Equipment Assistance Service
The Equipment Assistance Service (EAS) consists of stand-alone oil pollution response equipment stockpiles in selected areas around Europe. This service complements the response capacity available through EMSA’s network of oil spill response vessels. The EAS equipment is on stand-by, ready to be mobilised around-the-clock anywhere in European waters and shared sea basins.
Following a request for assistance, the maximum mobilisation time required (i.e. equipment loaded on trailers and ready to be shipped) is 12 hours, excluding the transit time. In addition to the equipment, the requesting party can also hire technical support personnel to assist with the equipment familiarisation.
The conditions and tariffs of the EAS service are set out in the Incident Response Contract for Equipment (IRC-E), which is signed by the requesting party.
Related Documents
- Network of Stand-by Oil Spill Response Vessels: Drills and Exercises. Annual Reports
- Protecting European seas against oil pollution - Network of EMSA contracted vessels
- EMSA Network of Oil Spill Response Vessels - Protecting European Seas against Pollution
- Network of Stand-by Oil Spill Response Vessels and Equipment (Handbook 2014)
- Network of Stand-by Oil Network of Stand-by Oil Handbooks
- Effective At-Sea Pollution Response [leaflet]