The contractor shall provide to EFCA legal services in the field of maritime law, marine insurance law, law of the sea and aviation law. Note: the budget does not cover litigation and pre-litigation cases. Any services that EFCA may require related to litigation or pre-litigation cases would be procured separately.

The following tasks are listed in order of estimated volume needs.

Task A: Legal advice estimated at 30 % of the contract volume.The contractor shall primarily provide legal advice in the field of maritime law, marine insurance law and law of the sea relating to the implementation of the current FWC (hereinafter ‘the FWC’) for the chartering of an offshore vessel and/or any possible future maritime related contract EFCA may conclude. The legal advice will mainly consist in interpreting the terms of the FWC, identifying possible liabilities and legal exposure of EFCA arising from the employment of the vessel as well as advice on P&I matters. Likewise, the contractor shall provide legal advice relating to aerial surveillance services used by EFCA and RPAS deployed from its chartered vessel. The contractor shall provide legal advice and support during a procurement process that EFCA may launch for chartering maritime or aerial assets;

Task B: Drafting of legal documents at estimated 30 % of the contract volume. The contractor will be requested to draft legal documents, including the future FWC for the chartering of an offshore vessel (hereinafter ‘the future FWC’) and parts of tender documentation, which will have to be re-tendered in 2021 at the latest;

Task C: Document review estimated at 20 % of the contract volume. The contractor shall review possible agreements and contracts that EFCA may conclude with other European Agencies (like FRONTEX and EMSA) or a member state or directly with a company, identify potential liability issues for EFCA and advice accordingly, including on suitable insurance cover;

Task D: Assistance with claims on ad-hoc basis. In case of claims against EFCA or of EFCA, including those arising from the FWC or the future FWC and/or insurance coverage of the P&I club, the contractor shall provide full legal support;

Task E: Representation/attendance in meetings on ad-hoc basis. If requested by EFCA, the contractor shall represent EFCA or attend meetings with the shipping or the aviation company, the P&I club or any other relevant party;

Task F: Record keeping. The contractor shall keep a record/archive of the tasks being assigned to them by EFCA including a summary of the proposed way of action;

Task G: General cooperation.

Note: in the unlikely event that the contractor was requested to travel to perform tasks under the contract, related eligible expenses would be reimbursed in accordance with article I.5.3 of the draft contract in Annex A.