Arctic and North Atlantic Security and Emergency Preparedness Network (ARCSAR)

The report provides an analysis of the current situation of border control at the seaports of the European Union and in Norway, including the identification of challenges confronted by border guards, good practices, guidelines, and recommendations. To draft it, a working group (WG) was set up by Frontex RDU comprising all EU MSs with an external maritime border and Norway. In a series of meetings, the experts documented and assessed national practices and shared experiences gained in making border control on ships and persons at seaports. A number of identified challenges requiring a common EU approach are presented in the report. The document contains also a number of best practices of likely interest and utility to MSs who may wish to implement such practices at their seaports.

Contact: HoU.RIU@frontex.europa.eu

This document is developed in the framework of the European efforts to achieve an effective understanding of the global land and maritime external border domain through the collection, integration and dissemination of appropriate information, intelligence and development of knowledge. The document addresses those questions through the analysis of to what extend the RPAs systems fulfil the operational requirements for maritime and land surveillance. Border surveillance operational requirements and system performances are analysed to identify best fitting solution(s), jointly with an assessment of costs.