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NATIONAL
SINGLE
WINDOW
PROTOTYPE
AN ELECTRONIC SOLUTION FOR
SIMPLIFYING ADMINISTRATIVE
PROCEDURES
BACKGROUND
A longstanding problem in the shipping industry is the complexity and time involved in submitting reports when arriving
in and departing from ports. Ship operators, masters, and agents are still burdened with having to fill in paper documents
which include similar information and to distribute them to different government authorities, including port, maritime,
safety, security, customs, border control, and health authorities. This increases costs and causes delays, reducing the
competitiveness of maritime transport.
The National Single Window (NSW) aims to simplify this administrative burden by providing a place where all maritime
information is reported once by ship data providers, at either national or port level, and made available to all relevant
authorities. Certain parts will also be made available to other Member States via SafeSeaNet.
SAFESEANET
SafeSeaNet is composed of a network of national SafeSeaNet systems in Member States linked together through the central
SafeSeaNet. It provides information in near-real-time for around 17,000 vessels operating in and around EU waters on a daily
basis. SafeSeaNet is used by Member States to exchange information on the identification, position and status of a ship, times
of departure and arrival, incident reports, details on hazardous goods, waste and cargo residues, and ship security.
ARCHITECTURE OF NSW
PROTOTYPE
A modular approach has been applied to the architecture of
the NSW prototype. Member States may either use the entire
system, or some of its modules depending on their needs.
Member States can choose from the following options:
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
EMSA offers technical assistance to a number of Member
States in the implementation of the Directive. In particular,
the agency provides support in the establishment of the
NSW, including the re-use of the NSW prototype and in the
review of associated administrative procedures. The EMSA
Administrative Board has already mandated the agency to
provide such assistance based on the specific requests of
individual Member States.
Not all options for re-using the prototype are equally viable in
different national systems, but EMSA can provide guidance on
the possibilities available and on any necessary developments.
Interested Member State authorities are invited to get in touch.
emsa.europa.eu