Kuala Lumpur Meeting on the Straits of Malacca and Singapore Developments and Future Challenges for Safety and Security in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore1 Kuala Lumpur Meeting on the Straits of Malacca and Singapore; Enhancing Safety, Security and Environmental Protection 18 – 20 September 2006

Kuala Lumpur Meeting on the Straits of Malacca and Singapore Developments and Future Challenges for Safety and Security in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore2 Introduction Safety and Security in the sense of Navigation Crews Vessels Ports and terminals Environmental protection Without compromising efficiency i.e. recognising the essential role of shipping in world trade

Kuala Lumpur Meeting on the Straits of Malacca and Singapore Developments and Future Challenges for Safety and Security in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore3 Introduction 1. Developments - Public and Commercial - Regional - International 2. Future Challenges - Two Key Challenges – One Concept; “the New Cooperative Momentum” - Direction of Key Stakeholders

Kuala Lumpur Meeting on the Straits of Malacca and Singapore Developments and Future Challenges for Safety and Security in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore4 Developments: Public and Commercial Perception BBC 6 July 2006 “Forget Johnny Depp and cutlasses. Pirates today carry AK-47s and use speed boats to plunder gas tankers and aid ships -with six attacks this week alone.” The Times (UK) 7 July 2006 “Romantic gloss 'blinds public to the evil of piracy’”

Kuala Lumpur Meeting on the Straits of Malacca and Singapore Developments and Future Challenges for Safety and Security in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore5 Developments: Public and Commercial Perception But positive outcomes already tangible: “Malaysia and Singapore welcome declassification of Asia’s busiest shipping lane“ Lloyd’s List, Wednesday 9 August 2006 “Attacks hit bid to end Malacca war risk rating” Lloyd’s List, Wednesday 5 July 2006

Kuala Lumpur Meeting on the Straits of Malacca and Singapore Developments and Future Challenges for Safety and Security in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore6 Developments: Regional and International Activity Regional Developments Shangri-La Dialogue 2005 Batam Joint Statement of the Tripartite Ministerial Meeting – Aug 2005 Jakarta Statement on Safety, Security & Environmental Protection in Malacca & Singapore Straits – Sept 2005 Regional Cooperation Agreement on Anti-Piracy (ReCAAP) – EIA Sept Leading to likes of… Trilateral Coordinated Patrols Joint exercises Maritime enforcement agency in Malaysia Singapore mandate for all small craft to fit transponders

Kuala Lumpur Meeting on the Straits of Malacca and Singapore Developments and Future Challenges for Safety and Security in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore7 Developments: Regional and International Activity International Developments IMO Active Role - Facilitator: Jakarta Statement ’05 & Kuala Lumpur Meeting ’06 - Coordinator: Marine Electronic Highway (MEH) Project – MoU Industry - ISPS Code compliance - ICS anti-piracy guidelines followed - Support for littoral states to increase cooperation and coordination of security efforts - Support for amendment to SOLAS on Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT) - Commitment to the MEH project

Kuala Lumpur Meeting on the Straits of Malacca and Singapore Developments and Future Challenges for Safety and Security in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore8 Future Challenges 1. Implementation of ReCAPP Cooperation of wider region, 16 states Information Sharing Centre (Singapore) Threat alerts between contracting states and to shipping Extradition capability enhanced Capacity building – between countries Joint exercises 2. Recognition and Assessment of IDSS Recommendations: Institutional Arrangements and Capacity Building IMO Forum Risk Assessment and Reduction Target resources where needed Regime building Convention Ratification Operational Cooperation Commitment to incident response (security, safety and environmental)

Kuala Lumpur Meeting on the Straits of Malacca and Singapore Developments and Future Challenges for Safety and Security in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore9 Future Challenges Future Direction Littoral and Non-Littoral Countries Initiatives and practical measures to ensure safety and security in the Straits must continue with littoral States encouraged to continue positive cooperation Encourage remaining 5 states to ratify ReCAAP Support the recommendations in the IDSS report Littoral States Get the message accross that attacks on vessels in transit are not to be tolerated and prosecute those responsible Ports to increase their vigilance and respond positively to ship reports Industry Ship operators must remain vigilant and continue to report piracy incidents Offer support and cooperate on key security, safety and environmental initiatives All Stakeholders Continuation of Support for Progressive Projects and Initiatives yileding concrete results, e.g. TTEG Initiatives and MEH

Kuala Lumpur Meeting on the Straits of Malacca and Singapore Developments and Future Challenges for Safety and Security in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore10 thank you