ECGFA NET II Project. Kick off meeting & First Working meeting

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1 ECGFA NET II Project Kick off meeting & First Working meeting Nikos Katsoulis Project Officer / B.3.1 Training & Co-operation Unit B.3 Evironment & Capacity Building Helsinki / January 2017

2 EMSA s tasks Core tasks Training and cooperation is a core task (Articles 2.3 (a) and 2.5 of the founding Regulation) 2

3 Scope of training activities Training to assist EU MSs, Norway and Iceland, Enlargement countries and ENP beneficiaries The overall goal: Support the national capacity to implement the Union acquis, Foster cooperation, Disseminate best practices, Uniformity of EU maritime legislation implementation and a level playing field. 3

4 Training catalogue 1 Maritime safety, including vessel traffic management 2 Maritime, ship and port security 3 Maritime customs activities 4 Prevention and suppression of trafficking and smuggling and connected maritime law enforcement 5 Maritime border control 6 Maritime monitoring and surveillance 7 Maritime environmental protection and response 8 Maritime search and rescue 9 Ship casualty and maritime assistance service 10 Maritime accident and disaster response 11 Fisheries inspection and control 12 Activities related to the above Coast Guard Functions 4

5 Implementation Tasks Training & cooperation Provision of technical assistance in the form of: Workshops Sharing best practices Seminars In-the-country trainings Bilateral assistance Target groups: EU Members States and EEA countries (30) Candidates and potential candidates countries to EU (6) European Neighbourhood Partner Countries (15): Mediterranean region (8) Black and Caspian Seas (7) 5

6 Training activities for Member States, Norway and Iceland Subject Training actions - Lisbon 1 Enforcement provisions of Sulphur Directive 2 ISM Code & Auditing techniques 3 EU Environmental Legislation 4 EU Maritime Legislation STCW Advanced 5 6 Maritime Labour Convention 7 ISPS Code 8 Ship Security Advanced 9 Port facility Security Advanced Flag State Implementation Total of 634 participants Regional / National training Subject 1 Training on EU Maritime Legislation - Italy 2 Training on STCW - Belgium 3 Training on STCW Finland 4 Training on THETIS EU database - Italy 6

7 EU Directive 2009/16 - Training for PSCOs 7

8 PSCOs Syllabus of competence 168 PSCOs were trained in

9 Training for Accident investigators EMSA supports COMM & EU MSs implementing Dir. 2009/18/EC EU MSs Training of accident investigators - Core skills course Voyage data Recorders 9

10 ENP beneficiaries SAFEMED III Training events organised 42 Number of participants 480 TRACECA II Training events organised 10 Number of participants 96 Enlargement Countries Training events organised 6 Number of participants

11 Training - Background information 24 courses to 634 officers in courses to 48 officers in 2004 EMSA's training activities have grown in scope & in number 11

12 MaKCs 12

13 Ongoing actions MaKCs The Agency operates a learning management system called Maritime Knowledge Centre system (MaKCS). This system allows tailoring the e-learning needs of any particular community by managing and developing specific contents (Distant Learning Packages - DLPs). The MaKCs makes also possible the monitoring of the performance of the users, in the way that reports can be extracted with the performance of the users. It would be also possible for users to obtain a certificate attesting the completion of a particular course. elearning through MaKCs has been made available to 80 States around the world under various programmes and policies. 13

14 MaKCs 14

15 MaKCs 15

16 MaKCs 16

17 DLPs under development 1 EU Maritime Legislation i. Maritime Safety, including VTM 2 EU Environmental Maritime Legislation vii. Maritime environmental protection & response 3 STCW Convention i. Maritime Safety, including VTM 4 Sulphur Directive as amended & vii. Maritime environmental protection & Implementing Acts including guidance for response Sulphur Inspectors 5 Maritime Labour Convention (MLC), 2006 i. Maritime Safety, including VTM 6 Ballast Water Management (BWM) vii. Maritime environmental protection & response 7 Introduction to the SafeSeaNet Ecosystem Graphical User Interface (Common user interface for SSN, LRIT, CSN and Integrated Maritime Services) 8 Introduction to the SafeSeaNet Ecosystem Graphical User Interface (Common user interface for SSN, LRIT, CSN and Integrated Maritime Services) 9 Introduction to the SafeSeaNet Ecosystem Graphical User Interface (Common user interface for SSN, LRIT, CSN and Integrated Maritime Services) vi. Maritime Monitoring & surveillance vii. Maritime environmental protection & response vi. Maritime Monitoring & surveillance 17

18 Coast Guard Functions 18

19 Dynamic Web-portal Development of a web portal to replace the static information currently available on EMSA s website where only information collected by Maritime Administrations are presented 19

20 RuleCheck No Budget Implications Folders to be submitted by MSs Available on the Web PMoU PSCO MMoU PSCO AI, Flag, CG Authorities Specific folders National Legislation, Instructions, etc 20

21 Ongoing actions Rule Check New functionality in RuleCheck: MyshipEU Retrieve all Directives/Regulations applicable to individual ships according to search criteria Support to: Flag State, Port State and other Coast Guard authorities as relevant 21

22 New article in EMSA Founding Regulation Article 2b European cooperation on Coast Guard Functions The Agency shall, in cooperation with the European Border and Coast Guard Agency and the European Fisheries Control Agency,.., each within their mandate, support national authorities carrying out coast guard functions at national and Union level and, where appropriate, at international level (c) building capacity by drawing up guidelines and recommendations and by establishing best practices as well as by providing training and exchange of staff; 22

23 On going actions Workshop on Capacity Building 29-30/03/2017 Map the needs of relevant users communities in relation to the CGFs falling under the remit of the Agency. Questionnaire Sent to MSs to define their priorities in relation to Capacity Building and enhancement of tools and services. 23

24 Training evolution The road ahead Training 1. In house training 2. National or Regional Training 3. Vocational training schemes for relevant Coast Guard Functions (Accident Investigation, Flag State etc.) E-Learning (MAKCs): 1. Introduction to new or amended EU Maritime Legislation 2. Focus on Best Practices / Guidance 3. Recommended before attending specialised in house training Enhancement/ Development of tools and applications: To support national authorities performing relevant CG functions (MaKCs, RuleCheck, THETIS-EU, WebPortal). 24

25 Thank you for your attention emsa.europa.eu twitter.com/emsa_lisbon facebook.com/emsa.lisbon