EMSA’s Maritime Support Services (MSS)
EMSA’s Maritime Support Services (MSS)
EMSA’s Maritime Support Services (MSS)
Information on the carriage of dangerous and marine polluting goods (as per Articles 4, 13 and 14 of the Directive 2002/59/EC as amended).
Information on ship identification: IMO number, MMSI number, Call Sign, Ship name and Flag.
Information on ship call to a port:
Information on Hazmat:
Articles 4, 13 and 14 of Directive 2002/59/EC as amended.
All ships carrying dangerous or polluting goods, irrespective of their size, are obliged to comply with the notification requirements.
Hazmat data is provided by the ships’ masters, agents or operators to port authority at latest at departure time from EU port or before ship arrival to EU port (only for vessels coming from non-EU ports) either directly in the Port system or through the National Single Window (NSW).
Hazmat data is reported at national level to the port system or NSW system 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 port call data which enables rapid, effective response to users’ requests.
The central SSN system provides different alternative mechanisms to enable the exchange and sharing of datasets and information:
Hazmat data is available online for a minimum of 2 months from the departure of the ship from a port. The data is archived for at least 5 years and may be provided upon request.
In accordance with the Interface and Functionalities Control Document (IFCD), Hazmat data is available to EU Member States’ authorities executing functions in the maritime domain, Ports, EMSA, EC and other EU bodies users. Ports can only request the details of Hazmat for vessels arriving or departing to/from their port.
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).