Port Facility Security Compliance with ISPSSOLAS

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2006/TPT-WG-28/MEG-SEC/042 28th APEC
Transportation Working Group Meeting Vancouver,
Canada 5-8 September 2006
Progress and Future Plan of ASEAN-Japan
Regional Action Plan on Port Security
Yasuyuki NISHIO Senior Coordinator for
International Affairs, Ports Harbours
Bureau Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and
Transport, Japan
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ASEAN/Japan Maritime Transport Security Program
(AJMT-2)
A/J 1st Seminar on Maritime Security and
Combating Piracy (2003.12)
A/J WS in Vietnam (2004.6)
1st stage How to comply with SOLAS
2004.7- SOLAS/ISPS entered into force
A/J 2nd Seminar on Maritime Security and
Combating Piracy (2005.3)
2nd stage How effectively continuously
implement SOLAS
2005.10 JICA Training Course on Port Facility
Security
A/J Seminar/WS in Thailand (2005.7)
APEC WS in Vietnam (2005.12)
JICA/APEC Seminar in Indonesia (2005.12)
APEC Seminar in Malaysia (2006.6)
3rd stage How to check upgrade security
measures
ASEAN-Japan Regional Action Plan on Port Security
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Processes for preparing ASEAN Japan Regional
Action Plan on Port Security

• ltBackgroundgt
• The idea of RAP was proposed at A/J Dialog on
  Port Security (on Oct 2005 in Tokyo) and
  approved as 2005-06 work-plan at ATM on Nov 2005.
• ltPreparation of IAPsgt
• Each country (inc. Japan) is requested to prepare
  its draft individual countrys action plan (IAP)
  in accordance with the provided template.
• ltDraft RAP discussion at expert meeting gt
• Based on the IAPs, MLIT prepares a draft RAP.
  The draft plan will be discussed at A/J Port
  Security Experts Meeting held in Bangkok on
  10-11 April 2006.
• ltFinalization approvalgt
• Based on the draft RAP, each country will get
  each Govs approval of its IAP. An ad-hoc meeting
  might be held during APEC Transportation WG27
  Hanoi on May 2006 if major amendments are
  required. Finalized RAP was submitted to A/J
  Transport Policy WS held in Miyazaki-Japan on
  June 2006 for approval. The approved RAP will
  also be submitted to STOM/ATM held in Bangkok on
  November 2006.

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ASEAN-Japan Regional Action Plan on Port Security
(RAPPS)

• Consist of Individual countrys collective
  action plan aiming at enhancing port security in
  the region under A/J Maritime Security Program
  (focusing on port security)
• The goal of the RAP is to establish PDCA
  (Plan-Do-Check-Action) cycle to enable effective
  and continuous implementation of security
  measures at port facilities in each country
• The plan starts from 2006 and ends in 2009 (to
  review if necessary, upgrade PFSP by July 2009)
  
• Non-binding and open plan, basically unclassified

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Sample of Individual Action Plan
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Collective Actions

• Holding Training Courses, Seminars and Workshops
• Developing Tools

• Manuals for PFSA PFSP
• Manuals for Declaration of Security (DoS)
• Standard Specification of Security Equipment
  Facilities
• Good Practices Book

• Joint Communication Exercise

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The 2nd ASEAN-Japan Port Security Experts Meeting
1. Schedule October 10-12, 2006 2. Venue
Yokohama, Japan 3. Invited Countries ASEAN
(Singapore will join as lecturers) 4. Agenda (1)
Development manuals standard Development
manuals for PFSA, PFSP, DoS Development
standard specification of security equipment and
facilities (2) Joint communication exercise
Planning coordinating joint communication
exercise among member countries (3) Site visit
Site visit to port facilities at Yokohama port
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Image of ASEAN-Japan Joint Communication Exercise
on Port Security Incident

• ASEANJapan
• Receive incident information from Indonesian DA
• Disseminate the information to the domestic
  facilities and instruct search
• Gather feedbacks and check the effectiveness of
  domestic communication network in each country

Tokyo
Cai Lan
Tokyo
Haiphong
Danang
Manila
Subic
Bangkok
Laem Chabang
Batangas
Other Ports Even if the relevant ships do not
call the country, may instruct domestic
facilities to check the facilities considering
that suspicious cargo might be T/S
Ho Chi Minh
Cebu
Sianoukville
Mindanao
Penang
Port Klang
Muara
Tanjung Pelapas
Singapore
Tanjung Priok
Shipping lane
Port
Tanjung Perak

• Indonesia
• Threat information obtained (bomb)
• Incident occurred (unloaded container exploded at
  a container yard, other suspicious cargo might be
  already unloaded at other countries)
• Communicate incident information to other
  domestic ports and other countries (date,
  facility, outline, calling vessels etc.)

• Japan
• Advise to the exercise
• Find problems through debriefing
• Point out how to improve

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The 2nd JICA Training Course on Port Facility
Security
1. Schedule October 1, 2006 October 21,
2006 2. Venue JICA Yokohama Centre, Japan 3.
Invited Countries ASEAN (Singapore will join as
lecturers) 4. Curriculum (1) Basic knowledge
Basic knowledge on ISPS, security regime and
initiative under IMO and major countries
including Japan, security threat and terrorist
activity (2) Table-top exercise Table-top
exercise by role-playing the key players on port
security (3) Site visit Site visit to various
types of port facilities at Yokohama and Nagoya
ports (4) Application Interactive exercises on
PFSA, PFSP and Audits
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