What Is Bakamla? The Following Are Understanding, Duties And Functions As Well As History

Bakamla personnel while studying CGBT. ANTARAHO-Humas Bakamla)

YOGYAKARTA The question of what Bakamla rose to the surface after a CPNS of the Indonesian Maritime Security Agency (Bakamla) named Muhammad Ary Adithya Hasibuan died while studying the Coast Guard Basic Training or CGBT.

What Is Bakamla? Understanding and Goals of Bakamla RI

According to Government Regulation Number 13 of 2022 concerning the Implementation of Security, Safety, and Law Enforcement in the Waters and Region of Yurisdiksi Indonesia, what is meant by the Bada of Marine Security or what is abbreviated as Bakamla is non-ministerial institutions tasked with carrying out security, safety and law enforcement patrols in Indonesian waters and the Yurisdiksi Region of Indonesia.

The purpose of the formation of Bakamla is as follows:

What Is Bakamla? The tasks and functions of the Indonesian Bakamla

Quoted by VOI from the official Bakamla website, the Maritime Security Agency of the Republic of Indonesia has the task:

Meanwhile, the functions of Bakamla include:

What is Bakamla? The history of Indonesian Bakamla

Launching the official Kominfo website, Tuesday, September 20, 2022, the history of the founding of the Indonesian Bakamla began when the 2014 Nusantara Day commemoration was held in Kotabaru, Kalimantan Tuesday (Kalsel) on Monday, December 15, 2014.

At that time, President Joko Widodo (Jokowi) officially announced the formation of the Maritime Security Agency, which was abbreviated as Bakamla.

Cabinet Secretary (Seskab), at that time, Andi Wijayanto, who was accompanying President Jokowi to attend the 2014 Nusantara Day commemoration in Kotabaru, said that Bakamla was formed based on Presidential Regulation (Perpres) No. 178/2014 concerning the Marine Security Agency.

Andi said Bakamla was given the task of carrying out security and safety patrols in Indonesian waters and jurisdictions.

"The establishment of Bakamla marks a new era of synergy in marine security operations supported by the Early Warning System and the Integrated Legal Enforcement Unit," said Andi.

Prior to being held by Bakamla, the task of maintaining security and security operations at sea was carried out by the Maritime Security Coordinating Board (Bakorkamla) which was formed based on the Joint Decree of the Minister of Defense and Security/Panglima Armed Forces, Minister of Transportation, Minister of Finance, Minister of Justice, and Services regarding the Establishment of the Security Coordinating Board in the Sea and the Joint Command of Security Operations in the Sea.

In 2003, the government established a working group for the Development of Security and Law Enforcement in the Sea aimed at increasing coordination between various government agencies in the field of maritime security.

The formation of the working group is based on the Decree of the Coordinating Minister for Political and Security Affairs, Number Kep.05/Menko/Polkam/2/2003.

Next, on December 29, 2005, through a series of seminars and cross-sectoral coordination meetings, Presidential Regulation no. 81/2005 concerning Bakorkamla which is the legal basis of the Sea Security Coordination Board.

On December 8, 2014, Bakamla was formed which was a name change from Bakorkamla with greater power and securing the sea throughout the country. Bakamla was formed based on Presidential Decree No. 178/2014.

Thus is the explanation of what Bakamla is, its understanding, duties and functions and the history of the formation of the Maritime Security Agency of the Republic of Indonesia.