Francisco Esteban Lefler

The Recreational Navigation Commission (RecCom) of PIANC is one of the four international technical commissions through which PIANC works. 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).