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Law on the Amendment of the Defense Forces Organization Act and other laws (transfer of the vessels of the Police and Border Guard Board to the Ministry of Defense)

avaldatud riigiteatajasEstonia· Riigikogu· ET

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4 April 2022

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The bill creates the legal basis for the transfer of the vessels of the Police and Border Guard Board (PPA) to the Defense Forces from January 1, 2023. According to the amendment, the Defense Force will be responsible for creating maritime situational awareness, guarding the sea border, and detecting and eliminating marine pollution in the Estonian sea area. The Defense Force will also take responsibility for maritime surveillance, including managing and operating the maritime surveillance system, ensuring, among other things, the service availability also to domestic partners (e.g. PPA, Transport Office). Although maritime rescue remains the responsibility of the PPA (i.e. it is managed by the PPA), the Finnish Defense Forces participates in search and rescue operations at sea with transferred vessels. In addition, the Defense Force will carry out national supervision over the adequacy of the equipment of small vessels, vessels under 12 meters in length and jets in the territorial sea, provide a maritime assistance service, resolve emergency situations at sea and provide official assistance to other agencies, the latter especially during non-navigation times. To guard the sea border and ensure maritime safety, the Defense Force is given law enforcement powers and the right to use direct coercion. Law enforcement powers to perform primary actions are also given to the Defense Forces in the event of a threat to human life and health to intervene on small islands and in the sea area. The aim of the reform is to improve situational awareness in the Estonian maritime area and responsiveness, including simplifying the chain of command in order to ensure Estonia's independent defense capability and the prerequisites for the allies' response to the conflict in the region. Consolidation of PPA ships The composition of the Defense Forces ensures a better performance of national defense tasks with today's ships, both in peacetime and in emergency situations. During an emergency, the ships in handover have both a security and a civilian role.

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