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
1.06 Persons on board passenger ships
Agency responsible
Data group
01. SSN Products
Coast Guard Functions with access
Maritime Safety Including Vessel Traffic Management
Maritime Search and Rescue
Maritime Accident and Disaster Response
Status of implementation
Available
Dissemination channels
Agency web interface
Point(s) of contact
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Description
Information on the persons on board passenger ships (passenger and crew list data) to be made available to designated authorities with SAR function in each Member State, in the event of an emergency or in the aftermath of an accident (Article 10 of Directive 98/41/EC as amended). The passenger and crew data should be implemented in SSN v5, scheduled in operation 2021.
Data elements
Information on the persons on board passenger ships:
- Name;
- Forename;
- Gender;
- Nationality;
- Date of birth;
- Information concerning special care or assistance (when volunteered by a passenger);
- Contact number in case of an emergency (when volunteered by a passenger) (If the MS so chooses).
Legal basis
Article 5(2) of Council Directive 98/41/EC of 18 June 1998 on the registration of persons sailing on board passenger ships operating to or from ports of the Member States of the Community, as amended.
Article 5(3) and Annex Part A.7 of the Directive 2010/65/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 October 2010 on reporting formalities for ships arriving in and/or departing from ports of the Member States, as amended.
Scope and source of data
For all passenger ships for voyages of more than 20 NM that call a port of a Member State, except passenger ships exclusively engaged in port areas and inland waterways.
The information is collected by “Passenger Registrar” appointed by the passenger ship’s Company and reported in the National Single Window (NSW) by the agent or operator upon the passenger ship's departure.
Technical implementation
Information on the persons on board passenger ships is reported at national level to 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 notification exchanged by central SSN system is accessible upon request to the national SSN system holding the detailed information through a request/response mechanism.
- 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 the persons on board passenger ships is available until the voyage is safely completed and no more than 60 days after departure. In the event of emergency or accident, the information remains available until any investigation or judiciary proceedings are completed.
Conditions of access
In accordance with Article 10 (2) each Member State shall designate the authority that will have access to the information required under this Directive. Member States shall ensure that, in the event of an emergency or in the aftermath of an accident, that designated authority has immediate access to the information required under this Directive.