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EMSA welcomes you in your own language!

For the first time the EMSA website includes multilingual content . The main section “This is EMSA” has been translated to all EU official languages, making possible for every European citizen to have a clear idea about: what is EMSA, how it is organised, and what are the mission statements of the agency.

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  • Sustainability

    Contribute to the European green agenda for maritime transport by strengthening the EU capacity to protect the marine environment, manage climate change and respond to new environmental challenges.

  • Safety and security

    Raising maritime safety standards across the board and strengthening maritime security in Europe and beyond.

  • Visits and Inspections

    Classification societies develop and apply technical standards to the design, construction and survey of ships. Of the more than 50 classifications societies worldwide, 12 are recognised at EU level and are inspected regularly by EMSA.

  • Digital services and simplification

    Strengthening EMSA’s role as chief information management hub for maritime surveillance and facilitating the simplification of EU shipping using digital solutions

  • Surveillance

    EMSA’s satellite-based oil spill surveillance and vessel detection service, CleanSeaNet, analyses images from earth observation satellites to detect possible oil spills on the sea surface.

  • Training and capacity building

    EMSA’s wide portfolio of training courses offers support to national maritime authorities in their day-to-day duties as flag, port and coastal state authorities. It includes e-learning courses which are available to member states, EFTA, and enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy countries

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