Article 10 Tasks of the European Maritime Safety Agency

assist the Commission and the affected Member State, on its request, in detecting and monitoring the extent of an oil or gas spill;

assist Member States, at their request, with the preparation and execution of external emergency response plans, especially when there are transboundary impacts within and beyond offshore waters of Member States;

on the basis of the Member States’ external and internal emergency response plans, develop with Member States and operators a catalogue of emergency equipment and services available.

assist the Commission in assessing the external emergency response plans of Member States to check whether the plans are in conformity with this Directive;

review exercises that focus on testing transboundary and Union emergency mechanisms.