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1 KEMENTERIAN LUAR NEGERI REPUBLIK INDONESIA No. D/02915/10/2016/36 Kementerian Luar Negeri Republik Indonesia menyampaikan salam hormatnya kepada Kedutaan Besar Amerika Serikat di Jakarta dan dengan hormat menyampaikan telah menerima Nata Diplomatik Kedutaan Besar tanggal 14 Oktober 2016 yang menyebutkan sebagai berikut: "Kedutaan Besar Amerika Serikat menyampaikan salam hormatnya kepada Kementerian Luar Negeri Republik Indonesia dan dengan hormat merujuk nota Kementerian namer tertanggal 8 Agustus 2016, dan naskah buram tertanggal 23 September 2016 mengenai Rencana Aksf Kerja Sama Maritim Kedutaan dengan hormat menyampaikan terlampir naskah buram Rencana Aksi dengan perubahan kecil yang telah mela/ui pembahasan internal Pemerintah AS. Sesuai dengan usu/an Kementerian pada Nata namer 02115, apabila naskah buram Rencana Aksi dapat disetujui oleh Kementerian, Kedutaan Besar akan menganggap jawaban persetujuan tersebut sebagai kesepakatan antara kedua pemerintah. Dengan demikian Rencana Aksi akan berlaku pada tanggal nota ba/asan dari Kementerian. Kedutaan Besar Amerika Serikat menggunakan kesempatan ini untuk seka/i lagi menyampaikan penghargaan yang setinggi-tingginya kepada Kementerian Luar Negeri Republik Indonesia. " Kementerian lebih lanjut dengan hormat menyampaikan persetujuan atas isi dari Nata Kedutaan Besar yang bersama dengan nota ini akan menjadi kesepakatan sesuai dengan proposal Kedutaan Besar, yang akan mulai berlaku pada tanggal nota balasan ini. Kementerian Luar Negeri Republik Indonesia menggunakan kesempatan ini untuk sekali lagi menyampaikan penghargaan yang setinggi-tingginya kepada Kedutaan Besar Amerika Serikat di Jakarta. Jakarta, tt Oktober 2016 Kedutaan Besar Amerika Serikat Jakarta

2 Unnofficial Translation No.p/02915/10/2016/36 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia presents its compliments to the Embassy of the United States of America in Jakarta and has the honour to acknowledge receipt of the Embassy's note dated October 14, 2016, which reads as follows: "The Embassy of the United States of America presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia and has the honor to refer to the Ministry's Note number of August,8,2016, and subsequent September 23, 2016 draft, Plan of Action on Maritime Cooperation The Embassy has the honor to convey herewith the draft Plan of Action with minor edits following final U.S. Government interagency review. Pursuant to the Ministry's proposal described in Note number 02115, if the draft Plan of Action contained herewith is acceptable to the Ministry, the Embassy will consider the Ministry's favorable reply to constitute concurrence between our two governments, and the Plan of Action will enter into effect on the date of reply. The Embassy of the United States of America avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia the assurance of its highest consideration" The Ministry has the further honour to confirm that the content of the Embassy's Note, together with this reply, shall constitute an agreement in accordance with the Embassy's proposal that will enter into effect on the date of this reply. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Embassy of the Un ited States of America in Jakarta the assurances of its highest consideration. Jakarta, l8 October, 2016 Embassy of the United States Jakarta

