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MARITIME SECURITY, THE BELGIAN PERSPECTIVE. REGIONAL SEAPOWER SYMPOSIUM VENICE. 17/10/2012. REAR ADMIRAL HOFMAN MICHEL. A COMPLEX ENVIRONMENT. 300000 SHIP MOVEMENT/YEAR ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES SAND DREDGING FISHERY MILITARY EXERCISES WINDMILL PARK PIPELINES & CABLES
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MARITIME SECURITY, THE BELGIAN PERSPECTIVE REGIONAL SEAPOWER SYMPOSIUMVENICE 17/10/2012 REAR ADMIRAL HOFMAN MICHEL
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! 44 nm
A COMPLEX ENVIRONMENT 1988 Anna Broere 1987 Herald of Free Enterprise DRAMATIC CONSEQUENCES… 2011 N28 MooieMeid 2002 Tricolor + 1984 Mont Louis
A COMPLEX ENVIRONMENT 44 nm EEZ + FIR + BONN AGREEMENT 67 nm
BELGIAN COAST GUARD STRUCTURE • 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
THE CHALLENGES… Land Area High Seas Ports & Coastal Waters MSA & MSO Particular points of Interest (PPI) Common points of Interest (CPI) Particular points of Interest (PPI) Coast GuardFunctions POLICECUSTOMSNAVY NAVY POLICE Information Flux (RIR) “Needtoknow – Needto Share”
DG HOME FRONTEX / EUROSUR THE CHALLENGES… EU Stakeholders EUROPEAN COMMISSION INTEGRATED MARITIME POLICY – « BLUE BOOK » INTEGRATED MARITIME SURVEILLANCE IMP DG MARE CISE Marsuno / BMM DG MOVE EMSA / SAFESEANET AIS, LRIT… DG ENTR FP7 - Security – PERSEUS, I2C, SEABILLA,… EDA WISE PEN TEAM Regional initiatives (V-RMTC, SUCBAS etc.) EUROPEAN DEFENSE AGENCY Project Team MARSUR MARSUR Network EUMC/EUMS MSO Concept? National Operation Centre National Operation Centre National Operation Centre National Operation Centre CSDP COMMON SECURITY & DEFENSE POLICY 8
THE CHALLENGES… COORDINATION of SECURITY ISPS CODE FRONTEX
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.
CONCLUSION • CHALLENGES • INFORMATION EXCHANGE • COORDINATION FOR TASKING • SOVEREIGNTY? • EDA WISE PENS • WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY • STRATEGIC COMMUNICATION