MMEA ROLE IN EEZ PROTECTION, COASTAL SURVEILANCE AND MARITIME POLICING
FIRST ADM. (M) HJ. ADON BIN HJ. SHALAN
SOUTHERN MARITIME REGION COMMANDER
12 NOV 14
1 CONTENTS
STRATEGIC IMPORTANCE OF MALAYSIAN
MARITIME ZONE (MMZ)
MARITIME SECURITY ISSUES IN MMZ
MMEA’S ROLES & FUNCTIONS
MMEA’S ASSETS
NON-TRADITIONAL MARITIME SECURITY THREATS
CHALLENGES
FUTURE PLANS
CONCLUSION
2 MALAYSIAN MARITIME ZONE
VIETNAM
PHILIPPINE
THAILAND
SOUTH CHINA SABAH PENINSULAR SEA MALAYSIA
SARAWAK
INDONESIA
3 MALAYSIA A MARITIME NATION
PETROLEUM AND GAS
600,000 barrels crude oil per day 2.1 trillion cubic feet of gas per day Petroleum and gas export value USD 20 billion per year mainly from offshore
SHIPPING
3500 registered vessels
ISLAND AND COASTAL TOURISM
USD 4.4 billion per year
4 MARITIME AREAS OF INTEREST
1. STRAITS OF MALACCA
2. SOUTH CHINA SEA
3. SABAH EASTERN REGION
5 MARITIME SECURITY ISSUES
6 THE STRAITS OF MALACCA THE STRAITS OF MALACCA IS THE SHORTEST ROUTE THAT CONNECTS THE INDIAN OCEAN AND THE PACIFIC OCEAN.
90,000 VESSELS PASS THROUGH SOM ANNUALLY
ROUTE FOR HALF OF GLOBAL ENERGY SHIPMENTS AND A THIRD OF GLOBAL TRADE
7 THE STRAITS OF MALACCA MARITIME SECURITY ISSUES
ILLEGAL FISHING BY FOREIGN FISHERMEN SMUGGLING OF CONTRABANDS HUMAN SMUGGLING ILLEGAL MIGRATION SEA ROBBERY
8 THE SOUTH CHINA SEA
RESOURCE AREA FOR OIL & GAS
RICH FISHING GROUNDS
SEA TRADE ROUTES BETWEEN EAST AND WEST MALAYSIA
SEA LANES OF COMMUNICATION BETWEEN EAST ASIA AND THE WEST
POSSIBLE CONFLICT IN THE SPRATLYS
9 THE SOUTH CHINA SEA MARITIME SECURITY ISSUES
ILLEGAL FISHING BY FOREIGN FISHERMEN SEA ROBBERY SMUGGLING OF CONTRABANDS O & G PLATFORMS USED AS SHELTER BY FOREIGN FISHERMEN
10 THE SULU-SULAWESI AREA – EASTERN SABAH
COASTAL AND ISLAND TOURISM
TRADE ROUTES FOR TRADITIONAL BARTER TRADERS
RICH FISHING GROUNDS
11 THE SULU-SULAWESI AREA MARITIME SECURITY ISSUES
POROUS BORDERS DUE TO MANY ISLANDS & SHALLOW WATERS. POSE SECURITY CONCERNS MAINLY- TERRORISM/INTRUSION ILLEGAL MIGRATION SMUGGLING OF CONTRABAND FISH BOMBING
12 MMEA’S ROLES & FUNCTIONS
13 MMEA: FUNCTIONS IN MMZ
ENFORCE ENFORCE LAW LAW AND AND ORDER ORDER UNDER UNDER ANY ANY FEDERAL FEDERAL LAW LAW IN IN THETHE MMZMMZ
CONDUCT AND COORDINATE MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE
PREVENT AND SUPPRESS THE COMMISSION OF AN OFFENCE
LEND ASSISTANCE IN ANY CRIMINAL MATTERS ON REQUEST BY A FOREIGN STATE (MUTUAL ASSISTANCE ACT 2002)
CARRY OUT AIR AND COASTAL SURVEILLANCE
PROVIDE PLATFORM SERVICES TO ANY RELEVANT AGENCY
ESTABLISH AND MANAGE MARITIME INSTITUTION FOR TRAINING
TO ENSURE MARITIME SECURITY AND SAFETY
14 MMEA: FUNCTIONS ON THE HIGH SEAS
CONDUCT MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE
CONTROL AND PREVENT MARITIME POLLUTION
PREVENT AND SUPPRESS PIRACY
PREVENT AND SUPPRESS ILLICIT TRAFFIC IN NARCOTIC DRUGS
15 MMEA FUNCTIONS DURING WAR , SPECIAL CRISIS OR EMERGENCY
PLACED UNDER THE COMMAND AND CONTROL OF THE MALAYSIAN ARMED FORCES
16 MARITIME DISTRICTS-PENINSULAR MALAYSIA NORTHERN REGION
SOUTHERN REGION EASTERN REGION MD 10
KUALA PERLIS
KUALA KEDAH TOK BALI MD 1 MD 9 KUALA TERENGGANU
MD 2 KUALA KURAU KEMAMAN
LUMUT PULAU PANGKOR MD 3 KUALA SELANGOR MD 8
