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
- Monitoring port activities
- Pollution response
- Oil Spills
- Maritime accidents and disasters
