VICE AMIRAL MOHAMMED LAGHMARI th Regional Seapower Symposium Venice, october th Regional Seapower Symposium Venice, october 2012

MARITIME SECURITE MSA : UNIVERSAL PREOCCUPATION EMPHASIZED BY RECENT EVENTS Many challenges requiring: Coordination of actions; Develop mechanisms; Increase capacities. Many challenges requiring: Coordination of actions; Develop mechanisms; Increase capacities. 2

WHICH APPROACH ??? National level Implementation of organizational and material resources; Coordination and research of synergies. Regional and international levels Development of active cooperation. National level Implementation of organizational and material resources; Coordination and research of synergies. Regional and international levels Development of active cooperation. 3

P L A N 1.Importance of the sea to the kingdom of Morocco : Issues and challenges; 2.Engagements at different levels ; 3.Recent efforts : perspective for a better MSA 4

SAFI CASABLANCA TANGER Agadir Laayoune Dakhla SAADIYA LAGOUIRA 3000 Km Strategic position 500 Km 5

ISSUES 6

CHALLENGES Drug trafficking Illegal migration  Migration flows to Europe;  Morocco becomes a transit country;  Candidates are from sub-Saharan countries;  Phenomenon difficult to contain.  Migration flows to Europe;  Morocco becomes a transit country;  Candidates are from sub-Saharan countries;  Phenomenon difficult to contain.  Proximity to Europe;  Considerable profits;  Employment of go-fasts and small aircrafts by traffickers.  Proximity to Europe;  Considerable profits;  Employment of go-fasts and small aircrafts by traffickers.  Increasing flow of maritime traffic;  More than 300 vessels pass through Gibraltar straight  Increasing flow of maritime traffic;  More than 300 vessels pass through Gibraltar straight Accidental or voluntary pollution 7

PiracyPiracy CHALLENGES Illegal fishing  Moroccan maritime domain is not concerned with this kind of illegal activities;  Alertness is indispensable;  Prevent any further developments and spread to the North.  Moroccan maritime domain is not concerned with this kind of illegal activities;  Alertness is indispensable;  Prevent any further developments and spread to the North. Phenomenon is gradually decreasing Vigilance : instabilities in the Sahel region Maritime terrorisme 8

 Agreements on assistance to persons and property at sea (SOLAS 78 et SAR 79);  Agreements on the fight against marine pollution (POLMAR 78, CLC92 et FC 92);  Suppression of unlawful acts at sea (SAU 88);  Safety Code for ships and ports : code ISPS 2004;  The Montego Bay Convention of 1982;  Fight against drugs. Moroccan Engagements INTERNATIONAL LEVEL 9

 Barcelona Convention in 1976 as fields of action with the Mediterranean;  Tripartite Agreement (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia) to fight against marine pollution;  Lisbon Agreement between Morocco, Portugal, Spain and France, marine pollution, on the Atlantic coast;  initiative (5 +5) defense applies in particular to maritime security in the Western Mediterranean;  Joint patrols (Morocco – Spain);  Contribution to the coordination center of the fight against drugs in the Mediterranean. REGIONAL LEVEL Moroccan engagements 10

 National Emergency Plan to Fight against accidental marine pollution;  National searsh and rescue plan;  Two high-level institutions responsible for migration;  Directorate of Migration and Border Surveillance;  observatory of migration.  Compliance with the ISPS;  Fittings of merchant vessels with AIS transponders. NATIONAL LEVEL Moroccan engagements 11

Moroccan engagements  New structures focusing on proximity and decentralized operational control;  Expansion and network integration of coastal semaphore stations;  Reinforcement of patrolling missions;  Modernisation of the Maritime Operations Centers. SECMAR/NORD SECMAR/CENTRE SECMAR/ZS 12

13 DETERMINATIONDETERMINATION RECENT EFFORTS

CONSOLIDATION OF COOPERATION RECENT EFFORTS MARITIME SECURITY RENFORCEMENT BETTER MARITIME SITUATIONAL AWARNESS MCBMCB 14

SAHARAN EXPRESS Positive impact on Maritime Capacity Building  Level achieved in interoperability;  Legal training regarding the ROE;  Increasing the complexity of MIO. Prepare to face the very present issues that threaten the maritime region consequently to the recent instability in the Sahel region 15 Risk that these instabilities affect the maritime area is real and cannot be ignored

 Considerable effort in modernizing major naval assets;  Contribute to regional and international maritime security;  Development of cooperation, dialogue and confidence-building between our countries. CONCLUSION 16

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