MD 4 ROMPIN
PULAU TIOMAN
MERSING MD 5 BATU PAHAT MD 7 TG. SEDILI MD 6
17 MARITIME DISTRICTSZMM- SABAH – & SEMENANJUNGSARAWAK MALAYSIA WILAYAH UTARA
WILAYAH SELATAN WILAYAH TIMUR KUDAT SARAWAK REGION DM 10 MD 15 MD 16 TAWANG SABAH REGION KUALA PERLIS TOK BALI PU. MENGALUM KUALA KEDAH DM 1 MD 14 KOTA DMKINABALU 9 KUALA SANDAKAN TERENGGANU
LABUAN DM 2 MD 17 LAHAT DATU KUALA KURAU MD 13
BETING TAWAU PU PANGKOR LUMUT PERTINGGI DM 3 ALI MIRI MD 18 MD 12 KUALA SELANGOR DM 8
DM 4 ROMPIN BINTULU
MD 11 MUKAH PULAU TIOMAN
PORT DICKSON DM 5 MERSING
REJANG DM 7 BATU PAHAT TG. SEDILI
DM 6
18 18 MALAYSIAN MARITIME SAR AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY
South China Sea Thailand
Peninsular Sabah Malaysia
Sarawak Sumatra
Kalimatan
19 TG. KEMARONG MALAYSIA SEA ACC LANGKAWI SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
MCC LUMUT
PU ANGSA ACC KLANG OFB JUGRA
CAPE RACHARDO
PU UNDAN
SEGENTING
TG PIAI BKT PENGERANG ACC JOHOR MSSS SABAH
RSS BALAMBANGAN
RSS MANTANANI
RSS GAYA
MCC KOTA KINABALU MMEA’S STRATEGIES
MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS VISIBLE DETERRENCE SWIFT RESPONSE EVER PRESENT – Within EEZ using bigger vessels FORWARD REACHING – Operating through FOB and Air Assets MARITIME COMMUNITY COOPERATION CHALLENGES IN ACHIEVING MDA
AVAILABILITY OF ASSETS
GATHERING OF EVIDENCE/INTELLIGENCE
RADAR COVERAGE - NOT AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT MALAYSIA - BLIND SPOTS
TARGET IDENTIFICATION - INFLUENCE OF WEATHER
- CLUTTERED WITH OTHER CONTACTS
HUMAN FACTOR
- EFFECIENCY - READINESS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT TEAM
23 MMEA’S FUTURE PLANS
OPERATIONS
HUMAN RESOURCE
INFRASTRUCTURE
LAW
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
24 FUTURE PLANS - OPERATIONS
TRANSFORM INTO A MODERN AND CREDIBLE FORCE
ENHANCE INTEROPERABILITY FOR JOINT AND MULTI-AGENCY OPERATIONS
INFO -SHARING WITH OTHER COASTGUARDS/ INTERPOL/BORDER PROTECTION AGENCIES
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FUTURE PLANS - OPERATIONS
ACQUISITIONS OF UAV
• ONBOARD – PATROL VESSELS OR OPV
• ASHORE – SELECTED SHORE BASES
• UTILISATION OF UAV - SURVEILLANCE OIL RIGS AND SABAH/SARAWAK WATERS
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HUMAN RESOURCE
RESTRUCTURING AND INCREASE MANPOWER TO 9000
LEVERAGE BENCHMARKS STANDARDS - CERTIFICATION
PROVIDE BEST TRAINING – ACADEMY & TRAINING INSTITUTION
AMSAS TO BE REGIONAL TRAINING CENTRE FOR COASTGUARD
27 INFRASTRUCTURE
ACQUISITION OF NEW PLATFORMS AND CAPABILITIES – SURFACE/AIR
SERVICE LIFE EXTENSION PROGRAM FOR EXISTING ASSETS
RETRIEVE AND INTEGRATE AIS DATA FROM MARINE DEPARTMENT
INSTALL SIMILAR SURVEILLANCE RADARS THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE OF SABAH
GREATER MDA AT ALL LEVELS – C4ISR
28 LAW
REVISE MMEA ACT
PROMULGATION OF PIRACY AND MARITIME VIOLENCE ACT
PROMULGATION OF MARITIME SEARCH AND RESCUE ACT
29 INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
ESTABLISH MULTILATERAL COOPERATION IN LAW ENFORCEMENT
INFO-SHARING WITH OTHER REGIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT BODIES
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