Demonstration Project Components
Project Components and Activities
The Project has five components. The total Project cost is US$17.85 million, of which US$8.3 million will be financed by the Global Environment Facility, US$6.0 million by private sector participants (ship-owners), and US$2.7 million by the three littoral states and US$0.85 million was a grant from the Republic of Korea through the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs. The International Maritime Organization (IMO) manages all components of the project whereas the Republic of Indonesia will execute the Tide and Current Facilities of Component 2.
Component 1 MEH System Design, Coordination and Operation
This component provides for project management by the IMO on behalf of the participating states, coordination of the design, development and operation of the MEH demonstration system and also provides for key technical inputs to the project. The main functions will be performed by the staff of a Project Management Office (PMO), which will operate under the responsibility of the IMO. The PMO will be located on the island of Batam, Indonesia, almost directly across the Straits from Singapore. It will be co-located with Indonesian Government’s Directorate General of Sea Transport’s field station provided and serviced by the Government of Indonesia.
The major tasks under this component are:
System Planning and International Maritime Organization Management
(a) Management of the operational aspects of the Project.
(b) Development of a system for the management and on-line access and storage of data and information, including links to the MEH Data Centers and financial and economic assessments.
(c) Development of criteria and measurable indicators for Project performance assessment, including the carrying out of a baseline survey to compile and analyze data and information covering a period of about thirty years up to the inception of the Project, as a basis for evaluation of the impact of the MEH system.
Project Management Office
(a) Strengthening the capacity of the staff of the Project Management Office, including relevant training.
(b) Establishment of MEH Data Centers in the Republic of Indonesia, Malaysia and the Republic of Singapore, including provision of relevant training to the staff of the MEH Data Centers in operation and management of the MEH system and in data handling and exchange.
Project Steering Committee Support
Organized project management and technical review by the Project Steering Committee (PSC), the Technical Committees (TCs) and the Working Groups (WGs)
Component 2 MEH System Development
This component provides for the production of the navigational information on which the MEH system will be based, and its incorporation into survey generated Electronic Navigation Chart. The activities comprise the following sub components:
Navigational and Hydrographic Facilities
Install and operate tidal and current equipment on the Republic of Indonesia’s coast of the Strait of Malacca, including provision of relevant maritime navigational facilities.
Hydrographic Survey
Carry out of a multi-beam hydrographic survey within the Traffic Separation Scheme of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore.
Electronic Navigation Charts
Production of high resolution ENC for the Project Area, including provision of ENC software licenses to the Republic of Indonesia and to Malaysia.
Information Exchange System
Establishment of a MEH information exchange system, including data servers, data exchange protocols and training of staff in data exchange, which is part of the MEH Data Centers.
Component 3 - Ship-board Equipment and Communications
Carry out of testing of the demonstration MEH system by about 160 ships fitted with type-approved electronic chart display and information systems, including internet connectivity. This component will be implemented in cooperation with the owners of at least 160 large oil tankers and container ships that regularly transit the Straits that will be facilitated by two major ship owner representative organizations, INTERTANKO and ICS. Detailed and timely feed-back on the performance of the MEH system onboard the ships will be provided to the Data Centres, which will later be evaluated by independent experts, including assessing the costs, benefits and legal/financial feasibility of expanding it to cover the entire Straits (refer also to Component 5).
Component 4 - Marine Environment Protection
This component will be executed jointly by institutions in the littoral States that are responsible for marine navigation and environmental management and the IMO and will consist of the following activities:
Oil Spill and Sand Wave Models
Carry out of a modeling and analyses of: (i) the likely movement of oil spills originating in the Project Area, and (ii) the sand wave formation and movement in the Project Area.
Sensitive Area Mapping
Research and development of options for providing real-time geo-referenced environmental protection information to mariners navigating in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore and for conservation and coastal resources management and mapping of sensitive areas.
Emergency Response Systems
Carry out of simulated oil and chemical spill emergency response exercises to determine the cost-effectiveness and efficiency of the MEH system in the event of chemical and oil spill incidents from ships.
Component 5 - Information Dissemination, Evaluation and Scale-Up Plan
This component will be managed by the IMO through the PMO, and will produce the following outputs:
Website and Publicity
Production and dissemination of information through the Internet on the MEH system, including technical reports, progress reports and a newsletter, and carrying out of national and regional workshops and seminars to provide information and seek feedback on the benefits and applicability of the MEH system.
Evaluation
(a) Assessment of the cost and benefits of the establishment and use of the MEH system in terms of maritime safety and marine environment protection, including (i) the development of criteria and measurable indicators for the socio-economic assessment of the MEH system, and (ii) the carrying out of a socio-economic survey to evaluate the benefits of the MEH system;
(b) (i) Carrying out of an assessment of the technical functionalities of the MEH system, including system performance, (ii) Carrying out of a continuous monitoring of new and potential technologies that could be linked to the MEH system or enhance its performance, including the carrying out of technical evaluations on the new technologies to determine their suitability, value added contribution, enhancing performance and cost effectiveness,
(c) Carrying out of an assessment of the MEH system, including institutional and legal aspects, and
(d) Consolidation of the technical, institutional, legal, financial and economic assessments of the MEH system, including the implementation of the Project, and development of a managing tool blueprint.
System Development
Carry out of marketing strategies to package and market the MEH system and its marine information and other products, and the services it could provide.
