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Implementation and operation of the SafeSeaNet network

The European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) has been established for the purpose of ensuring a high, uniform and effective level of maritime safety, maritime security, prevention of, and response to, pollution caused by ships as well as response to marine pollution caused by oil and gas installations. SafeSeaNet (SSN), a European Platform for Maritime Data Exchange between Member States' maritime authorities, is a network/Internet solution based on the concept of a distributed database. In this paper mission, origin and tasks of the EMSA are emphasized. The focus of research is given to the presentation of SSN background, its architecture, mode of operation, management and the participants. For illustration of its operations, SSN in action is presented as well as its key performance indicators. In the last part an assessment on the application of SSN in Croatia is given.

SafeSeaNet; maritime safety; maritime security; maritime data exchange

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