WHAT WE DO
Aerial Surveillance Programme
Surveillance
Our aerial surveillance is provided by 2 dedicated King Air B200 aircraft, available 365 days per year, for up to 1440 hours of air surveillance per year.
Our Aerial Surveillance Program (ASP) commenced in December 2017 and is funded by Australia under the Pacific Maritime Security Program. The Objectives of the Program are to:
- Support ASP members to protect their Exclusive Economic Zones
- Build Maritime Domain Awareness
- Encourage interagency collaboration
- Create a deterrence effect to Maritime Security Threats
- Generate intelligence to enhance maritime patrol effectiveness
The aircraft operate and responds to member requests following the tasking process linked here.
We have operational coordination control of the program through a dedicated team at our Regional Fisheries Surveillance Centre (RFSC).
Using multiple surveillance platforms for more effective surveillance
Our aircraft is available for members to respond to all maritime security related threats including IUU fishing, drug trafficking, people smuggling and search and rescue.
Notably, when in country, the aircraft is treated as “state” aircraft providing our PICs additional surveillance capability for more effective maritime surveillance.
