1. Ed Veen Director Netherlands Coastguard International coastguard network NACGF and ECGFF

2. Agenda The environment Judicial zones Umbrella concept Coastguard ECGFF NACGFF Future Operations Questions

3. The Sea Relations oceans and seas to societies Legal environment. –Territorial waters –Contiguous zone –Exclusive Economic Zone –High seas UNCLOS III “Maritme commons” & sustainability

4. Judicial zones EEZ coverage of the oceans.

5. Concept: Coastguard On land many different safety and security organisations: - Police - Fire brigade - Ambulances - Customs - Border control - Inspection agencies At sea: Coastguard The coastguard is a maritime safety and security organisation, but all countries have different concepts.

6. Security and safety at sea etc. etc. etc. Fishery inspection tasks Custom tasks Police tasks Environmental control tasks Environmental control tasks Coastguardor Coast Guard Defence Civil Military Cooperation

7. Why international cooperation? Complex environment Cross boundary effects Knowledge of the sea Development of technology and policies Sounding board Network = > Need for an international informal platform

8. 2009 start of the EU Coast Guard Functions Forum (ECGFF) The overall aims of the Forum is to study, contribute to and promote understanding and development of maritime issues of importance and of common interest related to Coast Guard Functions across borders and sectors, both civil and military, and to contribute to progress in the various CGF activities. The European Coast Guard Functions Forum is a non-binding, voluntary, independent and non-political forum. Sponsored by Frontex NACGF and ECGFF 2007 start of North Atlantic Coast Guard Forum (NACGF) The objective of the North Atlantic Coast Guard Forum (NACGF) is to increase cooperation amongst member countries on matters related to maritime safety and safety in the region. Non-binding, voluntary, neither policy nor regulatory-oriented, operate within existing legal frameworks. No duplication with other international fora.

9. ECGFF Rotating chairman (member countries)Rotating chairman (member countries) 25 member countries25 member countries No working groupsNo working groups Has a standing secretariat (permanent in development) to assist the Chairman in the delivery of his duties to plan and prepare the next Conference Promote the objectives of the Forum Consists officers from the previous, present and next chairs for continuity purposes Summit meets in September or October Supported by EU institutions

10. Rotating chairmanRotating chairman 20 countries20 countries 7 working groups7 working groups Environmental Response Working Group (Chair Canada) Environmental Response Working Group (Chair Canada) Fisheries Enforcement Working Group (Chair Norway) Fisheries Enforcement Working Group (Chair Norway) Illegal Drug Trafficking Working Group(Chair Denmark) Illegal Drug Trafficking Working Group(Chair Denmark) Illegal Migration Working Group (Chair Spain) Maritime Security (Chair France) Search and Rescue (Chair Finland) Technical Working Group (Chair Sweden) Every year a theme is chosen by the hosting country Working groups meet in March Summit meets September Parallel to summit an exercise will be conducted Netherlands will host NACGF in 2015 NACGF

11. Future Operations Theme 2013: interagencyTheme 2013: interagency Theme 2014: tTheme 2014: technology Theme 2015: future operations Why: Vision Netherlands Coastguard 2020 Maritime Operations Centre Combine all information from Defence and Coastguard where possible Police-led intelligence Effect based operations All information processed by interagency task force Units directed from MOC Test case was Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague

13. NETHERLANDS COASTGUARD.