Port Blair, Apt 10: The four days long Joint Coastal Security Exercise conducted in the Andaman Sea concluded on 10 Apr 15. The Central and State maritime stakeholders i.e A&N Administration, A&N Police, Police Marine Police (PMF), IRBN, CISF, Customs, Fisheries Department, Forest Department, Port Management Board (PMB), Directorate of Shipping Services (DSS), Director General Light House and Lightships (DGLL) and all intelligence agencies alongwith assets from Army, Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard of Andaman and Nicobar Command participated in the exercise.
The exercise was controlled and coordinated from Joint Operations Centre (Coastal Security) – JOC (CS), at HQANC and conducted from Regional Coastal Security Operation Centre (A&N) – RCSOC (A&N) at CGRHQ (A&N) Port Blair.
This exercise was conducted in two phases. In the first phase officials from all agencies participated in simulated drills.
The second phase was the ‘Validation Phase’ conducted from 07 Apr 15. During the Validation phase live situations were simulated to assess the coordination among the various stakeholders to the developing situations.
This was the Eleventh such exercise conducted in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. These exercises help in revalidating the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on coastal security involving many agencies and synergizing the efforts that is so essential to security.
