Maritime Domain Awareness: The Key to Maritime Security

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Abstract:

Maritime security is burdened by thousands of years of history and tradition. Unlike aviation, which sprang to life as we know it today less than a hundred years and which has a coherent, relatively complete architecture of policies and supporting systems, maritime practices have evolved over centuries. Maritime policies and supporting systems have likewise evolved and have developed ad hoc. Unlike aviation where transparency has been the hallmark of safety and has been improved even more for security purposes, the maritime domain has long been marked by a culture of secrecy that now works against both individual community members and society as a whole.

Author(s):
Goward, Dana A.
Author Organization(s):
COAST GUARD WASHINGTON DC
Descriptive Note:
Conference paper
Supplementary Note:
Presented at Maritime Domain Awareness and Counter Piracy held in Ottawa, Canada on 26-29 October 2009.
Pagination:
0008

Security Markings

DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement:
Approved For Public Release; Distribution Is Unlimited.

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Monitor Series:
USCG
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_8_Building Partnerships; JCA_8.2_Shape; JCA_5.2_Understand; JCA_4.7.2_Installation Services; JCA_4.7_Base and Installations Support; JCA_5.2.3_Share Knowledge and Situational Awareness; JCA_5.3_Planning; JCA_8.2.1_Partner with Governments and Institutions; JCA_5.3.2_Apply Situational Understanding; JCA_8.2.2_Provide Aid to Foreign Partners and Institutions; JCA_8.1_Communicate; JCA_2.4.1_Integration; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_8.1.1_Inform Domestic and Foreign Audiences; JCA_2_Battlespace Awareness; JCA_4.6.1_General Engineering; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_4_Logistics; JCA_8.2.3_Build the Capabilities and Capacities of Partners and Institutions; JCA_1.4_Force Support
Communities of Interest:
Ground and Sea Platforms
Descriptor(s):
*COAST GUARD OPERATIONS, *SECURITY, *AWARENESS, PORTS(FACILITIES), LAW ENFORCEMENT, OCEAN SURVEILLANCE, HISTORY, POLICIES, SYMPOSIA, OCEAN ENVIRONMENTS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Civil Defense, Military Operations, Strategy and Tactics
Keyword(s):
*MARITIME DOMAIN AWARENESS, MARITIME SECURITY
Report Date:
2009 Oct 01
Creation Date:
2011 Feb 09