Inventory of EU Member States Oil Pollution Response Vessels

The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has been given the task by Regulation (EC) No 721/2004 to "draw up on a regular basis a list of the private and state pollution response mechanisms and response capabilities in the various regions of the European Union".

In order to fulfil this task of providing accurate and up-to-date information on the pollution preparedness and response mechanisms and capabilities of the EU and EFTA coastal States, EMSA contacts the competent authorities in each State and prepares specific inventories such as this Inventory of EU Members States Oil Pollution Response Vessels 2012.