Naval Response
Under the arrangement, the participating states (Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand) conduct coordinated naval and air patrols while facilitating the sharing of information between ships and the Monitoring and Action Agency (MAA). The Malacca Strait Sea Patrols (MSSP), the participating states conduct coordinated patrols within their own waters and have set up several control points. Joint air patrols: The Eyes-in-the-Sky (EiS) initiative provides combined and coordinated aerial surveillance of the Singapore and Malacca Straits. In August 2006, Lloyd's Joint War Risk Committee dropped the classification of the Malacca Strait as a war-risk area. Based on the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) record the number of piracy attacks in the Malacca Strait dropped from 38 in 2004 to zero in 2011. The Malacca Straits, according to the IMB, experienced 2 piracy attacks in 2013 and only 1 in 2013.
Industry Response
No activity planned or implemented.
Plight of Seafarers
No activity planned or implemented.
Messaging and Advocacy
No activity planned or implemented.
Regional Capacity
No activity planned or implemented.
Somali Capacity
No activity planned or implemented.
Rule of Law
No activity planned or implemented.
Coordination
The MSP Intelligence Exchange Group supports the sea and air patrols through the Malacca Strait Patrols Information System (MSP-IS) which is used by air and sea assets deployed on scene to pass information of an unfolding incident to all Monitoring and Action Agencies (MAA) on a real-time basis.
