One of the central means for strengthening maritime safety and protecting the environment is the introduction of the Universal Automatic Identification System or AIS. At present there is no land based AIS infrastructure in the Northern Periphery area outside Norway and trial equipment in Scotland, and knowledge about AIS in the area is limited. The Safety@Sea project will use experience from other AIS implementation projects to spread knowledge and awareness about AIS technology and its possibilities in the local maritime communities. It will also target other areas of maritime safety such as improving fishing vessel safety culture, especially aboard those boats operating in the Northern Periphery area, where remoteness and comparative scarcity of search and rescue resources exacerbate the difficulties of responding successfully to an emergency. In addition, the project will enhance international co-operation to prepare for large-scale emergency response coordination. Expected Results: • The project will contribute to maritime safety and hence an improved maritime transport infrastructure.• Enhanced co-operation and emergency response co-ordination will lead to the development of guidance on major passenger ship incident response. It is expected that the safety of seafarers and the protection of the maritime environment in an area with increasing tanker traffic, cruise traffic and fishery activity will be improved in consequence.• The added value of Iceland, the Faeroes and Scotland working together on the project lies in the co-operative approach to improving safety in a dangerous industry, the shared analysis of comparative studies, and the dissemination of lessons learned.These elements will be further enhanced by involving Norway and Greenland in follow-up discussions.• Improved mutual understanding of the threat and the shared resources available to deal with maritime safety; improved contingency planning as a result of plan elements being tested in the exercise and the dissemination of best practice between participants; the further action report; and the dissemination of this report, and guidelines developed from it, to non-participants across the Northern Periphery and beyond.