The INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION FOR AIDS TO NAVIGATION (IFAN) is a company and charity headquartered in London, United Kingdom, whose overall objective is the promotion of safety at sea and the protection of the marine environment. It achieves this by contributing to the efforts of several maritime organisations, through funding of global Aids to Navigation (AtoN) initiatives and supporting education. IFAN’s operating division is the Middle East Navigation Aids Service (MENAS), based in the Middle East Gulf.