What are the EMSA RPAS services?

The EMSA RPAS services have been developed to assist in maritime surveillance operations to support authorities involved in civil Coast Guard functions undertaken by Member States, such as:

• Multipurpose maritime surveillance
  • Safety of Navigation
    • Traffic separation schemes
    • Search and Rescue (SAR)
    • Ship-to-ship transfers
  • Logistics and Customs
  • Security and threat of terrorism
  • Piracy and armed robbery
  • Migration and people trafficking
  • Trafficking of contraband, weapons, and narcotics
  • Pollution monitoring
  • Fishing:
    • Illegal, Unreported, Unregulated

• Emission monitoring
  • Air Emissions (SO_x)
• Monitoring port activities
• Pollution response
  • Oil Spills
  • Maritime accidents and disasters