Maritime Domain Awareness: The Key to Maritime Security

Abstract

Maritime security is burdened by thousands of years of history and tradition. Unlike aviation, which sprang to life as we know it today less than a hundred years and which has a coherent, relatively complete architecture of policies and supporting systems, maritime practices have evolved over centuries. Maritime policies and supporting systems have likewise evolved and have developed ad hoc. Unlike aviation where transparency has been the hallmark of safety and has been improved even more for security purposes, the maritime domain has long been marked by a culture of secrecy that now works against both individual community members and society as a whole.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA535513

Entities

People

  • Dana A. Goward

Organizations

  • United States Coast Guard

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Coast Guard
  • Commerce
  • Economic Systems
  • Government (Foreign)
  • Governments
  • Identification
  • Identification Systems
  • Marine Transportation
  • Maritime Domain Awareness
  • Maritime Security
  • National Security
  • Safety
  • Security
  • Situational Awareness
  • Transportation
  • United States

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Strategic Security Studies