Recreational Navigation Commission (RecCom)

RecCom has been established to deal with aspects directly related to recreational, leisure, sport and tourism navigation, to develop facilities for this kind of navigation, and to facilitate its integration with other types of navigation (commercial and fishing). Sustainable planning, management of all recreational navigation infrastructure – including marinas – and their integration into waterfronts, are matters on which the Commission gives support to the technical community. It is the policy of the Commission to produce a regular flow of studies and reports and to contribute in training of professionals involved. RecCom together with other organisations with similar and complementary objectives, such as the International Council of Marina Industry Associations (ICOMIA).

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Esteban Biondi

Chairperson

Core activities of PIANC RecCom are setting up and managing:
- Working Groups, for publication of reports;
- The Marina Excellence Design ‘Jack Nichol’ Award (MEDA), for promoting excellence in marina design;
- The Marina Design Training Program (MDTP): courses on marina design at an international level;
- Outreach activities within PIANC events, with sister associations, and in marina industry events.
The Commission
- aims at providing high-level and state-of-the-art technical guidance in the fields of planning and design of sustainable recreational navigation infrastructure, including waterfront development and rehabilitation, and nautical tourism facilities.
- collaborates with partners: ICOMIA, ICOMIA Marinas Group, GMI, the Yacht Harbour Association, Marina World, AMI.
- seeks input and collaboration with the marina, yachting and tourism industries, as well as engineering and waterfront planning professional community.
Contact RecCom at reccom@pianc.org!

MARINA EXCELLENCE DESIGN 'JACK NICHOL' AWARD

MEDA Award

RecCom Annual Report

Annual Report 2015

PowerPoint AGA 2019

RecCom Working Group Reports

Click on the link below to find an overview of already published RecCom WG-reports.

List of published RecCom WG-reports

New Ongoing Working Groups

RecCom Partners

The Marina Design Training Programme

This programme was created to share knowledge about Marina Design among differnt types waterfront development professionals.

We offer flexible 1-day short courses as well as immersive week-long custom programs upon request.

If you are interested in attending the MDTP Courses or if you are an expert interested in being a MDTP trainer, please contact us at reccom@pianc.org.

RecCom Position Papers

‘Recreational Navigation in Coastal and Inland Waters’ (English version)

'Rekreační plavba v pobřežních a vnitrozemských vodách Souborné stanovisko’ (Czech version)

'Harrastusnavigatsioon ranniku- ja sisevetel Arvamuskiri' (Estonian version)

جايگاه ناوبري تفريحي در سواحل و آب‌هاي داخلي (Iranian version)

'La Navigazione da Diporto in Acque Costiere e Interne’ (Italian version)

'Navegação de Recreio em Águas Costeiras e Interiores’ (Portuguese version)

RecCom Members

PIANC RecCom includes international experts appointed by PIANC National Sections, Qualifying Members and Sister Associations.

Each member country of PIANC is entitled to appoint one Principal Representative, an Alternate Representative, and a YP Representative.

We also welcome observers that promote PIANC RecCom in their countries and bring new regional perspectives to make our work relevant everywhere in the world.

Members

Name
Esteban Biondi – Argentina
Function
Chairman

Name
Nicolas Pisarello – USA
Function
Secretary

Name
Michiel de Jong – the Netherlands
Function
Vice-Chairman & Principal Representative

Name
Claudio Fassardi – Argentina
Function
Principal Representative

Name
Greg Britton – Australia
Function
Principal Representative

Name
Steve Timmermans – Belgium
Function
Principal Representative

Name
Caroline Breemersch – Belgium
Function
YP-Member

Name
Evgeni Mavrodiev - Bulgaria
Function
Member

Name
Grisha Atanasov - Bulgaria
Function
Alternate Member

Name
John Kwong – China
Function
Principal Representative

Name
Eduardo Alejandro Montagut Cifuentes – Colombia
Function
Principal Representative

Name
Liina Harm – Estonia
Function
Principal Representative

Name
Mirja A. Rosenberg-Kurki– Finland
Function
Principal Representative

Name
Arnaud Guillard – France
Function
Principal Representative

Name
Pierre Gaufres – France
Function
PTG CC Observer

Name
Laurent Monsaigeon – France
Function
Alternate Representative

Name
Hans Nickels – Germany
Function
Principal Representative

Name
Mahdi Kamyab Roudsari – Iran
Function
Member

Name
Fabiana Maccarini – Italy
Function
Member

Name
Masato Yamashita – Japan
Function
Principal Representative

Name
Gian Battista Borea d'Olmo – Principality of Monaco
Function
Principal Representative

Name
René Bouchet – Principality of Monaco
Function
Alternate Representative

Name
Gosse de Boer – the Netherlands
Function
YP-Com Observer

Name
Harald Andreassen – Norway
Function
Principal Representative

Name
Lee Wook-Jae – South Korea
Function
Member

Name
Sara Calvo – Spain
Function
Principal Representative

Name
Francisco Sarrias – Spain
Function
Alternate Representative

Name
Stig Jansson – Sweden
Function
Principal Representative

Name
Mohammad Al Mannaie – UAE
Function
Observer

Name
Tim Beckett – UK
Function
Principal Representative

Name
Ian Dobson – UK
Function
YP-Com Observer

Name
Jonathan Armbruster – USA
Function
Principal Representative

Name
Mark Pirrello – USA
Function
Alternate Representative

Name
Matthew Trammell – USA
Function
YP-Com Observer

Name
Peter Jansen – Germany
Function
ICOMIA/IMG

Name
Luís Fernando Sequeira de Vasconcelos Dias – Portugal
Function
Member

Name
Maria Cristina Afonso – Portugal
Function
Member

Name
Martinho Fortunato – Portugal
Function
ICOMIA/IMG

Name
Roberto Perocchio – Italy
Function
ICOMIA/IMG

Name
Oscar Siches – Spain
Function
ICOMIA/IMG

Name
Geert Van Cappellen – Belgium
Function
Ex-Officio Member/Secretary-General of PIANC

Name
Francisco Esteban Lefler – Spain
Function
Ex-Officio Member/President of PIANC