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JAPAN TO PROVIDE RI WITH GLOBAL MARITIME SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM
Jakarta, Feb 6 (ANTARA) - Japan will provide Indonesia's Martime Security Coorodnating Agency (Bakorkamla) with a Global Maritime Surveillance System (GMSS) to maximize the agency's efforts in keeping Indonesian waters safe for shipping, a Bakorkamla official said.
"The agreement on the assistance will be signed by representatives of the Japanese government and Bakorkamla in Japan next week," the agency's chief executive officer, Buidhi Rahardjo, said here Friday.
The Bakorkamla delegation would during their stay in Japan also meet Japanese Coast Guard officials about Japan's plan to give three patrol boats to Indonesia through a grant, Rahardjo said.
"We will take the opportunity during the GMSS meeting to re-discuss the Japanese grant for patrol boats," he said.
He said Bakorkamla was mow still short of patrol boats to support its maritime security operations.
The agency was until now still operating with vessels belonging to other agencies which had coordinative relations with Bakorkamla. This condition often affected the speed and accuracy of Bakorkamla's efforts in maintaining maritime security.
The patrol boat grant would amount to US$300 million.
He said the assistance would be disbursed in stages in the coming three years.
Besides patrol boats, Japan had also promised various other forms of assistance such as capacity building and personnel exchanges.
Aside from Japan, Germany was also expected to provide a grant that would enable Indonesia to acquire a multi-function ship, Rahardjo said.
He said that the size of the ship would be relatively large, namely 2,000 gross tons. The ship would have the ability not only to carry out patrols but also salvaging operations.
Bakorkamla was now studying the details of how to operate the ship in supporting maritime security operations in Indonesian waters.
The ship's specifications would be looked into for adjustment to the required operation conditions, he said.
"It should not create a financial burden for the state when it is operated later on," Rahardjo said.
"The agreement on the assistance will be signed by representatives of the Japanese government and Bakorkamla in Japan next week," the agency's chief executive officer, Buidhi Rahardjo, said here Friday.
The Bakorkamla delegation would during their stay in Japan also meet Japanese Coast Guard officials about Japan's plan to give three patrol boats to Indonesia through a grant, Rahardjo said.
"We will take the opportunity during the GMSS meeting to re-discuss the Japanese grant for patrol boats," he said.
He said Bakorkamla was mow still short of patrol boats to support its maritime security operations.
The agency was until now still operating with vessels belonging to other agencies which had coordinative relations with Bakorkamla. This condition often affected the speed and accuracy of Bakorkamla's efforts in maintaining maritime security.
The patrol boat grant would amount to US$300 million.
He said the assistance would be disbursed in stages in the coming three years.
Besides patrol boats, Japan had also promised various other forms of assistance such as capacity building and personnel exchanges.
Aside from Japan, Germany was also expected to provide a grant that would enable Indonesia to acquire a multi-function ship, Rahardjo said.
He said that the size of the ship would be relatively large, namely 2,000 gross tons. The ship would have the ability not only to carry out patrols but also salvaging operations.
Bakorkamla was now studying the details of how to operate the ship in supporting maritime security operations in Indonesian waters.
The ship's specifications would be looked into for adjustment to the required operation conditions, he said.
"It should not create a financial burden for the state when it is operated later on," Rahardjo said.
