The purpose of this Directive is to establish in the Community a vessel traffic monitoring and information system with a view to enhancing the safety and efficiency of maritime traffic, improving the response of authorities to incidents, accidents or potentially dangerous situations at sea, including search and rescue operations, and contributing to a better prevention and detection of pollution by ships.
Namen te direktive je vzpostaviti sistem spremljanja in obveščanja za ladijski promet v Skupnosti zaradi povečanja varnosti in učinkovitosti pomorskega prometa, izboljšanja odzivanja organov na izredne dogodke, nesreče ali potencialne nevarne razmere na morju, vključno z iskalnimi in reševalnimi akcijami, ter prispevati k boljšemu preprečevanju in odkrivanju onesnaževanja z ladijami.