3 PLAN OF ACTION ON MARITIME COOPERATION In accordance with Section 3 of the Memorandum of Understanding on Maritime Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Government of the United States of America, signed in Washington on October 23 and 24, 2015 (hereinafter referred to as "the MOU"), the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Government of the United States of America (hereinafter referred to as "the Participants") have prepared a Plan of Action on Maritime Cooperation for the period (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan of Action" ). This Plan of Action is intended to be a living document that is revised as mutually decided by the Participants. For purposes of the MOU, the national focal point of the Government of Indonesia is the Deputy Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs, and the national focal point of the Government of the United States of America is the Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Indonesia. The national focal points should meet at least once a year to review the implementation of this Plan of Action. The focal points should regularly report a summary of progress in implementing this Plan of Action to appropriate senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia and the U.S. Department of State. The Participants intend to pursue the following actions: 1. Maritime Security a. Strengthen cooperation between Sadan Keamanan Laut (Bakamla) and the U.S. Coast Guard to promote maritime security and law enforcement institutions and capabilities, with a focus on efficient organizational management, human resource capacity, and technical skills. b. Collaborate on a maritime law enforcement development capacity-building project with Indonesian maritime agencies to enhance both monitoring and interdiction capacities and interagency coordination. c. Collaborate to improve law enforcement and maritime security capacity of Indonesian maritime agencies through enhancing maritime domain awareness; increasing capacity to monitor, analyze and respond to maritime activities; and enhancing interoperability and responsiveness. d. Collaborate with Indonesian maritime security stakeholder agencies to strengthen integration of Indonesia's maritime domain awareness surveillance systems, to include coastal radar, manned and unmanned aerial platforms, and ship-based assets. e. Collaborate to conduct joint maritime security exercises involving maritime security forces from the United States and Indonesia. 2. Oceans Law and Maritime Policy Dialogue a. Collaborate on a bilateral United-States-Indonesia Oceans Law and Maritime Policy Dialogue. 3. Maritime Economy a. Explore launching a public-private partnership on sustainable management and competitiveness in high-value seafood markets. b. Explore and support trade and investment activities to further develop trade ties between the United States and Indonesia.

4 c. Share ' information on forced labor within the seafood industry and supply chain and work with the private sector to identify ways to keep seafood products that are the result of illegal, unreported, and unregulated {IUU) fishing and forced labor from entering Indonesian and U.S. markets. d. Ex.plore launching a public-private partnership to support the sustainable expansion of Indonesia's marine ecotourism development. e. Organize, under Indonesia's lead, a maritime infrastructure road show in the United States. 4. Marine Resources & Fisheries Conservation and Management a. Indonesia is seeking to host the 2018 Our Ocean Conference. b. Launch, through USAID, a new Sustainable Ecosystem Advanced (SEA) Program that supports Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affa irs and Fisheries efforts to advance eco-system-based governance of marine resources at the local, district, provincial, and national levels and to combat IUU fishing. c. Collaborate to strengthen Indonesian fisheries planning and management through improving fisheries data collection; introducing harvest strategies and quotas; and strengthening fisheries management forums. d. Collaborate on Marine Protected Area {MPA) trainings, including stakeholder engagement training and collaborative enforcement in MPAs. e. Explore the establishment of a Marine Protected Area {MPA) conservation partnership program between U.S. and Indonesian MPAs. f. Collaborate on fisheries management workshop to share best practices in fisheries governance, licensing, monitoring, and enforcement. g. Collaborate to combat IUU fishing through a variety of activities such as information sharing, providing equipment, training, and technical assistance in law enforcement capacity building activities; working through the Safe Ocean Network and through other activities listed below. h. Collaborate on a U.S.-lndonesia Workshop on Combating IUU Fishing. i. Explore the possibility of developing a mechanism for satellite data sharing to assist with combatting IUU fishing between the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of the Republic of Indonesia and the relevant U.S. agencies. j. Collaborate on training for Indonesian law enforcement and prosecutors to investigate and prosecute crimes related to illegal fishing. k. Collaborate on capacity-building for implementation of Port State Measures related to the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. 5. Maritime Safety and Navigation a. Share information on safety of navigation. b. Expand cooperation on information sharing and modernization of navigation systems. c. Expand cooperation on development of shipping corridor infrastructure, including ports and marine safety facilities. d. Strengthen maritime search and rescue (SAR) cooperation. e. Collaborate to strengthen seafarers' training education in Indonesia. 6. Marine Science & Technology a. Implement the implementing agreement between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Indonesian Agency for Meteorology

