Work 1400 ORV is an E-class oil recovery vessel, certified in accordance with the directives of the Finnish environmental administration. The boat is built to operate independently, meaning that its modern oil skimming equipment both recover the oil and put it in sacks without the need of assistance from other vessels. The oil recovery boat is also equipped with a large and open cargo deck, where up to 200 meters of oil containment booms for littoral use can be transported. On deck is also the mounting point for the onboard crane, which is used to handle and deploy the oil containment booms. The ability of Work 1400 ORV to operate independently gives to vessel a very short response time in case of an oil spill accident, as the recovery and containment work can begin as soon as the oil recovery vessel reaches the scene of the accident.

The boat is also capable of recovering oil in shallow waters close to shore.