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The NCA's national emergency preparedness against acute pollution aims to protect life, health, the natural environment and business interests at sea and ashore.

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SafeSeaNet Norway is the national ship reporting system where vessels can book a pilot and send arrival and departure information to the Norwegian authorities and ports.

The Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) is an international standardised service that is operated by the Norwegian Coastal Administration in Norway to ensure safe passage, efficient navigation and protection of the environment.

The Norwegian Coastal Administration is responsible for the national AIS network. AIS enable Norwegian authorities to have a continuous overview of vessel traffic on the Norwegian coast and at sea.

The NCA is a transport agency under the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries. We ensure safe and efficient traffic in fairways and into ports, and a national preparedness against acute pollution.

Research and development are an important part of strengthening preparedness against acute pollution. New methods, technology, and knowledge make us better equipped to prevent, detect, and handle spills in an efficient and sustainable way.

All port facilities that receive calls from ships in international traffic must have a security plan that has been approved by the Norwegian Coastal Administration. The security plan must be based on a vulnerability analysis and include security measures to be implemented by the port facility.

The Norwegian Coastal Administration is responsible for the state pilot service. The service safeguards traffic at sea and protects the environment by ensuring that vessels operating in Norwegian waters have navigators with adequate qualifications on board.

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Our vision is to develop our coast into the safest in the world. Through project management and construction management, we contribute to this by improving fairways and constructing breakwaters.

Information from the Norwegian authorities on safe cruises in Norway. The aim of the overview is to help shipowners and captains prevent accidents and unwanted incidents.

The Norwegian Coastal Administration facilitates safe and efficient sea transport so that an increasing amount of cargo is transported by sea.

The IMAROS 2 project will be carried out in 2024–2025 and is based on the findings from the first IMAROS project.

A good port structure is important for economic growth and regional development. The Norwegian Coastal Administration facilitates safe and efficient sea transport so that an increasing amount of cargo is transported by sea.

How are our fairways organised, how do aids to navigation work and how do we navigate the sea? On a daily basis, measures are taken to facilitate safe passage at sea.

The Norwegian Coastal Administration is responsible for coordinating state, municipal and private emergency preparedness. On this page you can read more about what that means.

The NCA operates and develops digital and maritime services to contribute to safer and more efficient navigation.

The IMAROS projects focus on strengthening preparedness and response to oil spills involving low-sulphur fuel oils (LSFOs). Through research, testing and international collaboration, the projects aim to develop methods and technologies that make it easier to detect, contain and clean up spills of LSFOs.

Ownership of Norwegian ports is mainly with the municipalities, with some elements of private ownership. Following the regional reform, the county municipalities have also become owners of port infrastructure. There is a considerable variation in the organisation of ownership, operation and management in Norwegian ports.

Testing new types of oil spill response equipment is an important part of the Norwegian Coastal Administration’s work to further develop technology and equipment to combat acute pollution.

The following documents are unofficial translations and are only updated at time of translation.The aim of these unofficial translations is to provide information about legal framework relevant to the users of the NCA's services. The translations are not legally binding.

A Pilotage Exemption Certificate (PEC) qualifies a navigator to sail in specific waters without using the pilotage service. PECs are issued by the NCA based on Norwegian pilotage regulations.

Together with several partners, the Norwegian Coastal Administration will gather knowledge on oil spill response involving low-sulphur fuel oils.

Here you will find information about the lighthouse and beacon system in Norway

The Norwegian Coastal Administration will build the world’s very first full-scale tunnel for ships. Stad ship tunnel will be 1,7 kilometres long (2200 metres from the tip of the lead construction to the tip at the other side) , 50 metres high and 36 metres wide, giving vessels up to the size of the coastal lines Hurtigruten and Kystruten a safe passage through Stadhavet Sea.