Maritime Surveillance

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• Maritime Surveillance

Baltic Sea Region Perspectives09.12.2008 Isto
Mattila
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Objectives of Integrated Maritime Policy

• 1. Improve trans-border and cross-sectoral
  cooperation
• 2. Progressively integrate existing or future
  sectoral surveillance/monitoring systems.
• WHY?
• To identify synergies
• To avoid duplications/inconsistencies
• To increase effectiveness of operations reduce
  costs

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Current situation

• The administrative structure of national
  authorities dealing with surveillance,
  monitoring, tracking and reporting actions
  varied and sometimes complex
• Reported cross-border cooperation not carried out
  at the same level in all sea areas around EU
• Regional approach to respond to specificities?

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Current situation (2)

• Developments at EU level traditionally sector
  based but synergies are possible
• E.g. Fisheries control, maritime safety and
  security
• Some surveillance initiatives at EU level serve
  more than one sectoral purpose
• E.g.SafeSeaNet (accident prevention and marine
  pollution possibly extended to port state
  control, waste and maritime security
• Eurosur (3rd phase to incorporate all other
  relevant surveillance data)
• Space based tools serve a number of EU policies
• E.g. KOPERNICUS for maritime security,
  environment, border control, fisheries etc

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The objective

• An integrated maritime information and
  surveillance network having the ability to make
  continuously available information on all
  activities in the maritime domain in order to
  support a more efficient and timely decision by
  competent authorities
• Using existing structures
• Allowing for progressive integration

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Management of activities in the European maritime
area requires an integrated approach

• To address comprehensively Safety, Security and
  Environment Challenges
• To support interoperability and coordination
  between Member States and Agencies
• To optimise global efficiency in combining assets
  (LRIT, AIS, VMS, Coastal/Shipborne/
  Airborne/Spaceborne Capabilities, etc.)
• To extend operational capabilities beyond coastal
  waters
• To optimise benefits of new investments
• Technology allows integration of national,
  multinational and multi-sector assets and systems

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Way forward

• To move from a sector specific development to
  cross sector synergies
• Responsible authorities need to exchange
  information, experiences, knowhow
• Regular meetings of the Experts group

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Tasks of the Experts group

• Monitor technical aspects
• SafeSeaNet, Eurosur, Agencies
• Report outcome of research projects
• Explore how to optimize use of space tools
  cross-sector
• Review the legal aspects
• Data collected for one purpose legitimately used
  for another, onward transfers, protection of
  personal data, etc
• Consider administrative implications
• Promote administrative cooperation, in particular
  between Agencies

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Outlook for 2009

• Regular meetings of Expert Group
• Testing surveillance through two pilot projects
• Commission Communication on maritime surveillance
  4th quater

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First Steps

• Implement a significant Pilot Project
• involving MS, Commission and Agencies, Industry
  to
• Assess operational requirements and added value
  of integration
• Address civil-military info-exchange
• Address the prerequisite of legislative change
• Pave the way of an integrated maritime management
  system
• Define a shared VISION
• involving all parties
• (MS, Commission and Agencies, Industry, etc.)

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INFORMATION
In Compliance with MS Sovereign Prerogatives
RESPONSE
Shared in Compliance with Information Ownership
Requirements

• STATES
• Law Enforcement
• Trafficking in human beings
• Narcotics
• Marine Pollutions
• Port Security
• Navigation Safety
• SAR
• IUU Fishing
• Terrorism
• Defence

European Agencies EMSA FRONTEX CFCA
MARITIME SURVEILLANCE
EDA
SITUATIONAL AWARENESS Legitimate and Unlawful
Activities
Private Operators Shipping Industry, etc.
Operational SERVICES
MEMBER STATES AGENCIES THIRD NEIGHBOURING
COUNTRIES