Since the provision of technical assistance, including the organisation of relevant training activities on the maritime legal acts of the European Union for States applying for accession to the Union, is among the Agency’s core tasks, as from 1 May 2018 EMSA is implementing a project entitled "Preparatory measures for the participation of Enlargement countries in EMSA’s work ".

In the framework of this project the Agency has undertaken the organisation of a Training on ISM Code and Auditing Techniques for Enlargement Countries which took place from 3 to 5 December 2019 at EMSA premises in Lisbon. The training was aimed at officials working at maritime administrations who are dealing with matters related to ISM Code implementation.

The overall objective of the training sessions was to provide the appropriate knowledge and competencies to the participants in line with the provisions of the ISM Code. During the trainings the participants were involved in workshops and exercises using the main scenarios linked to the ISM Auditing procedures and real cases for discussion.