5 Climatology and Geophysics (BMKG) for Climate Se rvi ces Decision Support Train ing and Sh ip Support for the Indian Ocean Research Moored Array for Africa-Asian-Australian Monsoon Analysis and Prediction (RAMA). b. Develop an action plan to jointly conduct oceanographic research as part of Indian Ocean Expedition II and Year of the Maritime Continent. c. Encourage future collaborative marine exploration and research efforts using the latest technologies. d. Encourage Indonesia's scientists' participation in the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON) and provision of technical assistance in establishing pilot ocean acidification monitoring sites. e. Collaborate and provide technical assistance in assessing and monitoring marine biodiversity. 7. Other Programs and Areas of Cooperation Decided by Both Participants a. Collaborate to review and update progress on maritime cooperation. b. Identify and consider other joint initiatives and programs or develop additional areas of cooperation as mutually determined by the Participants

6 No The Embassy of the United States of America presents its compliments to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia and has the honor to refer to the Ministry's Note number of August 8, 2016, and subsequent September 23, 2016 draft, Plan of Action on Maritime Cooperation The Embassy has the honor to convey herewith the draft Plan of Action with minor edits following final U.S. Government interagency review. Pursuant to the Ministry's proposal described in Note number 02115, if the draft Plan of Action contained herewith is acceptable to the Ministry, the Embassy will consider the Ministry's favorable reply to constitute concurrence between our two governments, and the Plan of Action will enter into effect on the date of reply. The Embassy of the United States of America avails itself of this opportunity to renew to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia the assurance of its highest consideration. DIPLOMATIC NOTE

7 Embassy of the United States of America, Jakarta, October 14, Enclosure: Draft (October 14, 2016) Plan of Action on Maritime Cooperation {clean copy and tracked-changes versions)

8 CC: Muhammad Anshor Director General for American and European Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs Main Building 6th Floor Jalan Taman Pejambon No. 6, Jakarta Fax Adam Tugio Director for North & Central American Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs Main Building 6th Floor Jalan Taman Pejambon No. 6, Jakarta Fax

9 PLAN OF ACTION ON MARITIME COOPERATION In accordance with Section 3 of the Memorandum of Understanding on Maritime Cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Government of the United States of America, signed in Washington on October 23 and 24, 2015 (hereinafter referred to as "the MOU'.'), the Government of the Republic of Indonesia and the Government of the United States of America (hereinafter referred to as "the Participants") have prepared a Plan of Action on Maritime Cooperation for the period (hereinafter referred to as the "Plan of Action"). This Plan of Action is intended to be a living document that is revised as mutually decided by the Participants. For purposes of the MOU, the national focal point of the Government of Indonesia is the Deputy Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs, and the national focal point of the Government of the United States of America is the Ambassador of the United States of America to the Republic of Indonesia. The national focal points should meet at least once a year to review the implementation of this Plan of Action. The focal points should regularly report a summary of progress in implementing this Plan of Action to appropriate senior officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia and the U.S. Department of State. The Participants intend to pursue the following actions: 1. Maritime Security a. Strengthen cooperation between Sadan Keamanan Laut (Bakamla) and the U.S. Coast Guard to promote maritime security and law enforcement institutions and capabilities, with a focus on efficient organizational management, human resource capacity, and technical skills. b. Collaborate on a maritime law enforcement development capacity-building project with Indonesian maritime agencies to enhance both monitoring and interdiction capacities and interagency coordination. c. Collaborate to improve law enforcement and maritime security capacity of Indonesian maritime agencies through enhancing maritime domain awareness; increasing capacity to monitor, analyze and respond to maritime activities; and enhancing interoperability and responsiveness. d. Collaborate with Indonesian maritime security stakeholder agencies to strengthen integration of Indonesia's maritime domain awareness surveillance systems, to include coastal radar, manned and unmanned aerial platforms, and ship-based assets. e. Collaborate to conduct joint maritime security exercises involving maritime security forces from the United States and Indonesia. 2. Oceans Law and Maritime Policy Dialogue a. Collaborate on a bilateral United-States-Indonesia Oceans Law and Maritime Policy Dialogue. 3. Maritime Economy a. Explore launching a public-private partnership on sustainable management and competitiveness in high-value seafood markets. b. Explore and support trade and investment activities to further develop trade ties between the United States and Indonesia. U.S. Draft as of 14 October 2016

