COMPREHENSIVE MARITIME MECHANISM: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE STRAITS OF MALACCA AND SINGAPORE

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COMPREHENSIVE MARITIME MECHANISMLESSONS LEARNED
FROM THE STRAITS OF MALACCA AND SINGAPORE
ARIF HAVAS OEGROSENO DIRECTOR-GENERAL FOR
LAW AND INTERNATIONAL TREATY DEPARTMENT OF
FOREIGN AFFAIRS REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
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COMPREHENSIVE MECHANISMS

• Strategic Values of the Straits
• Elements of comprehensive mechanism
• Safety of Navigation
• Security
• Environmental Protection
• Institutional mechanisms

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INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS

• Tripartite Ministerial Meeting
• SOM Meeting
• TTEG (Tripartite Technical Experts Group)

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TRIPARTITE MINISTERIAL MEETINGS STRATEGIC
DECISIONS

• Joint Statement 16 November 1971
• Safety of Navigation
• Establishment of Tripartite Cooperation
• Hydrographic Survey started
• Joint Statements 19 February 1975 and 24 February
  1977
• Environmental Protection
• Anti Pollution policy and measures
• Joint Statement August 2005
• Safety of Navigation, Environmental Protection
  and Maritime Security are under the
  responsibility of the littoral states

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TRIPARTITE TECHNICAL EXPERT GROUPS

• Areas of works
• Safety of Navigation
• Environmental Protection
• Follow-up of Jakarta Meeting 2005, Kuala Lumpur
  Meeting 2006 and Singapore Meeting 2007
• Cooperative Mechanism
• Cooperative Mechanism
• Cooperative Forum
• Project Coordination Committee
• Aids to Navigation Fund

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MARITIME SECURITY ACTIONS
Malacca Strait Security Patrol 365 days 6
Warships 2 Aircrafts
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MARITIME SECURITY ACTIONS

• Terrestrial Intelligence and Enforcements
• Indonesian Coordinated Patrol ? Patkor Optima ?
  Navy, Police, Coast Guard, Customs, etc ? Three
  Operations per annum
• Bilateral/Trilateral Coordinated Patrol, inter
  alia,
• MALINDO ? 4 operations per annum
• Establishments of coastal surveillance along
  Malacca Strait

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INTEGRATED MARITIME SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
COASTAL SURVEILLANCE STATION
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INTEGRATED MARITIME SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM

• 1. Sabang
• 2. Sigli-NAD
• 3. Kreung Guekeuh-LSM
• 4. Idi Rayeuk _ NAD
• 5. Pangkalan Susu Sumut
• 6. Belawan
• 7. Bandar Khalifah Serdang Bedagai
• 8. Bagan Asahan- Sumut
• 9. Bengkalis
• 10. Sinabouy - Dumai
• 11. Tanjung Balai Karimun
• 12. Batam

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INTEGRATED MARITIME SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM

• Fast Moving Radar Contact12, IR Image
• (Note Contact Heading 113T, 25 Kts, Very Hazy
  Conditions

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INTEGRATED MARITIME SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM

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CONCLUSIONS

• Strong commitment of littoral states
• Comprehensive mechanism covers
• Safety of Navigation
• Security
• Environmental Protection
• Institutional Mechanism
• Littoral States
• Littoral States Dialog Partners