SAFEMED III Project in a nutshell

AFEMED III project runs for an overall duration of 36 months

The SAFEMED III project runs from 16 June 2013 for an overall duration of 36 months. It is implemented by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and is built on and designed to consolidate the results achieved by SAFEMED I and SAFEMED II.

The SAFEMED project is a response to the interest of the European Union (EU) to develop Euro-Mediterranean cooperation in the field of maritime safety, security and prevention of pollution from ships by providing technical advice and support to the following countries, defined as the beneficiaries: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, the Palestinian Authority, Syria (currently suspended), and Tunisia.

EMSA will manage the implementation of all tasks related to the following activities:

Flag State implementation
Port State Control
Vessel Traffic Monitoring and Information System (VTMIS) and related maritime services
Protection of the marine environment
Human element
Security of ships and port facilities in the Mediterranean area
Supporting activities

2013 In Review

10th Meeting of the Maritime WorkingGroup
Technical Meeting on the implementation of MARPOL Annexes I, II, III, V
Workshop addressing ISPS Code and Institutional capacity
Seminar on the enforcement of the prohibition of ship source pollution
CleanSeaNet Information Session
Seminar on the Maritime Labour Convention 2006
Seminar on Flag State Implementation
Inventory of marine pollution at sea response policies and resources

An inventory of marine pollution at sea response policies and resources has been prepared by EMSA to be filled in by the beneficiary countries.

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The inventory notably covers the following information: competent national authority responsible for at sea spill response; contingency plan for oil pollution; description of the pollution response service; risk assessments aimed at marine transport of hydrocarbons; specialised devices for surveillance, monitoring and evaluation of marine oil releases in the marine environment; existence of governmental specialised anti-pollution vessels (description of the vessel and its location) and shorebased equipment for anti-pollution response (location, type and quantity).

This inventory is designed not only to give a clear picture of the marine pollution response resources available in the beneficiary countries but also to assess the needs of the countries in this area, i.e. to consider if there is a need for more specialised training programmes and exercises regarding oil marine pollution response and specialised scientific support for oil spills.

In the framework of the SAFEMED III project, EMSA will organise an information session regarding the potential use of EMSAs stand-by oil response vessel network. The beneficiary countries concerned will be invited to take part in the oil spill exercise with EMSAs oil response vessel in the Mediterranean.

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