10 c. d. e. Share information on forced labor within the seafood industry and supply chain and work with the private sector to identify ways to keep seafood products that are the result of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and forced labor from entering Indonesian and U.S. markets. Explore launching a public-private partnership to support the sustainable expansion of Indonesia's marine ecotourism development. Organize, under Indonesia's lead, a maritime infrastructure road show in the United States. Marine Resources & Fisheries Conservation and Management Indonesia is seeking to host the 2018 Our Ocean Conference. Launch, through USAID, a new Sustainable Ecosystem Advanced {SEA) Program that supports Indonesian Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries efforts to advance eco-system-based governance of marine resources at the local, district, provincial, and national levels and to combat IUU fishing. c. Collaborate to strengthen Indonesian fisheries planning and management through improving fisheries data collection; introducing harvest strategies and quotas; and strengthening fisheries management forums. d. Collaborate on Marine Protected Area (MPA) trainings, including stakeholder engagement training and collaborative enforcement in MPAs. e. Explore the establishment of a Marine Protected Area (MPA) conservation partnership program between U.S. and Indonesian MPAs. f. Collaborate on fisheries management workshop to share best practices in fisheries governance, licensing, monitoring, and enforcement. g. Collaborate to combat IUU fishing through a variety of activities such as information sharing, providing equipment, training, and technical assistance in law enforcement capacity building activities; working through the Safe Ocean Network and through other activities listed below. h. Collaborate on a U.S.-lndonesia Workshop on Combating IUU Fishing. i. Explore the possibility of developing a mechanism for satellite data sharing to assist with com batting IUU fishing between the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries of the Republic of Indonesia and the relevant U.S. agencies. j. Collaborate on training for Indonesian law enforcement and prosecutors to investigate and prosecute crimes related to illegal fishing. k. Collaborate on capacity-building for implementation of Port State Measures related to the FAO Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing. 4. a. b. 5. a. b. c. d. e. 6. a. Maritime Safety and Navigation Share information on safety of navigation. Expand cooperation on information sharing and modernization of navigation systems. Expand cooperation on development of shipping corridor infrastructure, including ports and marine safety facilities. Strengthen maritime search and rescue (SAR) cooperation. Collaborate to strengthen seafarers' training education in Indonesia. Marine Science & Technology Implement the implementing agreement between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Indonesian Agency for Meteorology U.S. Draft as of 14 October 2016

11 Climatology and Geophysics {BMKG) for Climate Services Decision Support Tra ining and Ship Support for the Indian Ocean Research Moored Array for Africa-Asian-Australian Monsoon Analysis and Prediction (RAMA). b. Develop an action plan to jointly conduct oceanographic research as part of Indian Ocean Expedition II and Year of the Maritime Continent. c. Encourage future collaborative ma ri ne exploration and research efforts using the latest technologies. d. Encourage Indonesia's scientists' participation in the Global Ocean Acidification Observing Network (GOA-ON) and provision of technical assistance in establ ishing pilot ocean acidification monitoring sites. e. Collaborate and provide technical assistance in assessing and monitoring mari ne biodiversity. 7. Other Programs and Areas of Cooperation Decided by Both Participants a. Collaborate to review and update progress on maritime cooperation. b. Identify and consider other joint initiatives and programs or develop additional areas of cooperation as mutually determined by the Participants. U.S. Draft as of 14 October 2016