Lega Navale Italiana, Rome

The Italian Naval League is a non-economic, membership-based public body whose purpose is to spread interest and attention to sea-related issues.

It was founded on June 2, 1897 in La Spezia by Augusto Vittorio Vecchi; it operates through about 250 Sections and Delegations in Italy, with about 60,000 members.

The Italian Naval League, within the scope of its institutional purposes: performs services in the public interest, is inspired by the principles of associationism, in order to carry out activities of social promotion and utility, promotes environmental protection initiatives, promotes and supports the practice of boating, maritime sports and other navigational activities, contributing to the teaching of boating, cooperates with the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport in the establishment of appropriate quality parameters in the field of training of candidates for nautical licensing examinations as an educational center for recreational boating, carries out cultural activities, promotes and develops professional training courses, is subject to the supervision of the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport