Aide memoire

AIDE MEMOINE THE CANDIDATUNE OF THE NEPUBTIC OF INDONESIA FON RE.ELECTION AS A MEMBER OF THE IMO COUNCIT UNDER CATEGONY "C" FON THE PERIOD OF 2016.2017 I. INTRODUCTION Indonesia seel<s re-elections to tfre Council of IMO under Category "C" for the periode of 2Ot6-2O17, at elections to be held during the 29th Assembl.y of the IMO in London on 23 November-2 December 2015. As the largest archipetagic country in the world, Indonesia highLy considers the importance of its membership in lMO. Indonesia has a dedicated commitment to the IMO's main purposes, goals and objectives to safe, secure and efficient and environmentatly sound shipping on clean oceans. lndonesia has been a member of IMO since t96t and has served on the Council of IMO for the period of 1973-t979 and dtlring 1983-2015. 2. INDONESIA AND ITS NATIONAL MARITIME POLICY 2.1 Indonesia has a totaI of 2,132 ports and terminals supervised by 287 Port Administrations and five Sea and Coast Cuard Bases. From the totaL number of ports, 141 ports are opened to internationaI trade. Indonesia has 14,181 units registered vessels with a total number of tonnages 20,825,O38 CT. In comptiance with lSPS Code,357 port facilities and !,527 registered vesse[s have met the requirement. Moreover, Indonesia provides 575,687 seafarers which serve both international and domestic shipping companies. 2.2 Indonesia envisions itsetf as the 'gLobal, maritime fulcrum' in 2019. This includes the development of maritime facilities and environment, as weLL as commitment to engage further in international cooperation. Indonesia atso pledges to safeguard the future of the lndian and Pacific Ocean region to remain peaceful and safe for world trade, in accordance with Indonesian chairmanship in the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) for the period of 2AL5-2OI7. The Covernment of Indonesia has also estabLished Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs to coordinate poLicy deve[opment and planning, as we[|. as to synchronize national. maritime Poticies. 3.COMM|TMENTSToINTERNATIONALMARITIMECONVENTIONS to the lMO',s activities' in particutar 3.1 lndonesia consistently contributes topromotethedevelopmentofinternationalcooperationinmaritime protection' Some of Indonesian safety, security and marine environmentat significant contiibutions to the IMO are lndonesia's concrete role of engagemen..'.p.'tytoth9.[1jorIMoConventions,namelySOLASl'974, CsC rg7z, STCW'G7a, tNttr4RRix tglo, MARP'L 73t78, coLREC 79J2' CLC tgg2, TMS tg6g,ILLC L966' the Maritime SAR Convention !979' 2oo1' system (AFS) Convention Bunl<er convention 2oo1 and Anti-Fouting of BWM 2004' Furthermore, Indonesia has initiated the ratification instruments in relation to 3.2 lndonesia has ratified strategic internationat tg}2'the Basel maritime and ocean issues, foi instance the UNCLOS ConventionlgSg,theUnitedNationsConventiononBiologicalDiversity, Mortgages 1993 and the International convention on Maritime Liens and to protect the uN Fish Stocl< Agreement tggs. Moreover, in orcer lndonesian seafarers, Indonesia ratified the lLo convention No'185 0n the Revising of the Seafarers ldentity Documents. convention 1958 and is on the tasiphase of finaLizing MLC 2006 ratification' 4.COMM|TMENTSToSAFETY,SECUR|TYANDMARINE ENVIRONMENTAT PROTECTION 4.1 lndonesia continuously shows its support to the lMo's aim on promoting safer, more secure, and more environmenta[l.y responsible stripping.In addition to the succesfuI imptementation of Non-Convention Veisel. itandard (NCVS), within 5 years, Indonesia witl provide 100 new patrot vessels and 5O navigational vessets, . as wetl as modernize VTS, CMDSS shore-based facil.ities for marin" t.te.otmunications, name|'y and NAVAREA 1-1 NAVTEX stations. 4.2 Indonesia is involved in regional cooperation on marine pollution Networl< Ptan with response, such as the SuLawesi 5ea Oit SpitL Response the Phitippines and MaLaysia in the Mal<assar Straits, MoU between lndonesia and Austratia on Oil. Spill Preparedness and Response, MoU on ASEAN Cooperation Mechanism for loint Oit Spil.L Preparedness and Response (OSPAR)with ASEAN member states' 4.3 Indonesia leads and ptays a l<ey roLe in estabLishing and managing a Cooperative Mechanism under the appticatio_n of Articles 34 and 43 of the UNCLOS 1982, to give opportunity to user States, user of the Straits and stakeholder to palticipate in enhancing the safety of navigation and marine environmentaL protection in the Straits'  4.4 ln order to improve the protection of vitaI shipping Lane, in particular the Straits of Malacca and Singapore, Indonesia initiated a proposaL on "Study on BLue Print for Future Development of Safety of Navigation and Marine Environment Protection in the Straits of Malacca and 5ingapore" in order to provide fundamentaL reference for the future sustainab[e worl<s of the Cooperative Mechanism, and for timety deve[op and estabLish appropriate and harmonized measures to cope with future challenges in securing implementation of internationaL right of navigation. 4.5 Indonesia is mandated by the 101st Session of IMO Legal, Committee to co-chair with Denmarl< the Inter-sessional Consuttative Group (lCC) Meeting on Liabil,ity and compensation issues connected with Transboundary Po[[ution Damage from offshore Exp[oration and Exploitation Activities, heLd on !3 Aprit 2015 in lMo Headquarters, London. 