TIM eMagazine Vol.3 Issue 7
Maritime Law Enforcement and
Regulatory Officers from 15 Countries
Meet in Yangon, Myanmar for ReCAAP
ISC Capacity Building Workshop to
Share Best Practices in Combating
Piracy and Sea Robbery in Asia
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Myanmar RECAPP
meeting
wenty-six maritime law enforcement and regula-
tory officers from 15 countries gathered in Yangon,
Myanmar today to participate in a three-day capacity
building workshop organised by ReCAAP Informa-
tion Sharing Centre (ISC) and hosted by its Myanmar
Focal Point, the Myanmar Navy. The participants are
from the Focal Points of 14 ReCAAP Member States
and from the maritime law enforcement agency of
Malaysia. Focal Points are the government agencies designated by
ReCAAP Member States to be the primary points-of-contact for the
ReCAAP information sharing network.
The capacity building workshop will feature sharing by local
government authorities including the Myanmar Navy, the Myanmar
Maritime Police Force and the Myanmar Department of Maritime
Administration addressing issues such as inter-agency coordination
and port and ship security. In addition, the Bangladesh Coast Guard,
the Thailand Maritime Enforcement Coordinating Centre (Thai-
MECC), the Philippine Coast Guard, and the Malaysian Maritime
Enforcement Agency (MMEA) will present case studies from their
respective experiences.
ReCAAP ISC will explain the latest situation of piracy and sea
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robbery in Asia as well as the roles and functions of ReCAAP Focal
Points, while the Centre for International Law at the National Uni-
versity of Singapore will deliver a lecture on international maritime
law and piracy-related regulations. Table top exercises on incident
reporting by ReCAAP Focal Points and group discussions on timely
and accurate information sharing will be also conducted during the
workshop.
“While the piracy and sea robbery situation in Asia saw an overall
improvement from January to June 2018 compared to the same
period over the past ten years, areas of concern remain. As Focal
Points of ReCAAP Member States play a primary role for timely and
accurate information sharing on piracy and sea robbery, ReCAAP ISC
will continue to build the capability of its Focal Points to effectively
deal with maritime crimes for the safety of maritime transport and
well-being of seafarers,” said Masafumi Kuroki, Executive Director of
ReCAAP ISC.
The countries participating in the ReCAAP ISC Capacity Building
Workshop in Yangon, Myanmar include 14 ReCAAP Member States
(Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Laos, Myanmar,
the Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, the United States,
and Vietnam) and Malaysia. http://www.recaap.org
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