Managing Maritime Security in Malacca Straits
MANAGING MARITIME SECURITY IN MALACCA STRAITS:
IS IT POSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS AT MALACCA STRAITS?
BY
SEGAR A/L MUNIANDY
INTRODUCTION
1. Seafarers have sought an understanding of the oceans for centuries. Modern day enable us to relied upon technology to collect data in this environment. Today’s complex and ambiguous threats place an even greater premium on knowledge and a shared understanding of the maritime domain. Adequately addressing these threats requires effective and superior decision-making. Decision superiority is enabled by ensuring global maritime information dominance through the collection, integration and dissemination of information and intelligence, and the development of knowledge. An effective understanding of the global maritime domain enables focused law enforcement and military action, supports strategic decision-making and operational threat response while promoting freedom, civil liberties, and prosperity for all. On 22 Sep 07, MV Kraton, an Indonesia registered product tanker, had been boarded by several robbers about 40nm south east of Bintan Island. This incident has been reported by the shipmaster to Tanjung Buyut pilot station in Palembang, Indonesia. This information later been passed on to the Singaporean and Malaysian authorities to enable them to search for the vessel and on 27 Sep 07, Indonesia authorities managed to recover this vessel and arrested seven robbers. The incident shows the importance of information sharing in order to expedite action taken and later bring success to the whole operation.
2. Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) is defined as all areas and things of, on, under, relating to, adjacent to, or bordering on a sea, ocean, or other navigable waterway, including all maritime-related activities, infrastructure, people, cargo, and vessels and other conveyances.[1] In a simple word, MDA is defined as the understanding of the situation at sea to enable maritime security. The aim
IS IT POSSIBLE TO ACHIEVE MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS AT MALACCA STRAITS?
BY
SEGAR A/L MUNIANDY
INTRODUCTION
1. Seafarers have sought an understanding of the oceans for centuries. Modern day enable us to relied upon technology to collect data in this environment. Today’s complex and ambiguous threats place an even greater premium on knowledge and a shared understanding of the maritime domain. Adequately addressing these threats requires effective and superior decision-making. Decision superiority is enabled by ensuring global maritime information dominance through the collection, integration and dissemination of information and intelligence, and the development of knowledge. An effective understanding of the global maritime domain enables focused law enforcement and military action, supports strategic decision-making and operational threat response while promoting freedom, civil liberties, and prosperity for all. On 22 Sep 07, MV Kraton, an Indonesia registered product tanker, had been boarded by several robbers about 40nm south east of Bintan Island. This incident has been reported by the shipmaster to Tanjung Buyut pilot station in Palembang, Indonesia. This information later been passed on to the Singaporean and Malaysian authorities to enable them to search for the vessel and on 27 Sep 07, Indonesia authorities managed to recover this vessel and arrested seven robbers. The incident shows the importance of information sharing in order to expedite action taken and later bring success to the whole operation.
2. Maritime Domain Awareness (MDA) is defined as all areas and things of, on, under, relating to, adjacent to, or bordering on a sea, ocean, or other navigable waterway, including all maritime-related activities, infrastructure, people, cargo, and vessels and other conveyances.[1] In a simple word, MDA is defined as the understanding of the situation at sea to enable maritime security. The aim
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