4.6 Fottowing up the ratification of the International Convention on Maritime SAR 1979, Indonesia has enacted the Law No. 29 year 2O14 on Search and Rescue. The National SAR Agency (BASARNAS) has 34 regional offices and more than 1OO SAR stations spreading throughout Indonesian region. 5. COOPERATION wITH INTERNATIoNAL MARITIME oRGANIZATIoN 5.1 Indonesia has striven to be an engaged, active and constructive member state, contributing to various IMO technical activities, either at national [eve[ or regional. In addition to activities in previous years, in 2oI3-2ot4 Indonesia hosted London Protocol Worl<shoo in December 2ot3, RegionaI workshop on the 2otr Bio-fou[ing CuideLines in May 2014, the NationaISeminar on lmpLementation of the provisions of SOLAS regutation vl79-t on LRIT in August 2Ot4 and the Regional Worl<shop for Asia on the lmpLementation on the lMo Member State Audit Scheme (IMSAS) in October 201,4.Indonesia hosted the Sub-regionaL seminar on the Cape Town Agreement in East Asia in Aprit 2015. 5.2 In [ine with IMO programme to enhance gtobal. maritime safety and protection of the marine environment by having futl and effective implementation and enforcement of instruments, Indonesia has strong commitment to meet its responsibilities and obtigations under the conventions and other instruments as required by the instruments to which she is a party. Accordingly, Indonesia has been voluntarily audited under IMO Member State Audit Scheme in Novemb er 2O!L. 6. CONTRIBUTION TO IMO COUNCIL Indonesia has consistently contributed to the worl< of the Council by activel,y participating in the deliberations of the CounciL and its worl<ing groups. Indonesia believes that the ongoing processes to review and reform the organization are vital in order to strengthen the Linl<ages among the Strategic P[an, High-l,evet Action P|'an and budget. Furthermore, Indonesia aLso supports the importance of strong, sustainable, balanced and inctusive domestic, regionat as wetl as international shipping growth, recognized as "sustainabte growth with equity", in proportion to the themes of Rio+2O which are the green economy and a new institutional frameworl< for sustainabte development on shipping, incLuding energy efficiency, new technology and innovation, maritime education and training, maritime security, maritime traffic management and the deve[opment of mariti me infrastructu re. 7. CONCLUSION 7.1. The Covernment of the Republ.ic of Indonesia highl,y appreciates the supports of the member States for Indonesia's candidacy to the IMO CounciI in 2013. lt is an honour for Indonesia to serve in the CounciI in this biennium and for the opportunity to actively participate in a wide range of IMO issues. 7.2. Indonesia is committed to continuing its contribution in the service of the internationaI rnaritime community, as part of its strong commitment to the reatization of IMO's main purposes, goaLs and objectives to safe, secure and efficient and environmentail.y sound shipping on clean oceans. In this connection, the Covernment of the Republ.ic of Indonesia wou[d highl.y appreciate the support of the member states of the IMO towards its candidature for re-election as a member of the IMO Council under Category "C" for the period of 201"6-2O17. KEMENTERIAN PERHUBUNGAN DIREKTORAT JENDERAL PERHUBUNGAN LAUT GEDUNG KARYA LANTAI 12 S.D 17 JL. MEDAN MERDEKABARAT NO.8 TEL. : 3811308, 3505006, 3813269, 3447017 TLX. : 3844492,3458540 3842440 JAKARTA- 10110 Pst. : 4213, 4227, 4209, 4135 FAX. : 3811786. 3845430. 3507576 Our Ref: UM.002l 40l2lDJPL-1 5 Jakarta, 8 June 2015 To: Estonian Maritime Administration Maritime Safety Division Lume 9 Tallinn 10416 ESTONIA The Directorate General of Sea Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation of the Republic of lndonesia presents its compliments to the Estonian Maritime Administration and has the honor to inform you that the Government of the Republic of Indonesia is seeking re- election to the Council member under Category "Cu of the International Maritime Organization at th.e elections to be held during the 29th Regular Session of the IMO Assembly from 23'o November to 2nd December 2015. Accordingly, the Directorate General of Sea Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation would highly appreciate the support of the Estonian Maritime Administration for lndonesian re-election under Category "C" for the period of 2016-2017. Attached is the aide memoire providing lndonesia's commitment and valuable contributions to the achievement of the goal of the IMO of "safe, secure and efficient shipping on clean ocgans". The Directorate General of Sea Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation avails itself of this opportunity to renew the Estonian Maritime Administration's assurances of its highest consideration. for Sea Transportation ion C.c.: 1. Minister for Transportation of the Republic of lndonesia; 2. Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of lndonesia. ".,ttentaati fleut*ran fle/a{ztlan Ae.tazli /ffu/ulfung ferl4otantp,7{ene/amafan Eer/agzz"