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Mats Hörström works at the Swedish Transport Agency (STA) as a nautical advisor and is responsible for the authority’s handling of AtoN’s comprehensive permits, rules, supervision and registration. Since 2010, he has represented the authority within the IALA ARM (WG 1). His professional background as a mariner is from the Royal Swedish Navy (RSwN) and where he began his career in 1984. With a changed world situation, he chose to change career in 2007 as a professional naval officer to current civilian employment and duties. On this occasion, he instead became a reserve officer and which has meant recurring duties in the RSwN as a duty officer on the bridge. In this way, it has been able to keep in touch with reality as a mariner, as well as maintain its competence as a navigator. His profession within the RSwN was primarily mine counter measure (MCM). Therefore, it has always been natural for him to be involved in creating safe routes for mariners, regardless of employer. Having been part of the task group for Vir AtoN has been a very interesting and developing period for Mats, linked to his regular work tasks at the STA. As a result, the authority and Sweden are now ready to meet new challenges in the future with Vir AtoN.

Yves Jacques is the e-Navigation coordinator for the Central Region of the Canadian Coast Guard.  Mr. Jacques has 30 years of experience in marine navigation services with Coast Guard working in diverse field such as marine traffic, communication, radio navigation, Arctic and aids to navigation operation and system design.  He is a graduate of the Quebec Marine Institute.

Kjell Johansson works at the Swedish Maritime Administration (SMA) with responsibility for the Swedish AIS base net. Also GNSS equipment onboard SMA ships. Icebreakers to pilot boats. Since 2019, he is represented in IALA ARM (WG 1). His professional background in SMA has been a part of the Swedish/Finish team for developing AIS to be an international IMO-standard Following the developing of GNSS and a big interest of navigational system, has led to own developing of a national ECDIS-like tool for checking and saving data, from fairway markings and lighthouse sectors. Swedish Maritime Administration has responsibility for 1100 lighthouses and 5000 floating AtoNs. Having been part of the task group for Vir AtoN has been a very interesting and developing period for Kjell, linked to his regular work tasks at the SMA As a result, the authority and Sweden are now ready to meet new challenges in the future with Vir AtoN.