CTG Port -- security aspects

It is reported (DS April 7) that the jetty of the urea fertiliser factory is outside the surveillance of the CPA. This is faulty planning of over-all security monitoring. The implications of the monitoring of ALL movements in the Outer Anchorage and near port zones need strict review and recasting.

The approach is simple: plan for the worst situations. That ensures mental and physical preparedness; and the existing security system can spring into operational alertness within seconds. Rehearsals have to be on regular basis with sudden dummy exercises. No activity induces lethargy and complacency, and the teams on shift duty are caught off guard.

In these days of global terrorist activities, security in any country has to be up to date. But even the 9/11 aerial bombing of NY caught the superpower off guard.

Looking back at the local scenes, no boat or vessel may be allowed to come alongside any visiting ship on any side except through the authorised jetty. Loudhailers may warn of shooting and capturing such boats if the rules are violated.

The point is that when politics is corroded, the entire system is corrupted. Rely on whom? Not on human beings, but on equipment and systems where human islands and pockets are minimum. It is expensive but electronics has advanced spying system.

One point comes to mind: the visiting dignitaries (local and foreign) should not be received with bunch of flowers or any physical object (too much risk involved in physical transfer or handing over). There are other aspects of detailed planning with which the experts are familiar.