Maritime Policies for a prosperous and secure Europe
Panel 6: Navies and Maritime Civilian Agencies: models for cooperation.
Arild-Inge Skram Commodore/Norwegian Coast Guard
The Coast Guard – Always Present Content
• NACGF • Basis for coop • Information.. • MSA
The Coast Guard – Always Present North Atlantic Coast Guard Forum
History: • Established 2007 • Based on model from NPCGF • 20 countries
The Coast Guard – Always Present Aim and objectives
• Informal organization bringing together North Atlantic/North European countries to facilitate multilateral cooperation on relevant matters. • Efficient info exchange • Seek common solutions to maritime issues stemming from dangers threatening to the member countries. • Applying common activities and methods to combat criminal activities • Improving and developing bi- and multilateral relations • Building working relationships and networks
The Coast Guard – Always Present Organization
• Secretariat – Annual rotating chairmanship • 7 Working groups – Locked chairmanship • WG meeting March each year (expert level) • Summit September each year (Director level)
The Coast Guard – Always Present Member Countries
Canada Latvia Spain USA Lithuania Portugal Iceland Poland Norway Germany Sweden Netherland Denmark Belgium Finland United Kingdom Russia Ireland Estonia France
The Coast Guard – Always Present Forum Chairmanship
2007 : Sweden 2008 : Denmark 2009 : Iceland 2010 : Norway 2011 : France 2012 : UK
The Coast Guard – Always Present Key words
• Information exchange • Sharing of experience • Coast Guard Functions • Best Practice
The Coast Guard – Always Present Working Groups – Chairmanship / focus
Maritime Security – France Fishery Enforcement – Iceland Environmental Response – Canada Search & Rescue – Latvia Illegal Drug Trafficking – Denmark Illegal Migration – Spain Technical – Sweden
The Coast Guard – Always Present Focus 2010 • MSA • Fishery ….arctic flavour…
The Coast Guard – Always Present Navies & Agencies….
Contribution of navies?.. “Safety and security of the society”
What should civilian agencies aim at?... ”Synergy between the agencies “
…..Goal ”... to prevent, reveal and respond to illegal activity”
The Coast Guard – Always Present Defense to guard Norwegian security, interests and values (Legal) basis
The Coast Guard – Always Present The Norwegian model for interagency… The COAST GUARD ACT
• Tasks and the authority • Authorises enforcement • Defines the interfaces with other national authorities • Navy – support
• CG – officers areThe given CoastPolice authority Guard – Always Present Agreement to collaborate, example…
. Police . Customs . Norwegian Coastal authority . Norwegian maritime directorate . Directorate for Nature Management . Norwegian Hydro graphic Services . Norwegian Meteorological Institute . Institute for marine research . Directorate of Fisheries
All state authorities with maritime domain ownership The Coast Guard – Always Present Information: “From Need to Know …to Need to Share”
Threat assessment to counter Illegal activity, supporting police, custom……
Today's Threats: – Resource depletion – Environmental disasters – Illegal immigration – International organized crime – Piracy – Terrorism
The Coast Guard – Always Present Surveillance”MSA” (Maritime Situation Awareness)
Police Pilots Custom
VTS COSS Baltic Sea Region Border Control Coop CIVILIAN Harbour authorities NATO National Ship (SSN) reporting system Maritime business trade
Naval vessels NATO
NCAGS CRIAD RMP Coast guard S MILITARY Satellites Sea home guard MPA/AWACS Coastal radars Intelligence service The Coast Guard – Always Present MSA Consept and operations (MSO)
Command process Decisions Commando Evaluate Orders and Decision analysis resources / Control
Information superiority Execute operations
Computers Multi auto MaritimeInformation MaritimeMeasure effect? analysis Situational Security And communication AwarenessNational nettworkOperations exchanging information Intelligence Surveillance All reporting (RMP) Reconnaissance
Complex maritime domain Mapping C4ISR The Coast Guard – Always Present Emergency Support to society • Search and Rescue • Environmental preparedness • EOD/IED • Support the Police and Customs
The Coast Guard – Always Present Coastal preparedness 24/7 Server 12 Jan 2007 Full City 31 July 2009 Rockes Jan 2005
Kystradar Fartøyer HELO Fjord Champion 4 – 8 Mar 2005 MPA
Satellitt
AWACS AIS The Coast Guard – Always Present Key bullets
• Define basis.. • Cooperation agreements • Infosharing • Exercise/train/operate …Willingness vital….
The Coast Guard – Always Present The Coast Guard – Always Present NAVY 2012 – the “national” composition
Frigat SPY 1-F radar Fridtjof NSM Nansen ESSM ATAS
NH90 Naval helo NH90 U Stingray torpedoer Sonar
Diesel sub Ula DM2A3 torpedoes
Oksøy Mine hunt/ Alta Hugin MRS Agathe
Skjold LCS NSM
TBD by 2012 Log
Special forces The Coast Guard – Always PresentMinediversMinedykkere Coastal rangers The Norwegian Coast Guard – Composition 2012
The Coast Guard – Always Present A lot smaller than before – but “Brand new or updated – highly efficient “