Muckle Flugga.

1. Possessions

Le NLB est basé dans le centre d'Édimbourg, à partir duquel il est suivi à distance par les systèmes de navigation ; en 2006, ceux-ci incluent :

212 phares 154 bouées 47 balises radio 4 stations DGPS 25 stations Racon 1 station GLA LORAN-C En 2007, un nouveau bateau pour construire et maintenir les phares appelé le MV Pharos devient le dixième Pharos, remplaçant le neuvième Pharos qui fut vendu en septembre 2006 comme vaisseau de support pour les Îles Malouines.

1. Références

(en) Cet article est partiellement ou en totalité issu de l’article de Wikipédia en anglais intitulé « Northern Lighthouse Board » (voir la liste des auteurs).

1. Voir aussi


1. = Articles connexes =

Liste des phares Commissioners of Irish Lights Trinity House qui est responsable des phares en Angleterre, Pays de Galles et des îles de la Manche

1. = Liens externes =

Site du Northern Lighthouse Board Phares du NLB Portail des phares Portail du Royaume-Uni

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