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Papers in Australian Maritime Affairs No.16 Papers in Australian Maritime Affairs Papers in Australian Maritime Affairs No.16 Australian Maritime Australian Maritime Issues 2005 SPC-A Annual Issues 2005 SPC-A Annual Edited by Gregory P. Gilbert and Robert J. Davitt P. Edited by Gregory Edited by Gregory P. Gilbert and Robert J. Davitt SEA POWER CENTRE - AUSTRALIA DPS JUN054/05 AUSTRALIAN MARITIME ISSUES 2005 SPC-A ANNUAL © Copyright Commonwealth of Australia 2005 This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without written permission from the Department of Defence Announcement statement-may be announced to the public. Secondary release-may be released to the public. All Defence information, whether classified or not, is protected from unauthorised disclosure under the Crimes Act 1914. Defence Information may only be released in accordance with the Defence Protective Security Manual (SECMAN 4) and/or Defence Instruction (General) OPS 13-4-Release of Classified Defence Information to Other Countries, as appropriate. Requests and inquiries should be addressed to the Director, Sea Power Centre - Australia, Department of Defence, CANBERRA, ACT, 2600. National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication Entry Australian Maritime Issues 2005: SPC-A Annual. ISBN 0 642 29626 X. ISSN 1832-861X 1. Sea Power - Australia. 2. Navies - Australia. 3. Australia - Defences. I. Gilbert, G. P. (Gregory Phillip), 1962-. Davitt, R. J. (Robert, James), 1965-. II. Title. (Series: Papers in Australian Maritime Affairs; No. 16). 359.00994 ii AUSTRALIAN MARITIME ISSUES 2005 SPC-A ANNUAL Edited by Gregory P. Gilbert and Robert J. Davitt Sea Power Centre - Australia Disclaimer The views expressed are the author’s and not necessarily those of the Department of Defence. The Commonwealth of Australia will not be legally responsible in contract, tort or otherwise for any statement made in this publication. Sea Power Centre - Australia The Sea Power Centre - Australia (SPC-A, formerly the Maritime Studies Program) was established to undertake activities which would promote the study, discussion and awareness of maritime issues and strategy within the RAN and the defence and civil communities at large. The aims of the SPC-A are: • To promote understanding of Sea Power and its application to the security of Australia’s national interests; • To manage the development of RAN doctrine and facilitate its incorporation into ADF joint doctrine; • To contribute to regional engagement; • Within the higher Defence organisation, contribute to the development of maritime strategic concepts and strategic and operational level doctrine, and facilitate informed force structure decisions; and • To maintain, develop, preserve and promote the history of the RAN, Commonwealth and Colonial naval forces, through liaison with the Australian War Memorial, international bodies, and interest groups, maintain a research facility, and conduct historical research and analysis. Internet site: www.navy.gov.au/spc Comment on this Paper or any inquiry related to the activities of the Sea Power Centre - Australia should be directed to: Director Sea Power Centre - Australia Department of Defence Telephone: +61 2 61276512 CANBERRA ACT 2600 Facsimile: +61 2 61276519 Australia Sea Power Centre - Australia, Papers in Australian Maritime Affairs The Sea Power Centre - Australia Papers in Australian Maritime Affairs series is designed to foster debate and discussion on maritime issues of relevance to the Royal Australian Navy, the Australian Defence Force, Australia and the region more generally. iv Papers in Australian Maritime Affairs The ‘Papers in Australian Maritime Affairs’ series is a vehicle for the distribution of substantial work by members of the Royal Australian Navy as well as members of the Australian and international community undertaking original research into regional maritime issues. Papers will be drawn generally from manuscripts not scheduled for publication elsewhere but that nonetheless merit extensive distribution. Candidates are considered by an editorial board under the auspices of the Director of the Sea Power Centre Australia. Other volumes in the series are: No. 1 From Empire Defence to the Long Haul: Post-war defence policy and its impact on naval force structure planning 1945-1955 by Hector Donohue No. 2 No Easy Answers: The Development of the Navies of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka 1945-1996 by James Goldrick No. 3 Coastal Shipping: The Vital Link by Mary Ganter No. 4 Australian Carrier Decisions: The Decisions to Procure HMA Ships Albatross, Sydney and Melbourne by Anthony Wright No. 5 Issues in Regional Maritime Strategy: Papers by Foreign Visiting Military Fellows with the Royal Australian Navy Maritime Studies Program- 1998 edited by David Wilson No. 6 Australia’s Naval Inheritance: Imperial Maritime Strategy and the Australia Station 1880-1909 by Nicholas A. Lambert No. 7 Maritime Aviation: Prospects for the 21st Century edited by David Stevens No. 8 Maritime War in the 21st Century: The Medium and Small Navy Perspective edited by David