17/10/2012 1 maritime security, the belgian perspective regional seapower symposium venice rear...
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17/10/2012
MARITIME SECURITY, THE BELGIAN PERSPECTIVE
REGIONAL SEAPOWER SYMPOSIUMVENICE
REAR ADMIRAL HOFMAN MICHEL
2
44 nm
A COMPLEX ENVIRONMENT
• 300000 SHIP MOVEMENT/YEAR
• ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES– SAND– DREDGING– FISHERY
• MILITARY EXERCISES
• WINDMILL PARK
• PIPELINES & CABLES
• NATURE & BREADING PLACE
• RECREATION
….. and SAND BANKS!
1988 Anna Broere2002 Tricolor +
1984 Mont Louis
1987 Herald of Free Enterprise
2011 N28 Mooie Meid
A COMPLEX ENVIRONMENT
DRAMATIC CONSEQUENCES…
67 nm
44 nm
A COMPLEX ENVIRONMENT
EEZ + FIR + BONN AGREEMENT
5
• CREATED by LAW in 2006• DEFENSE + 16 DEPARTMENTS at FEDERAL & REGIONAL LEVEL
• BASIC PRINCIPLES– EQUALITY BETWEEN PARTNERS– RESPECT OF RESPONSIBILITIES– ECONOMY OF MEANS (NO DOUBLE INVESTMENTS)
• MARITIME REGIONAL COORD CENTER (MRCC) : SAFETY• MARITIME INFORMATION CROSSROAD (MIK) : SECURITY
• ONE AUTHORITY = GOVERNOR of WEST-FLANDERS
• UNAMBIGUOUS ROLE for the NAVY: – LEADING ROLE: ON SCENE COORDINATOR– SUPPORTING ROLE
BELGIAN COAST GUARD STRUCTURE
THE CHALLENGES…
MSA & MSO
High Seas
Ports & Coastal Waters
Land Area
Particular points of Interest
(PPI)
Particular points of
Interest (PPI)
Common points of Interest
(CPI)
NAVYPOLICE
CUSTOMSNAVY
POLICE
Coast Guard Functions
Information Flux (RIR) “Need to know – Need to Share”
THE CHALLENGES…
National OperationCentre
National OperationCentre
National OperationCentre
National OperationCentre
EUROPEAN DEFENSE AGENCYProject Team MARSUR
MARSUR Network
DG ENTRFP7 - Security – PERSEUS,
I2C, SEABILLA,…
Regional initiatives (V-RMTC, SUCBAS etc.)
EDAWISE PEN TEAM
DG MOVEEMSA / SAFESEANET
AIS, LRIT…
EUMC/EUMSMSO Concept?
DG MARECISE
Marsuno / BMM
DG HOMEFRONTEX / EUROSUR
EUROPEAN COMMISSION
INTEGRATED MARITIME POLICY – « BLUE BOOK »INTEGRATED MARITIME SURVEILLANCE
IMP
CSDP
EU Stakeholders
COMMON SECURITY & DEFENSE POLICY
THE CHALLENGES…
ISPS CODE
FRONTEX
COORDINATION of SECURITY
THE CHALLENGES…
SWOT Interagency cooperationbased on MIK’s experience
STRENGHTS• Complementarity of info exchange• Different management cultures• Rainbow of competencies• Credibility• National center• Sharing/Pooling of resources
WEAKNESSES• Unity of command• Statute of employees• Equality of the level of efforts by
partners• Cohesion and dissimilar cultures• Interoperability of the systems• Material support• Legality of infosharing• Political discrepancies
OPPORTUNITIES• Certification of center (ISO, …)• CISE
THREATS• Level of effort not equal : generates
a lack of trust and the probable collapse of the Interagency center.
• CHALLENGES– INFORMATION EXCHANGE– COORDINATION FOR TASKING– SOVEREIGNTY?
• EDA WISE PENS
• WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY
• STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION
CONCLUSION
QUESTIONS?