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<p>The Joint Maritime Operations Coordination Centre (JMOCC), established very recently,
in October 2017, optimises and coordinates the deployment of UK maritime assets across
government agencies, including the seagoing craft owned by Border Force, the Royal
Navy, the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the Association of Inshore Fisheries
and Conservation Authorities. This is achieved by maintaining a detailed picture of
those assets in terms of type, location and availability along with a comprehensive
overview of the threats likely to occur in UK waters and access to near real-time
monitoring systems. The methodology has already led to successful inventions in respect
of incidents ranging from criminality to safety.</p><p> </p><p>Additionally, the Joint
Governance Board for the JMOCC and the National Maritime Information Centre supports
stakeholders’ decision-making processes in relation to the deployment of resources;
as such there are currently no plans to procure a ‘common fleet of maritime craft’.</p>
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