Type of exercise
Full-scale exercise
Action tested
Equipment deployment
Communication
Coordination
Modelling
Protocol compliance
Type of incident
Rescue
Spill
Coastal
Open-sea
Organisation
European Coast Guard authorities, FRONTEX, European Fisheries Control Agency (EFCA), European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA), Italian Coast Guard and Guardia di Finanza
Catania, Italy
The main objective of this exercises was to test multipurpose operations, where different authorities work together to support various coast guard functions in the same operation.
Marine/coastal environments
International
Regional
English
Exercises documentation
COASTEX 2019
Report
Exercise organised in Catania, Italy, as part of the European Coast Guard Functions Forum.
2019
English
Drills and Exercises Annual Report 2019
Report
To achieve the level of performance for pollution response required by the EMSA, the agency performs regular training, drills, Equipment Condition Tests (ECTs) and exercises. This report summarises the drills and exercises carried out in 2019.
2020
English