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jointly implemented by
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Briefing Dossier on European Union’s Support to
the Integrated Coastal Surveillance System of the
Maritime National Guard

   

(Version 7, Update: 22/11/2019)

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and solely addressed to their intended recipients
as specifically requested by the Tunisian Authorities.
Directly related to National Security of the Republic of Tunisia,
this privileged information shall not be disclosed to a third party
without prior consent and advice from the author.

 

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Tunisia Component
Border Management Programme for the Maghreb Region

(BMP-Maghreb)
Ref: T05-EUTF-NOA-REG-07 (T05.519)

Maritime Surveillance Project
jointly implemented by
the Italian Ministry of Interior and ICMPD

   

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FOREWORD
(PURPOSE OF THE PRESENT DOCUMENT)

The present dossier was elaborated in the framework of the European Union
funded “Border Management Programme for Maghreb” (TO5-EUTF-NOA-
REG-07 (T05.519)), within its Tunisian Component that supports an
initiative aimed at supporting the further implementation of an Integrated
Maritime Surveillance System for the Maritime National Guard.

The purpose of this document is to provide detailed explanation about
the way the Tunisian authorities, in close cooperation with European experts
originating from counterpart agencies:
- Assessed gaps and needs of the Maritime National Guard, the
Tunisian coast guarding agency;
- Analysed various options at hand or proposed by different partners
(bilateral or multilateral);
- Identified preferred options, in line with the National vision
(Strategy, IBM Guidelines, etc.) and the International standards;
- And came to the requests for equipment and capacity building
activities, as detailed in the annexes of the present dossier.

For achieving this goal, the document provides a comprehensive
overview of:

- The CONTEXT of the BMP Maghreb action (Part I. Background):

o Legal obligations of Tunisia as a Mediterranean coastal
State;

o Actors of maritime surveillance and safety in Tunisia;

o Challenges at stake for the main beneficiary, the
Maritime National Guard (operational context), which led to
the decision to provide this agency with a dedicated
Integrated Maritime Surveillance System.

o Major principles of an Integrated surveillance system in
maritime context that explain the main focuses of assessment
and work implemented in the past and foreseen for the present

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- The informed CHOICES (Part Il. Construction of the Solution)
made by the Tunisian authorities in regard to the strengthening of
their coast guarding service, including:

o Main steps of EU programmes support to the Tunisian
Maritime National Guard, from the first assessment made in
April 2013 under the coordination of ICMPD until now.

o Information about various options proposed by major partners to
the Tunisian counterparts...

o ...and explanation as well as justification (rationale) behind the
choices that take root in the past assessments and activities
(validated by several expert missions).

o The actual REQUESTS FOR EQUIPMENT, analysed per main
item, highlighting:

"» Legal grounds / justification

"» Relevant expert recommendations

= Gaps to be addressed and Benefits from new equipment

» Risk analysis (notably regarding possible dual-use items)
and Mitigation measures

=» Reference to the use of similar equipment by
European counterpart law enforcement agencies and
civilian organisations

The present dossier serves to demonstrate also that the approach
foreseen and requested by the Tunisian counterparts is fully
justified from the point of view of Coast Guarding.

After the Concluding Remarks (Part Ill.), the dossier also encompasses
comprehensive annexes on:

A. Expert assessment reports and other documentation that
provides corpus of knowledge regarding the EU support to
Maritime surveillance sector in Tunisia;

B. The actual lists of equipment formally submitted by the Tunisian
authorities;

C. The Overall List of Capacity Building topics that was also
requested by the Tunisian authorities to actually support MNG’s
alignment to standards and norms;

D. Case study providing some scenarii showing difference of MNG
capacities WITH and WITHOUT equipment requested;

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E. Presentation (PPT) on BMP Maghreb Tunisia Component’s
background, scope of work and foreseen results.

 

 

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TABLE OF CONTENT

International conventions and legal
obligations of the Republic of Tunisia

. Tunisian authorities involved in the “Action of
the State at Sea”

. Role and functions of the Maritime National
Guard and brief state-of-play
Principles of integrated maritime surveillance

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recommendations
Approaches offered to and selected by MNG

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5. Timeline of cooperation with MNG &
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7. Rationale behind Tunisian choices
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8. MNG maritime equipment

9. IT equipment

10. Radio-communication equipment
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Concluding remarks

. Expert assessment reports & Other
documentation

. Lists of equipment requested by Tunisian
authorities

. Overall capacity building programme for MNG

 

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Case study (with/without BMP Maghreb’s
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Presentation on BMP Maghreb Tunisia
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ACRONYMS

Acronymss 2 Description |
AEM [AtondlEttenMer DD
AS |Automated Identification System |
ASS |AtionofteStatetSca 2 |

BET Border Event Tracker (application developed for
Ops Rooms)
International Regulations for Preventing Collisions
72 at Sea 1972, AKA “Collision Regulations”
Be] Directorate General for Border Guard (National
Guard)
IDGGN  ___|Directorate General of National Guard |
EM |

Event Management System

EPIRB Emergency Position-Indicating Radio-Beacon

en | Global Maritime Distress and Safety System

|IGNM (=MNG) | Garde Nationale Maritime
LO [International Labour Organisation (United Nations)

m [Hängen Gomsmtnne 7

Nations)

rer [pen en erene
(Tunisia)

ISPS | International Ship and Port Facility Security

International Convention for the Prevention of
Pollution from Ships

|IMNG (=GNM)  |Maritime National Guard Tunisia)

ING | National Guard
Off-Shore Patrol Vessel

OP VOII
RIPAM = ColReg Reglement international pour prevenir les
abordages en mer

SAR | Search and Rescue

ss) Systeme Mondial de Detresse et de Securite en

Mer

u International Convention for the Safety of Life at
Sea

STCW 78 Convention on Standards of Training, Certification

and Watchkeeping for Seafarers

ISUA | Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts

 

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2... against the Safety of Maritime Navigation

IUNCLOSC | United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea
Vessel Tracking System

 

 

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