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VICE AMIRAL MOHAMMED LAGHMARI 22.09.2012

9 th Regional Seapower Symposium Venice , 16 - 18 october 2012. ROYAL MOROCCAN NAVY. VICE AMIRAL MOHAMMED LAGHMARI 22.09.2012. NEW PERSPECTIVE. FOR A BETTER MSA. MARITIME SECURITE. MSA : UNIVERSAL PREOCCUPATION EMPHASIZED BY RECENT EVENTS. Many challenges requiring:

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VICE AMIRAL MOHAMMED LAGHMARI 22.09.2012

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  1. 9thRegional Seapower Symposium Venice, 16 - 18 october 2012 ROYAL MOROCCAN NAVY VICE AMIRAL MOHAMMED LAGHMARI 22.09.2012 NEW PERSPECTIVE FOR A BETTER MSA

  2. MARITIME SECURITE MSA : UNIVERSAL PREOCCUPATION EMPHASIZED BY RECENT EVENTS • Many challenges requiring: • Coordination of actions; • Develop mechanisms; • Increase capacities.

  3. WHICH APPROACH ??? • National level • Implementation of organizational and material resources; • Coordination and research of synergies. • Regional and international levels • Development of active cooperation.

  4. P L A N • Importance of the sea to the kingdom of Morocco : Issues and challenges; • Engagements at different levels ; • Recent efforts : perspective for a better MSA

  5. Strategic position TANGER 500 Km CASABLANCA SAFI SAADIYA Agadir Laayoune 3000 Km Dakhla LAGOUIRA Closest point to spain : 7 nautical miles 3500 Km coastlines From Saadia in the Northeastern part to Lagouira in the south

  6. ISSUES • Unlimited freedom to communicate and interact with the world; 90% of the trade is done by sea; • Reservoir of biological and mineral resources; • 55% of the urban population of morocco lives in the major cities along the coast; • Largest infrastructure in development along coast lines.

  7. CHALLENGES • Migration flows to Europe; • Morocco becomes a transit country; • Candidates are from sub-Saharan countries; • Phenomenon difficult to contain. Illegal migration • Proximity to Europe; • Considerable profits; • Employment of go-fasts and small aircrafts by traffickers. Drug trafficking • Increasing flow of maritime traffic; • More than 300 vessels pass through Gibraltar straight Accidental or voluntary pollution

  8. CHALLENGES Piracy • Moroccan maritime domain is not concerned with this kind of illegal activities; • Alertness is indispensable; • Prevent any further developments and spread to the North. Maritime terrorisme Illegal fishing Vigilance : instabilities in the Sahel region Phenomenon is gradually decreasing

  9. Moroccan Engagements • INTERNATIONAL LEVEL • Agreements on assistance to persons and property at sea (SOLAS 78 et SAR 79); • Agreements on the fight against marine pollution (POLMAR 78, CLC92 et FC 92); • Suppression of unlawful acts at sea (SAU 88); • Safety Code for ships and ports : code ISPS 2004; • The Montego Bay Convention of 1982; • Fight against drugs.

  10. Moroccan engagements • Barcelona Convention in 1976 as fields of action with the Mediterranean; • Tripartite Agreement (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia) to fight against marine pollution; • Lisbon Agreement between Morocco, Portugal, Spain and France, marine pollution, on the Atlantic coast; • initiative (5 +5) defense applies in particular to maritime security in the Western Mediterranean; • Joint patrols (Morocco – Spain); • Contribution to the coordination center of the fight against drugs in the Mediterranean. • REGIONAL LEVEL

  11. Moroccan engagements • National Emergency Plan to Fight against accidental marine pollution; • National searsh and rescue plan; • Two high-level institutions responsible for migration; • Directorate of Migration and Border Surveillance; • observatory of migration. • Compliance with the ISPS; • Fittings of merchant vessels with AIS transponders. • NATIONAL LEVEL

  12. Moroccan engagements SECMAR/NORD THE ROYALMOROCCAN NAVY LEVEL SECMAR/CENTRE • New structures focusing on proximity and decentralized operational control; • Expansion and network integration of coastal semaphore stations; • Reinforcement of patrolling missions; • Modernisation of the Maritime Operations Centers. SECMAR/ZS

  13. RECENT EFFORTS DETERMINATION BUILDING NEW CAPACITIES NEW NAVAL ASSETS

  14. RECENT EFFORTS BETTER MARITIME SITUATIONAL AWARNESS MARITIME SECURITY RENFORCEMENT MCB CONSOLIDATION OF COOPERATION REACH INTEROPERABILITY

  15. SAHARAN EXPRESS • Level achieved in interoperability; • Legal training regarding the ROE; • Increasing the complexity of MIO. Positive impact on Maritime Capacity Building Prepare to face the very present issues that threaten the maritime region consequently to the recent instability in the Sahel region Risk that these instabilities affect the maritime area is real and cannot be ignored

  16. CONCLUSION • Considerable effort in modernizing major naval assets; • Contribute to regional and international maritime security; • Development of cooperation, dialogue and confidence-building between our countries.

  17. 9thRegional Seapower Symposium Venice, 16 – 18october 2012 Thank you for your Attention ROYAL MOROCCAN NAVY

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