Transcript Canada-Jamaica Marine Security Partnership Project

HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA
16-18 NOVEMBER 2008
Marine Security – Fostering Global Partnerships
Canada-Jamaica Marine Security Partnership
Rear Admiral Peter Brady
Maritime Authority of Jamaica
Canada-Jamaica Marine Security Partnership
• CONTENTS
– JAMAICA’S MARITIME TRADE
– MARITIME DOMAIN/PORTS
– MARITIME SECURITY /
EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE
– CANADA – JAMAICA MARINE
SECURITY PARTNERSHIP
– CONCLUSION
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JAMAICA’S MARITIME
TRADE
• Jamaica Island State; population
2.7 m
• 95% Dependency on Maritime
Trade:
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Total Energy Needs Imported
Cruise Tourism/Transshipment
Bauxite/Alumina/Minerals
Agricultural Products/Raw
Materials
– Food and Other
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• MARITIME DOMAIN/PORTS
Maritime Space 25 >
Mainland Jamaica
22 functional port facilities
with 16 ISPS certified for
international trade
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MARITIME SECURITY
• Complied substantially with SOLAS Amdts/ISPS Code
01 July 2004
• Government Implements through:
– Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) as “Designated Authority”, for Port
Facilities
– Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) as “Administration” for Ships
and “Control/Compliance (port entry)
• National Accreditation Committee (NAC)
– Oversight for Port Facilities - Certification and Compliance
• Some Challenges Maintaining Compliance
N.B. MAJ is focal point for IMO
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MARITIME SECURITY
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MAJOR CHALLENGES:`
1.
Legislation in draft stages and enshrined in both the Shipping Act and
Port Authority Act
2.
Inadequate (Follow-Up) Structured Training mainly for Port Facilities
• Inspection/Enforcement
• Specific type, viz cruise ship security
3.
Comprehensive Implementation of Consistent and Security Plans
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MARITIME SECURITY
• EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE
– OAS/CICTE – Port Security Assessment
Programmes
– US COAST GUARD – International Port Security
Programme
– CANADA – Counter-Terrorism Capacity Building
Programme Building (CTCB) initiative: ‘CANADAJAMAICA MARINE SECURITY PARTNERSHIP’
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THE CANADA-JAMAICA MARINE SECURITY
PARTNERSHIP
• Transport Canada initiative facilitated by Dept
of External Affairs to Establish Needs-based
Programme for Port and Marine Security
– Basis is Cooperation and Bi-lateral Assistance
relating to marine security especially capacity
building
– Sharing information including policy and
legislative development; best practices; new
technologies; communication and intelligence
sharing
– Training Jamaicans through specially designed
courses, participation in Canadian training
programmes and observer status at marine
security exercises in Canada.
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PROJECT SCOPING & PLAN DEVELOPMENT
1. Project Planning Workshop-Dartmouth N.S. Oct ’07.
TC/JAMAICA
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ID Project Elements
Establish Lines of Communication for Info Exchanges on
Specific Marine Security Policies, Procedures/Practices
Outline Concept Cruise Ship Workshop
Halifax Visits: Cruise & Container Ports; MSOC.
2. Preliminary Action Plan Developed
3. TC “Needs” Identification Visit to Jamaica March ’08
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• ACTION PLAN-PHASE 1
– Establish info exchange links on Canada’s
marine security policy and legislative
development and approval processes
– Establish info exchange links in TC on
selected operational topics such as best
practices for cruise search techniques,
conducting drills and exercises, new
technologies for detecting radio-active
substances
– Identify contact points in other Canadian
LEAs such as Canada Border Services
Agency, Coast Guard, RCMP, as basis for
sharing info on trends in illegal activities
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• ACTION PLAN-PHASE 1 (cont’d)
– Knowledge Transfer Opportunities
• Attending Marine Security Inspection and Enforcement
Course - Feb ’08
• Conducting Joint “Needs” Identification Visit in Jamaica
(March ’08) with three objectives:
– ID the scope, delivery mechanism & syllabus for cruise ship
security workshop
– ID possible follow-on opportunities
– ID opportunities for strengthening Jamaica’s policy
framework on port & maritime security
– TC Design/Deliver Customized Cruise Ship Security
Workshop – Implement in late ’08 in Jamaica
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ACTION PLAN-PHASE 1 (cont’d)
• Develop Plan for continuous knowledge transfer
initiatives which could also be applicable to other
Caribbean States, including customized “I and E”
Course
• Observe port-wide exercise in Canada
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• TC TEAMS’ VISIT TO JAMAICA MARCH ’08
• Team A. Policy, Legislative issues. Team Leader,
Regional Director General Maritime Security,
Atlantic Canada
• Team B. Project Team for Cruise Ship Security
Training. TC Consultant and Atlantic Canada
MARSEC Lead Trainer
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ACTION PLAN PHASE 2
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Developing Multi Year Plan for Knowledge Transfer
Initiatives for Jamaica (and Caribbean States):
– Policy/Legislative/Coordination Framework
Strengthening Opportunities for Jamaica
– Attachment Training for Port Authority/Maritime
Authority in Canada
– Information/Intelligence Sharing
– Periodic Audits by TC?
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• CONCLUSION
– Canada-Jamaica bilateral arrangements to
strengthen cooperation and assist Jamaica with
MARSEC development needs.
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