Mission and Duties

Mission

IMOC guarantees the management and control of the Albanian maritime borders, life safety on the sea and interaction of the state institution that have responsible and interests within the maritime space.
IMOC is a national institution that guarantees sovereignty and sovereign rights of the Albanian state in the maritime space though an integrated management of national sources of the institutions that are responsible and have interests on the sea.

IMOC coordinates and leads:

- Costal Operations for the control of the maritime border;

- Costal Operations against illegal trafficking;

- Costal Operations in the war against terrorism;

- Costal Operations against organized crime;

- Search and Rescue Operations, as well as first aid on sea;

- Anti-Pollution Operations;

- Operations to protect fishing;

- Operations to preserve the ecological equilibrium and maritime environment;

- Operations for the protection and well-administration of fishing wealth (etiological bio-measurement);

- Operations for safety on the sea.