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PH , Southeast Asian Coast Guards holds maritime law enforcement drills in Manila
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CG : To further enhance the coastal surveillance capability of the Philippine Coast Guard and its neighboring countries , a two-week 15th Maritime Law Enforcement ( MARLEN ) exercise is being held between the Southeast Asian Coast Guards spearheaded by the Japan Coast Guard ( JCG ) in the PCG Headquarters and within Manila Harbor which started last 07 November until 16 November as part of the capacity-building assistance of the Japan government to the Philippines . This activity is in line with the renewed defense and security cooperation agreement between the two nations offered to extend assistance in ensuring effective operation of the multi-role response vessels ( MRRVs ) and high-speed boats provided by the government of Japan .
For this exercise , JCG deployed its Mobile Cooperation Team which consists of Japan International Cooperation Agency ( JICA ) MARLEN experts who are currently training 40 participants from the PCG . Moreover , Coast Guards from the Vietnam , Indonesia and Malaysia will also take part in the drills while members of the US Coast Guard will share their expertise in outboard engine maintenance from November 13 to 16 .
Several drills will involve high-speed inflatable boats of the PCG ’ s
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MRRV from Japan which will cover pre-boarding procedure , tactical concept and conduct of tactical maneuvering procedure . Meanwhile , basic operations such as leaving and entering harbors , turning , pursuing and running parallel as well as advanced operating techniques such as pincer control and boarding other vessels will also be demonstrated during the event .
The said exercise is part of the JCG ’ s Project for Comprehensive and Practical Capacity-Building in Maritime Law Enforcement and has been collaborating with JICA since 2016 until 2019 . This project aims to support the development of PCG ’ s training programs and envisions the participants to cascade the skills learned during the training to further enhance the law enforcement capacity of the PCG .
The JCG has been implementing capacity-building support for the PCG in various fields over many years , and has been continuously dispatching long-term specialists in the human resources development and law enforcement fields since 2000 . This year , the PCG ’ s Japanese counterparts dispatched short-term specialists to conduct maritime exercises for high-speed boat drills in Davao last June and arresting technique drills in Manila last August . coastguard . gov . ph
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