13th Project Coordination Committee Chairman

Meeting Under the Cooperative 21 July 2022

Mechanism on Safety of Navigation and
Environmental Protection in The Straits of
Malacca and Singapore
21 July 2022

CHAIRMAN’S BRIEF

Date: 21 July 2022

09:00 – 09:15 Agenda 1. Opening of Meeting

Note: There will not be any separate official opening session as such. Instead the meeting
will proceed directly to the business at hand. However, certain formalities may be
accommodated i.e. more speech like opening remarks and opportunities to speak will be
given to all those attending including observers.

Chairman’s opening remarks

Note: Chairman is to deliver opening remarks to be followed by inviting other members and
observers to deliver their opening remarks.

# Excellencies,

# Distinguished Heads of Delegation of the Littoral States,

# Ladies and Gentlemen,

# We meet again for the last and final program of the 13th Cooperative Mechanism

under on Safety of Navigation and Environmental Protection in the Straits of Malacca

and Singapore (SOMS), the 13th Project Coordination Meeting or 13th PCC.

# First of all, I would like to thanks to all Delegation of the littoral States that we could

gather here for the 13th PCC. As the Chairman of 13th PCC, I would like to welcome
 all of you again to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Considering it is such a grateful for all of
us, this is the first meeting we have after the pandemic and hoping we are all can keep
the momentum throughout the meeting to achieve the ultimate goal to promote safety
of navigation and environmental protection in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore.

# I would also like to convey gratitude and sincere appreciation to delegates of Littoral

States, to Capt. M. Segar, Assistant Chief Executive (Operations) and other

Singaporean delegates, and to Bapak Raymond IHA Sianturi, Head of Tanjung Priok
Navigation District Class I, Directorate General of Sea Transportation and other
Indonesian delegates. In the busy schedule you have, you still allocate your time to
participate in this Meeting. Thank you very much.

# Before I continue any further on the business arrangement of the meeting, I will give the

opportunity to the littoral States to give their opening remarks.

# I now invite:

- The Head of Malaysia – Mr. Arumugam s/o V.S. Subramaniam, Director of Maritime
Operation Division, Marine Department Malaysia;

- The Head of Delegation of the Republic of Indonesia – Mr. Raymond IHA Sianturi,
Head of Tanjung Priok Navigation District Class I, Directorate General of Sea
Transportation;

- The Head of Delegation of the Republic of Singapore – Capt. M. Segar, Assistant

Chief Executive (Operations), Maritime and Port Authority Singapore

# I thank all the HODs for their kind remarks.

09:15 – 09:20 Adoption of the Agenda

# For the adoption of the Agenda, I would like to invite the floor to refer to the Provisional

Agenda and to confirm the item.

[Objection / No objection] ***************************

# As if there is no objection, the Provisional Agenda is adopted as Agenda of the 13 th

Project Coordination Committee Meeting.

# Before we start with the plenary, I would like to enhance is there any party open to pledge

as we are not going to open up any working group in the PCC.

# Since there only two projects to be updated in this Meeting and no working group will be

established, we are expecting the Meeting will be adjourned earlier than allocated time.

Agenda 3. Progress Update on Straits Projects under the Co-operative Mechanism

Straits Project 5: Replacement and Maintenance of Aids to Navigation in the
0920 to 1020
SOMS (By Indonesia)

# For PCC 13/3/3/1 on updating the development of the project by the littoral states, I now

invite the representative from:

- Indonesia to present the Straits Project 5: Replacement and Maintenance of Aids to

Navigation in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore.

[Presentation slide displays on the screen]

# Thank you Indonesia for the updates.

# Taking into account the present time, I would like to adjourn the plenary now and invite
delegates to the (tba) for break.

[Tea / Coffee Break from 10.20 am to 11.00 am, Committee are advised to meet again in the
meeting room at 11.00 am]

10:20 – 11:00 Tea / Coffee Break

# [Tea / Coffee Break]

1100 to Straits Project 11: Development of Guidelines on Places of Refuge for Ships in
1200 Need of Assistance in the SOMS (By Malaysia)
# Welcome Back. For PCC 13/3/3/2 on updating the development of the project by the

littoral states, I now invite the representative from:

- Malaysia to present Straits Project 11: Development of Guidelines on Places of

Refuge for Ships in Need of Assistance in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore.

[Presentation slide displays on the screen]

# Thank you Malaysia for the updates.

[Lunch from 12.00 pm to 14.00 pm, Committee are advised to meet again in the meeting
room at 14.00 pm]

1200 to 1400 Lunch

# I would like to adjourn the plenary now and invite delegates to the (tba) for lunch and meet
again at 12.00 pm.

1400 to 1500 Agenda 4. Any Other Business

# Welcome back everyone. Now, we proceed with the next Agenda which is Any Other
Business.

# I open the floor for any other matters that you would like to highlight.

1500 to 1600 Agenda 5. Consideration and adoption of the Meeting Report

# PCC 13/5 – Consideration & Adoption of the Report by the Secretariat of the Meeting.

# I will now invite the Secretariat to present the Meeting Report to be considered and

adopted.

16:00 – 16:15 Closing Session

# Closing Remarks
 Closing remarks by Indonesia
Closing remarks by Singapore
Closing remarks by Malaysia and closing of the meeting by the Chairman

# Excellencies,

# Distinguished Heads of Delegation of the Littoral States,

# Ladies and Gentlemen,

# I would like to express our sincere appreciation to delegates of littoral States,

Directorate General of Sea Transportation and Maritime and Port Authority for your
participation in this Meeting.

# My sincere hope is that to look forward for the next fruitful discussion in the next 14 th

Project Coordination Committee Meeting.

# As for the next 14th Project Coordination Committee would be held in Singapore, and

as for the details on the date and the venue will be communicated at a later date.

# Thank you very much.

# Before the 13th PCC meeting adjourns, I invite the Secretariat to make any administrative

announcements on the afternoon activities.