{"id":70876,"date":"2019-01-22T15:23:11","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T11:23:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commissionoceanindien.org\/maritime-safety-mase\/"},"modified":"2025-10-07T14:46:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T10:46:09","slug":"maritime-safety-mase","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.commissionoceanindien.org\/en\/maritime-safety-mase\/","title":{"rendered":"MARITIME SAFETY (MASE)"},"content":{"rendered":"

MARITIME SAFETY (MASE)<\/h2>\n<\/div>
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General objective<\/b><\/h3>\n

The main aim of the MASE start-up support project is to create a process in the ESA-IO region to ensure that regional organizations and state governments are prepared to implement the regional strategy for combating piracy and promoting maritime safety in the medium and long term.<\/p>\n

Specific objectives<\/b><\/h3>\n

The MASE start-up support project aims to support the region in the start-up of the MASE program, and is dedicated to the most urgent actions required to ensure that the structures and systems to implement the regional anti-piracy strategy are in place. This requires better coordination and centralized, effective communication of actions, which are a prerequisite for the start-up and operation of the MASE program.<\/p>\n

Program activities<\/b><\/h3>\n

UNODC and the United Nations Secretariat (UNPOS) are helping to implement this support project – Start-up MASE.<\/p>\n

The IOC’s MASE Start-up support project enables regional organizations to develop the MASE(MAritime<\/b> SEcurity<\/b>) Program, in collaboration with the other regional organizations of WAHO-IO, COMESA, EAC and IGAD. The budget for the MASE program is 37.5 million euros, available under the 10th<\/sup> EDF. The MASE project has five components:<\/p>\n

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  1. An action plan for Somalia focused on the roots of the problem ;<\/li>\n
  2. Strengthening national and regional capacities for the arrest, transfer, detention and prosecution of pirates;<\/li>\n
  3. Strengthening regional capacities to combat illicit financial flows linked to piracy and address the economic impact of piracy in the region;<\/li>\n
  4. Strengthening national and regional capacities for maritime safety ;<\/li>\n
  5. Setting up an information exchange and coordination network.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Responsibility for implementing the MASE program<\/b><\/h3>\n

    Responsibility for implementing the MASE program will be divided as follows:<\/p>\n