Wilson No. 9 HMAS Sydney II: The Cruiser and the Controversy in the Archives of the United Kingdom edited by Captain Peter Hore, RN No. 10 The Strategic Importance of Seaborne Trade and Shipping: A Common Interest of Asia Pacific edited by Andrew Forbes No. 11 Protecting Maritime Resources: Boundary Delimitation, Resource Conflicts and Constabulary Responsibilities edited by Barry Snushall and Rachael Heath No. 12 Australian Maritime Issues 2004: SPC-A Annual edited by Glenn Kerr No. 13 Future Environmental Policy Trends to 2020 by the Centre for Maritime Policy, University of Wollongong edited by Glenn Kerr and Barry Snushall No. 14 Peter Mitchell Essays 2003 edited by Glenn Kerr No. 15 A Critical Vulnerability: The Impact of the Submarine Threat on Australia’s Maritime Defence 1915-1954 by David Stevens v About the Authors Midshipman Steve Bell, RAN Midshipman Steve Bell has recently completed a Bachelor of Arts (Management/ Geography) at the Australian Defence Force Academy, having joined the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) as a seaman officer in 2002. He has completed training on HMASStuart and is currently undertaking his Junior Warfare Application training. He conducted research on the Pacific Patrol Boats while visiting the Sea Power Centre - Australia during the summer break in the academic calendar 2004-05. Ms Vanessa Bendle Ms Vanessa Bendle joined the Department of Defence in February 2002 as a member of the Graduate Entry Program, after completing a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) at Monash University, including university exchanges in China and Germany, and a period in Taiwan teaching English. On completion of the program she joined the Sea Power Centre - Australia in December 2002 as a Naval Historical Officer and subsequently as a Research Officer. Lieutenant Commander Penny Campbell, RAN Lieutenant Commander Penny Campbell joined the Royal Australian Navy Reserves in 1994 as an Intelligence Officer. She transferred to the Permanent Navy Force in 1996, on completion of her legal studies, and commenced duty with the Directorate of Navy Legal Services, and subsequently, the Directorate of Operations and International Law. In 1999, she was posted to Darwin as the Staff Legal Officer in Headquarters Northern Command and deployed briefly to East Timor. She then served as the senior legal officer in HMAS Stirling. Lieutenant Commander Campbell was posted to the Directorate of Advisings before deploying to the Arabian Gulf as the legal adviser to Commander RAN Task Group 633.1, during Operations SLIPPER and FALCONER. On return to Australia in 2003, she was posted as Deputy Director of Operations and International Law in Canberra and in 2004 as legal adviser to the Chief of Navy. Lieutenant Commander Campbell is currently serving with Headquarters Integrated Air Defence System in Butterworth, Malaysia. She holds a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Law, a Masters of Law, a Masters of Arts (Maritime Policy) and is currently studying a Masters of Applied Linguistics. Mr Alastair Cooper Mr Alastair Cooper is a student of Australian naval history and maritime strategy. He is a graduate of the Australian Defence Force Academy and served in the Royal Australian Navy for 12 years. He currently works in the telecommunications industry and is undertaking various small historical projects, including an ongoing study of the RAN’s Chiefs of Naval Staff. Commander Roger Dobson, RAN Commander Roger Dobson joined the Royal Australian Navy as a midshipman at HMAS Cerberus in February 1977. He commenced practical sea training in 1978 and was awarded a full Bridge Watchkeeping Certificate in 1979. During 1980 he successfully completed the vii viii AUSTRALIAN MARITIME ISSUES 2005: SPC-A ANNUAL Mine Warfare and Clearance Diving Officers Course at HMASPenguin . During the 1980s and 1990s he held various mine warfare positions, and command of HMAS Cessnock. In September 2000 he was promoted to Commander and assumed the position of Deputy Director Mine Warfare and Clearance Diving within the Capability Development Group. After three years he was appointed to his current position as Director Establishments and Infrastructure within Navy Systems Command. Commodore Allan du Toit, RAN Commodore Allan Du Toit was raised and educated in South Africa and entered the South African Navy as a Midshipman in 1975. He is a mine warfare sub-specialist and Principal Warfare Officer, and served mainly in frigates and mine countermeasures vessels before moving to Australia in early 1987, where he accepted a commission in the Royal Australian Navy. In addition to commanding HMAS Tobruk, his command appointments have included Commander Amphibious Task Group (2001-02), and inaugural Commander Australian Navy Amphibious and Afloat Support Force Element Group (2000-01). He is currently the Director-General Navy Capability, Performance and Plans, and is a graduate of the South African Navy Staff College (Junior Staff and Warfare Course), the RAN Staff College and the Australian Joint Services Staff College. He holds a Bachelor of Military Science and a Master of Defence Studies.