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
1.09 Exemptions
Agency responsible
Data group
01. SSN Products
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
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Description
Information on exemptions from the reporting requirements related to the Port call (pre-arrival 24 hours), Hazmat (as per Article 15 of Directive 2002/59/EC), Security (as per Article 7 of Regulation (EC) 725/2004) and Waste (as per Article 9 of Directive 2000/59/EC).
Data elements
Information on exemption:
- Ship identification: IMO Number, MMSI Number, Call Sign, Ship Name.
- Type of exemption (Pre-arrival, Hazmat, Waste or Security).
- Company.
- Country issuing the exemption.
- Authority issuing the exemption.
- Contact details for obtaining additional information on the exemption (Phone, Fax).
- Identification of the scheduled service.
- Identification of ports on the scheduled service to which exemption applies.
Legal basis
Article 15 of the Directive 2002/59/EC (as amended) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2002 establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system and repealing Council Directive 93/75/EEC, as amended (VTMIS Directive).
Article 7 of Regulation (EC) 725/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on enhancing ship and port facility security.
Article 9 of Directive 2000/59/EC (as amended) of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 November 2000 on port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues.
Scope and source of data
Same scope as the correspondent notifications for port call (pre-arrival 24 hours), Hazmat, Security and Waste.
Exemptions may be provided by the Member States responsible authorities for ships engaged in scheduled services performed between ports located on their territory, provided that the conditions as defined in the legal basis are met.
Technical implementation
Information on exemptions is reported at national level or in central SSN system directly and then made available to other Member States via SafeSeaNet (SSN).
SSN is a network of national systems in Member States which are linked to a central SSN system that acts as a nodal point. The central SSN system stores information on exemptions which enables to complete the information provided by the notifications in case an exemption is granted to the scheduled service.
The central SSN system provides different alternative mechanisms to enable the exchange and sharing of datasets and information:
- System-to-system interface, which allows exchange of data between the national and central SSN applications; any other external system and the central SSN;
- graphical user interface providing access to port call data;
- app for mobile devices (IMS app) providing access to the current maritime picture on smart phones and tablets.
- Information on exemptions are available online for during the its validity period and for the next 5 years following expiry date. The data is archived for at least 5 years and may be provided upon request.
Conditions of access
In accordance with the Interface and Functionalities Control Document (IFCD), information on exemptions is available to EU Member States’ authorities executing functions in the maritime domain, ports, EMSA, EC and other EU bodies users.
Access to other communities may be requested, either on an ad hoc basis (to satisfy a given need during a given period), or in the form of an agreement (MoU), which allows access to SSN by specific users who are involved in pilot projects, but who are outside the SSN legal framework. In each case, access will only be granted to information relevant to their mandate. The access rights for each user profile shall be determined by a decision of the HLSG[1] for the specific agreed purpose.
[1] High Level Steering Group for Governance of the Digital Maritime System and Services (HLSG) – The governance group defined in Annex III of Directive 2002/59/EC (as amended), which comprises MS and Commission representatives, and which has the tasks defined in Commission Decision (EU) 2016/566 of 11 April 2016 (Repealing decision 2009/584/EC of 31 July 2009).