ACUERDO DE VINA DEL MAR
Participating Maritime Authorities & Associate Members	13 Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela.
Observers	IMO, ROCRAM
Target Inspection Rate	15% annual inspection rate per country within 3 years
Relevant Instruments	LL66 SOLAS 74 SOLAS PROT 78 MARPOL 73/78 STCW 78 COLREG 72 TONNAGE 69
Inspection Priorities	- Passenger ships, ro-ro ships, Bulk Carriers. - Ships which may present a special hazard. - Ships which have had several recent deficiencies.
Amendments entry into force	Will take effect 60 days after acceptance or at the end of any different period determined unanimously by the representatives of the authorities in the Committee.
Committee Composition	A Representative of each of the authorities
Secretariat location	Buenos Aires, Argentina
Information Centre location	Centro de Informacion del Acuerdo Latinoamericano (CIALA), Prefectura Naval Argentina, Buenos Aires.
Date of Signature	5th November 1992
Official Languages	Spanish, Portuguese

MARITIME AUTHORITIES OF THE AGREEMENT

 

Argentina PREFECTURA NAVAL  ARGENTINA (Argentine Coast Guard) Av. E. MADERO 235 2º Piso  Buenos Aires - República Argentina Tel. :  54 11 4318-7521 Fax.:  54 11 4314-0317  E-mail: oarce@prefecturanaval.gov.ar Website: www.prefecturanaval.gov.ar	Bolivia Director's Office for Maritime, River, Lake Interests and Merchant Navy Plaza Avaroa-Calle Pedro Salazar N° 2502 Esq. 20 de octubre Casilla N° 2303 - La Paz – Bolivia Tel.:  (5912) 2431161 / 2432417 Fax.:  (5912) 2431739 / 2112610 E-mail: intermar@mindef.gov.bo
Brazil Director’s Office for Ports and Coasts Rua Teófilo Otoni Nº 4 - Centro CEP 20010-000 Río de Janeiro-Brasil TEL.:  (5521) 2104-5193 / 5194 Fax.:  (5521) 2253-2134 E-mail: paulo.jose@dpc.mar.mil.br Website: www.dpc.mar.mil.br	Chile Director's Office of Maritime Territory and Merchant Marine Errazuriz 537, Valparaiso - Chile TEL.:    (5632) 208102 Fax.:    (5632) 2208296 E-mail:  sinav@dircetemar.cl /         director@directemar.cl Website: www.directemar.cl
Colombia  Director's Office Maritime Affairs: Transversal 41 No. 27-50 CAN Bogota – Colombia TEL.:    (571) 2200490 ext. 2321/2351 Fax.:     (571) 2200490 ext. /2353      E-mail:  dimar@dimar.mil.co jpena@dimar.mil.co Website: http://www.dimar.mil.co	Cuba Director's Office for Maritime Inspections and Safety Av. Rancho Boyeros e/Tulipán y Lombillo 4° piso Plaza - La Habana – Cuba TEL.:     (537) 8816607 / 8819498 Fax.:       (537) 8811514 E-mail: dsim@mitrans.transnet.cu          luisglez@mitrans.transnet.cu
Ecuador Director's Office for Merchant Marine and Littoral Affairs Elizalde 101 y Malecón-Casilla postal 7412 Guayaquil – Ecuador TEL.:   (593) 42327958 / 2328107 Fax.:   (593) 42324714 E-mail:  asunstosinternacionales@digmer.org Website: www.puertosdelecuador.gov.ec/dig	Honduras Director's Office of Merchant Marine Calzada República del Uruguay, N° 2800 Apdo. postal 3625 Tegucigalpa, M.D.C., Honduras TEL.:    (504) 2210721 / 2368868 Fax.:    (504) 2368866 E-mail:  dgmmhon@itsnetworks.net
Mexico Director's Office of Merchant Marine Nuevo León Nº 210 Piso 7°Col. Hipódromo06100 - México DF TEL.:  (5255) 55742755/57239300 Fax.:  (5255) 52653233 E-mail:  jtlozano@sct.gob.mx	Panama Director's Office for Maritime Affairs Edificio Plaza Guadalupe, Calle 50 y 69 2º piso, P.O. Box 5245, Panamá 5 República de Panamá TEL.:   (507) 5015006/5008/5050 Fax.:    (507) 5015007 E-mail: psc@amp.gob.pa Website: www.amp.gob.pa
Peru Director's Office of Captains of the Port and Coast Guards Constitución 150, Callao - Perú TEL:     (5114) 121116 Fax:      (5114) 296680 E-mail: dicapi@marina.mil.pe  Website:www.dicapi.mil.pe	Uruguay Uruguayan Coast Guard Rambla 25 de Agosto de 1825 s/n - 4º piso Montevideo – Uruguay TEL.:     (5982) 915-7913 Fax.:    (5982) 916-4914 / 915-6786 E-mail: prena_jefe@armada.gub.uy Website: www.armada.gub.uy
Venezuela Director's Office for Water Transportation INEA-Municipio Baruta-Estado Miranda-Venezuela TEL.:   58212 909-1597/ 1587 / 1583 Fax.:   58212 909-1428 / 909-3249 E-mail: rduarte@inea.gob.ve Website: www.inea.gov.ve

Focal Point
Mr. Juan Jose Beltritti
Prefecto General Secretary 

Prefectura Naval Argentina, Edifico "Guardacostas"
Av. Eduardo Madero 235, Planta Baja Of. 026
(C.P. 1106) - Buenos Aires, Argentina

Phone No.: +54 114318 7433
Fax No. : +54 114318 7547
Email : ciala@prefecturanaval.gov.ar