Maritime Co-ordination Centre (MCC) has the main objectives to maximize SAR system efficiency, limit the consequences of pollution from ships and to improve safety and efficiency of the vessel's traffic
To meet and apply the requirements set by the regional and international legislation as SOLAS/1974, SAR/1979, OPRC/1990, IALA Recommendations, Ankara Agreement and Bucharest Convention, and to fulfil the obligations imposed through the EU Directives, Romanian Naval Authority is the responsible authority to perform the management and mission co-ordination for Search and Rescue, Oil Spill Response activities and also to monitor the vessels' traffic within national area of responsibility.
Maritime Co-ordination Centre (MCC), through MRCC and VTMIS, promotes efficient organization of search and rescue services and coordinates the SAR operations, maritime oil pollution response as well as the vessels' traffic services.This set-up allows us to have in place all available resources for SAR missions and marine pollution response incidents, to receive and issue alerts related to the human life in distress at sea, marine pollution and traffic monitoring, fully functional and operates 24/7. Both departments are located in the RNA headquarters, at 11th floor.
MRCC strongly connects national and international organizations and entities involved in SAR activities and response to marine pollution, attending activities in its field of expertise, such as: working groups, seminars, conferences, training. Its continuous mission is to establish agreements with national and international organizations involved into SAR and pollution response.
MRCC is supported in SAR missions or marine pollution response with mobile facilities which belongs to the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Ministry of Defence. MRCC can summon additional support from private sector.
Search Action Plans elaborated for Search and Rescue missions are based on the IAMSAR Manual, in accordance with the National SAR Plan.
MRCC is designated as national operational contact point (NOCP), according to the National Contingency Plan for Oil and HNS Pollutions, the MCC Director being also the Coordinator of Division for Marine Operations.
At EU level, MRCC is connected with all European alerting and exchange information systems, such as:
• SafeSeaNet (SSN) system for alert notifications,
• CleanSeaNet (CSN) service for satellite monitoring of marine oil pollution,
• Marine Pollution Module of the Emergency Communication and Information System (CECIS) for emergency communication and information and
• Maritime Single Windows (MSW) system to enable all the information required by public authorities in connection with the arrival, stay and departure of ships, persons and cargo, to be submitted via a single portal without duplication.
VTMIS Department controls navigation within the VTS Area which covers the sea area of 12 mile radius from the VTS Centre located at Lat. 44°10'.20 N Long 028°39'.60 E. The main purpose of the Constanta VTMIS is to improve the safety and efficiency of vessel traffic and to protect the environment within Constanta port approach and port area (include its roadstead).
Constanta VTMIS provides information when deemed necessary by the VTS or at the request of a vessel assistance to the vessels and monitoring its effects in case of high traffic density, poor visibility or bad weather or potential danger.
Information obtained or supplied by VTS operators should be used by the master of the vessel concerned for optimizing safe navigation.
VTS operations do not relieve the master of his responsibility for the safe navigation of his ship.
