The two government agencies will co-operate on the implementation of the transfer. SFT will continue to have the authority to lay down contingency requirements for the municipalities and private enterprises, and to monitor and enforce their compliance.

Involves acute pollution from oil and chemicals
The transfer was proposed by the Government last spring and will be presented to the Parliament in connection with the Fiscal Budget this autumn. The transfer involves acute pollution from oil and chemicals in the same geographical area that SFT covers today ie the sea, coast and inland. 

The following responsibilities and tasks will be transferred: 

• Operation and development of the national emergency preparedness system including co-operation with the municipalities        
• The governmental responsibility to take action in severe cases of acute pollution
• Governmental assistance in municipal emergency response operations 

• Governmental co-operation with private emergency response organisations

Notification routines and organization of operations unchanged
An important prerequisite for the change was that the national emergency preparedness system should be transferred to the Norwegian National Coastal Administration with minimal changes, and that the employees should follow their present work tasks.

Thus the transfer will not lead to major changes for our closest partners when it comes to roles, working routines, responses and co-operation in the event of acute pollution. When the transfer entails changes for one of the co-operating partners, SFT will notify the partner directly.

Transferred unchanged to the Norwegian National Coastal Administration
The current national 24 hour emergency service for acute pollution and the national contingency command structure will be transferred unchanged to the Norwegian National Coastal Administration. That means that today’s notification routines will remain the same. 

Located in Horten, Bergen and Tromsø
There will be a separate Department for Contingency Response in the Norwegian National Coastal Administration. It will be located in the Norwegian Centre for Marine Environment and Safety in Horten, with regional offices in Tromsø and Bergen. The department will be organized as it is today. 

A new Director of Contingency Response will be appointed. He/She will report to the Director General of the Norwegian National Coastal Administration.

Tasks retained in SFT: 

• Administrative tasks such as laying down contingency requirements for municipal and private industry, including offshore oil operators, together with relevant inspections and reactions        
• Reporting on the state of the environment