pomaga Komisiji pri opravljanju katere koli naloge, ki ji je dodeljena v skladu z obstoječo in prihodnjo zakonodajo Skupnosti o pomorski varnosti, preprečevanju onesnaževanja z ladij in odzivanja na onesnaženje z ladij, zlasti zakonodajo, ki se uporablja za klasifikacijske zavode, varnost potniških ladij, pa tudi zakonodajo, ki se uporablja za varnost, usposabljanje, izdajanje pooblastil in ladijsko stražarjenje, vključno s preverjanjem skladnosti tretjih držav z zahtevami Mednarodne konvencije o standardih za usposabljanje, izdajanje spričeval in ladijsko stražarjenje pomorščakov, 1978, ter pri izvajanju ukrepov, sprejetih za preprečevanje prevar v zvezi s pooblastili o usposobljenosti;
assist the Commission in the performance of any task assigned to it by existing and future Community legislation on maritime safety, ship pollution prevention and ship pollution response, notably legislation applicable to classification societies, the safety of passenger ships, as well as that applicable to the safety, training, certification and watchkeeping of ships' crews, including the verification of compliance of third countries with the requirements of the 1978 International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping, and of the measures taken to prevent fraud involving certificates of competency.