The main tasks of the Council are:
- Discussion and expert assessment of draft solutions and their effectiveness, development of recommendations regarding the infrastructure development of the NSR in the following areas:
• ecology
• development of science, technology and industry
• safety and rescue
• development of communications, navigation and hydrography
• development of the transport system
• development of port infrastructure
• LNG (liquefied natural gas) technologies for the Arctic
• development of icebreaker, commercial and auxiliary fleet
• development of the energy system
• development of projects to increase the cargo base of the NSR
• training and development of personnel
- Generation of proposals for the organization of projects and programs of cooperation, including international, for the development and sustainable functioning of the NSR
- Informing interested parties about the possible effects of the functioning and use of the potential of the NSR