Seminar on Maritime Education and Training

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Economy Report Philippines
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• Introduction
• On-going Projects
• Future Work Projects
• Projects Completed and Results Achieved
• Recommendations

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• Islands - 7,107
• Coastal Provinces - 58 out of 77 (75)
• Coastal Municipalities - 914 out of 1,385 (66)
• Coastal Barangays - 11,000
• Goods / Cargoes - 95 transported thru sea
• Population - 89,896,677 (as of July 2007)
• Port Facility - 465
• Registered Ship - 895

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• Lies at the Crossroad of Maritime
• Commerce between South China
• Sea Pacific Ocean
• Most of the shipping traversing
• Malacca Strait passes through the
• Philippine territorial waters
• 50 of the Worlds cargoes passes
• through the Philippine seas

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Pursuant to Executive Order No. 311

• The Office for Transportation Security (OTS)
  is designated as the Single Authority responsible
  for the security of the Transportation System in
  the country.
• The Sea Transport and Maritime Infrastructure
  Security is mandated to implement the ISPS Code
  and to formulate, adopt and implement a National
  Maritime Security Programme

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• Philippine Australia Port Security Capacity
  Building Project (PAPSCBP)

• Trainings ISPS Code related courses
• Seminars and workshops
• Introduction of Transport Security Precinct
• Inspections
• Coordination

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• Strong Republic Nautical Highway (SRNH)

Luzon
Eastern Nautical Highway
Central Nautical Highway
Visayas
West Central Nautical Highway Link 1
West Central Nautical Highway Link 2
West Central Nautical Highway Link 3
Western Nautical Highway
Mindanao
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Benefits of the SRNH

• Efficient and cost effective inter-island
  transportation
• Supports agro fisheries modernization and food
  security program
• Enhance tourism, transportation and commerce
• Shipments are no longer off-loaded for
  re-transportation

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• Establishment of the Coastwatch
  South (CWS)

• Inter Agency coordinating body
• Joint Maritime Security Operations
• Initial focus on governance in the countrys
  maritime domain in Southern Philippines

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• ASEAN-Japan Joint Maritime Security
  Communications Exercise

• Conducted annually among Asean nations and
  Japan.
• Communications procedures
• Raising of security Alert Levels

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Development and formulation of The National
Security Programme for Sea Transport and
Maritime Infrastructure

• Responsibility of Ships and Port Facilities
  Operators
• Security Assessments
• Security Plans

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Security Arrangement at the Port of Batangas
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Access Control
ID system for port workers is strictly enforced
Gate guards are implementing Vehicle pass /
vehicle sticker regulations
Manual inspections for vehicles are also
conducted at the gate
Visitors are required to have visitors pass
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Access Control
Mobile x-ray
Mobile x-ray machine screens vehicles passing by
at the gate
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Port Patrol
PPA Port Police conducts constant patrol within
the port facility
PPA Seacraft conducts constant patrol within the
harbor area
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K-9 Units deployment
Passenger terminal
Staging Area
Aboard vessels
Vessels ramp
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Security screening of Passengers / luggages
Walk through detector
Frisking
X-ray machine
Passengers terminal
K9 Units
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• 1678 trainees completed various courses
• 2170 participants attended seminars and workshops

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• Pilot test of Transport Security Precinct concept
• Inspections - key ports
• - International ports
• - major ports
• Established the reputation of OTS as the agency
  responsible for transportation security
• Developed close working relationship among
  government agencies and

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• Conducted Table top and live exercise during the
  ASEAN-Japan Joint maritime security exercise
• familiarize communications procedures raising
  of security alert levels
• Enhances port security
• Operationalized the Megaport Initiative Program
• equipped two (2) major ports in the country the
  capability to detect, deter and interdict illicit
  trafficking of nuclear and other radioactive
  materials being handled

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• Exercises at - key ports
• - regulated precincts
• Training - Maritime Personnel
• - Philippine Coast Guard
• Finalize Review of Security Arrangement

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• Continued effective cooperation and understanding
• Exchange Programs
• Installation - X-Ray machines and other
  sensors and
• surveillance equipment
• - Vessel Traffic
  Management System
• - Procurement of
  Patrol Boats

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