SSN Training Course

Introduction

30 April 01 May2014
Den Helder (The Netherlands)

AGENDA
Welcome Introduction EMSA
What is EMSA? What are main objectives/tasks? Traffic
Monitoring and the available tools from EMSA
SafeSeaNet system in general
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SSN Theory
Practical exercises for SSN
Conclusions: on VTMIS and SSN system
Fill in Evaluation Forms

EMSA in a nutshell
EMSA is a community agency of the European Union
with its own legal identity one of >30 agencies in the EU
Over 240 employees
The Agency is active in the areas of

maritime safety
preventing pollution from ships
ship security
vessel traffic monitoring

21M out of the 57 million EMSAs budget is for the

antipollution measures (oil pollution response vessels,
pollution monitoring services (CSN).)

The history: maritime safety is reactive

1912: Titanic sinking
1914: SOLAS - The International
Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea
amended 1929, 1952, 1960, 1974

1948: International Maritime

Organization founded
UN body, based in London

1967: Torrey Canyon sinks off UK coast

First major supertanker oil spill

1973: MARPOL - International Convention

for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
modified 1978

70, first flags of convenience

1978: STCW - International Convention on
Standards of Training, Certification and
Watchkeeping for Seafarers

EMSA foundation
December 1999: Erika disaster

June 2002: EMSA founding

regulation is adopted

Legal basis: EC Regulation 1406/2002

amended by EU Regulation 100/2013

November 2002: Prestige

accident

Recruitment of staff starts in

2003.

2004: extension of EMSAs mandate due to

Prestige sinks off Galicia, Spain
(November, 2002)

Oilspill >60,000 metric tonnes

Up to 300,000 seabirds killed
1300km coastline polluted
Clean-up cost: > EUR 2 billion
(EUR 400 million in EU funds)
Affected industries: tourism,
fishing, emergency services

Objectives of EMSA
Within the fields of maritime safety, pollution prevention from
ships and ship security, EMSA has the following main
objectives:
1. Assisting the COM in monitoring the implementation of EU
legislation relating, i.a., to ship safety, ship security, training of
seafarers in non-EU countries, PSC, VTMIS (i.a. through visits).

2. To operate, maintains and develops maritime information

capabilities at EU level (e.g. LRIT CDC, IMDatE etc)
3. To maintain marine pollution preparedness/
detection/response capability (e.g. EU network of
stand-by OSRVs and CleanSeaNet)
4. To provide technical advice to the COM and MSs in the
fields of safety of navigation and pollution prevention, also
with a view to preparing coordinated positions for IMO.

EMSA stakeholders
Maritime community
in the EU + Norway and Iceland (and for some activities
outside the EU: LRIT -> Overseas territories)

Maritime Administrations
Vessel traffic services
MRCCs
Port State Control offices
Ports

European Commission
Industry (Agents, companies, classification societies,
training centres)

EU legislation and visits

Assessment of Classification
Societies
Directive 94/57 as amended

Port State Control

Directive 2009/18

Training of seafarers
Regulation 724/2004

Accident
Investigation

Ship Safety
Port Reception
Facilities
Directive 2000/59

VTMIS Directive

Network of Oil Recovery Vessels

Tankers

Bunkers

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Dredgers

S/Vessels

Cooperation
with MSs
&
Training

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www.emsa.europa.eu

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