The
Japan Coast Guard (JCG) has dispatched its patrol
vessel to India in line with the Asia Maritime
Security Initiative 2004 (AMARSECTIVE2004, see
Annex) in order to promote international collaboration
and cooperation as one of JCG’s countermeasures
against piracy and maritime terrorism.
In
conjunction with the dispatch of its patrol vessel,
the JCG will conduct the combined exercise with
the Indian Coast Guard and patrols at high sea
against piracy as well as maritime terrorism.
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Dispatch of JCG patrol vessel to India
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Name of Patrol Vessel
Patrol
Vessel “MIZUHO”, approximately 5,300 gross tonnages
carrying two helicopters aboard, Nagoya Coast
Guard Office, 4th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters
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Ports the patrol vessel will visit:
Mumbai,
India
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Schedule
Sunday,
October 17, 2004: Departure from Nagoya Port,
Japan
Monday,
November 1, 2004: Arrival at Mumbai, India
Thursday,
November 4, 2004: Combined Exercise off Mumbai
Port
Friday,
November 6, 2004: Departure from Mumbai, India
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Outline of the Combined Exercise (Open
to the public)
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Outline
Presuming
that a Japanese registered ship is reported hijacked,
the Indian Coast Guard and the Japan Coast Guard
will carry out a combined counter-piracy exercise
in the fields of radio communications, search
and rescue for the attacked ship, pursuit and
seizure of pirates, suppression of pirates and
fire fighting. Patrol vessels, helicopters and
personnel of both Coast Guards will participate
in the exercise.
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Date
Thursday,
November 4, 2004
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Exercise area
Sea
area off Mumbai
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Contact Point for the Press wising to cover
the Combined Exercise
The
following are contact points for the press wishing
to cover the combined exercise aboard the Indian
Coast Guard ship.
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New Delhi
Commandant
(JG) NC Pande, Deputy Director (HRD), Indian
Coast Guard
Tel:
+91-11-23387097
Fax:
+91-11-23387926
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Mumbai
Commandant
MA Warsim OIC MRCC (West), Mumbai, Indian Coast
Guard
Telefax:
+91-22-24316558
ANNEX
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Exchange between ICG and JCG
Year
1987
-
JCG Patrol Vessel CHIKUZEN made a port call at
Chennai, India as a goodwill visit. Year
1989
-
JCG Aid to Navigation Evaluation Vessel TSUSHIMA
made a port at Chennai, India as a goodwill visit.
Year
2000
-
Director General of the ICG participated in the
Regional Conference on Combating Piracy and Armed
Robbery against Ships held in Tokyo, Japan and
paid a courtesy call to JCG Commandant.
-
JCG patrol vessel SHIKISHIMA made a port call
at Chennai and the 1st Combined Exercise was
conducted between the ICG and the JCG.
-
In conjunction with the exercise, a High Level
Meeting was held between DGCG and JCG Commandant
in Delhi and regular exchange between the ICG
and JCG was agreed upon.
Year
2001
-
ICG Patrol Vessel SANGRAM made a port call at
Yokohama, Japan to participate in the JCG Sea
Review in Tokyo bay. After the participation,
the 2nd Combined Exercise was conducted in Kagoshima,
Japan.
-
In conjunction with the participation of the
sea review, DGCG visited Japan to join the sea
review with JCG Commandant and a High Level Meeting
was held in Tokyo, Japan. Year
2002
-
JCG patrol vessel YASHIMA made a port call at
Chennai and participated in the 3rd Combined
Exercise.
Year
2003
-
ICG Patrol Vessel SANGRAM made a port call at
Kobe, Japan and the 4th Combined Exercise was
conducted in Osaka Bay.
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In conjunction with the combined exercise, DGCG
visited Japan and a High Level Meeting was held
in Tokyo, Japan.
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Asia Maritime Security Initiative 2004 (AMARSECTIVE2004)
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Outline of the meeting
The
Heads of Asian Coast Guard Agencies Meeting was
held in Tokyo, Japan on June 17-18, 2004, hosted
by the JCG with the financial support provided
by the Nippon Foundation. Representatives of
16 states and one area and 12 observers participated
in the meeting to discuss various matters related
to combating piracy and armed robbery against
ships and maritime terrorism among Asian states.
The meeting was held in response to the recent
upsurge of maritime terrorism and under the circumstance
of the SOLAS Convention 1974. It was the very
first meeting on the topic of maritime security
among Asian Coast Guard Agencies held in Asia.
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Outcome of the meeting
As
an outcome of the meeting, the “Asia Maritime
Security Initiative 2004” (AMARSECTIVE2004) was
unanimously adopted, in order to demonstrate
Asian Coast Guard Agencies’ resolve to expeditiously
commit coordination and cooperation in strengthening
measures to combat piracy and armed robbery against
ships, and other unlawful acts at sea including
maritime terrorism. |
