EMSA’s Maritime Support Services (MSS)
EMSA’s Maritime Support Services (MSS)
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+351 211 209 415
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+351 211 209 480
Email
MaritimeSupportServices@emsa.europa.eu
9.06 Gas emission concentrations
Data group
09. Data collected by aerial assets
Coast Guard Functions with access
Maritime Safety Including Vessel Traffic Management
Maritime Ship and Port Security
Maritime Customs Activities
Prevention and Suppression of Trafficking and Smuggling and Connected Maritime Law Enforcement
Maritime Border Control
Maritime Monitoring and Surveillance
Maritime Environmental Protection & Response
Maritime Search and Rescue
Ship Casualty & Maritime Assistance Service
Maritime Accident and Disaster Response
Fisheries Inspection & Control
Status of implementation
Available
Dissemination channels
Agency web interface
Point(s) of contact
RPAS service
RPAS service
Email
rpas@emsa.europa.eu
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Description
RPAS based measurements of ship source pollution (SOx and NOx) from vessels and deriving the sulphur content in the fuel burnt by the vessel under observation. Video provided by the on-board EO systems complement the operational return. The videos are transmitted in real time or sent with an undefined delay; the gas analysis will be provided in near real time within at least 30 min.
Data elements
- Gas concentration SOx and NOx
- Sulphur concentration in the fuel
- Confidence information
- Emission measurement report
- Video/image source sensor
- Operational call sign
- Time in UTC
- Sensor latitude in deg. and dec.
- Sensor longitude deg. and dec.
- Sensor true altitude
- Frame centre latitude deg. and dec.
- Frame centre longitude deg. and dec.
The data elements are collected, if possible, according international standards (STANAG 4069, MISB and KLV). The full datasets are described for EMSA aerial assets in the EMSA RPAS Interface Control Document.
Legal basis
EMSA Regulation (EU) 2016/1625
Directive (EU) 2016/802 on the reduction in the sulphur content of marine fuels
Scope and source of data
This data allows to determine if vessels under observation are potentially violating given limits of sulphur content allowed to be in the fuel burnt by the vessel. For operational and evidence purposes different electro optical sensors in the visible and infra-red spectral range are fitted on aerial asset. The infra-red cameras allow night time operations.
The data will be collected by the service provider owning or having the command and control on the asset and will be distributed to all the recipients or a specific list of them by EMSA.
Technical implementation
The operation will be performed with a remotely piloted aircraft capable to fly into the plume in order to take the concentration measurement of the trace gases The technical implementation varies from supplier to supplier. The flight data will be received via a RLOS datalink. The analysis of the measurements and the correlation of the data takes place on ground within the service provider ground system and the EMSA maritime information systems.
Conditions of access
Public administrations from the EU Member States and EFTA coastal states, and EU Agencies can request for RPAS services. EMSA will provide the requesting administration with the ownership of the operation. Access to the data coming from the services is limited to Agencies and relevant participating MS authorities as identified by the requesting authority.