Declaration of Accessibility and Usability

The Hydrographic Institute undertakes to make available the website Hydrographic, in accordance with Decree-Law No 83/2018 of 19 October 2016 transposing Directive (EU) 2016/2102 of the European Parliament and of the Council on accessibility of websites and mobile applications.

I. Conformity status

The website Hydrographic the Hydrographic Institute is fully in line with Decree-Law No 83/2018 of 19 October.

II. Preparation of this declaration of accessibility and usability

This declaration was updated to 2026-04-16.

In accordance with Article 9 of Decree-Law No 83/2018, entities are required to adopt the following monitoring procedures. Procedures A) and B) are mandatory. Procedure C) is recommended.

A. Automatic evaluations carried out

1. (2026-04-08). Report: AccessMonitor (pdf)
   • Tool used: AccessMonitor.accessibility. gov.pt
   • Sample: 81 pages.
   • Main results (summary): A score of 10 on the AcessMonitor scale (1-10) was obtained in all 81 pages and 100% compliance was obtained at all levels.

B. Manual evaluations carried out:

1. (2026-04-09). Report: Synthesis -10 aspects - IH (xlxs)
   • Sample: 25 pages.
   • Main results (heuristics satisfied/total heuristics applied): 24/23

1. (2026-04-09). Report: Synthesis-transaction-IH (xlxs)
   • Sample: 5 pages.
   • Main results (heuristics satisfied/total heuristics applied): 13/5

1. (2026-04-09). Report: Synthesis-content - IH (xlxs)
   • Sample: 13 pages.
   • Main results (heuristics satisfied/total heuristics applied): 17/16

C. Usability tests with people with disabilities:

The website has not yet been tested with disabled users.

III. Contact and request for information on the website

To contact, submit suggestions, make complaints or request additional information regarding the contents and/or functionalities present on the Hydrographic Institute website, please use the following means:

Rua das Trinas, 49 1249-093 Lisboa - Divisão de Gestão da Informação, 210943211 ana.lopes@hidrografico.pt

Rua das Trinas, 49 1249-093 Lisboa - Divisão de Gestão da Informação, goncalo.paixao@hidrografico.pt

Rua das Trinas, 49 1249-093 Lisboa - Direção de Documentação, 210943150 dd.dir@hidrografico.pt

IV. Other evidence

Other evidence

The Hydrographic Institute in the old portal was carrying the silver seal.

V. Discrimination

In accordance with Article 13(1) of Decree-Law No 83/2018 of 19 October, where a person with disabilities is treated less favourably than that who is, has been or will be given to another person in a comparable situation, who constitutes a discriminatory practice against persons with disabilities, provided for and punished under the terms of the Article 4 of Law No 46/2006 of 28 AugustThe person may lodge a complaint in accordance with the provisions of Decree-Law No 34/2007 of 15 February.

The National Institute for Rehabilitation (INR, I.P.), provides a form to report discrimination situations, forwarding the complaints to the competent authorities. Annually, the INR, I.P. draws up an annual report on law enforcement prohibiting and punishing discrimination on the grounds of disability and the existence of an increased health risk (Law No 46/2006 of 28 August).

This Declaration of Accessibility and Usability was created with the help of WAI-Tools PT v1.5 generator, developed under the project WAI-Tools, of which the AMA is an integral part. The Declaration was conceived in accordance with Decree-Law No 83/2018 of 19 October.