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Pertanyaan "bodoh" : " Bagaimana membedakan antara natural dan artificial feature/landmark , kalau itu sudah jadi dalam waktu yang lama dan diakui sebagai "natural" oleh negara tsb ?" Si-Abah ______________________________________________________________ Seingat saya, di dalam UNCLOS juga tertulis, koq,.... bahwa base-line > harus berupa "natural" feature/land-mark, bukan "man-made" > feature/landmark. Tidak seperti Pak Made Arsana yg kuatir, saya yakin > "technical experts involved in the negotiation have been aware of this > matter". Sejak 2003 (4 tahun yang lalu) ketika saya mewakili IAGI bicara > di rapat2 khusus Dewan Maritim > menyangkut soal batas Singapore-Indonesia dalam kaitan dg penambangan > pasir di Riau BTW, saya melihat para ahli teknis dari Bakosurtanal, > Dishidros, BPPT, DepLu dll sudah sangat "aware dengan masalah tersebut. > Meskipun demikian salut juga buat usaha Pak Made Arsana yang melemparkan > isu tersebut di media, supaya tetap membuat para ahli tersebut terjaga. > > Thx untuk RDP yang posting beritanya > > Salam > > adb > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rovicky Dwi Putrohari" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]>; "Himpunan Ahli Geofisika Indonesia (HAGI)" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, April 05, 2007 4:58 PM > Subject: [iagi-net-l] Indonesia-Singapore talks on maritime borders making > progress > > >> Singapore berjanji tidak mengunakan "reclaimed" shoreline sebagai >> batas claim... CATET dulu ... >> Nah yang harus diperhatikan, peta yang mana (kapan) yang akan dipakainya >> ? >> >> rdp >> ============================================== >> Indonesia-Singapore talks on maritime borders making progress >> >> Opinion and Editorial - April 05, 2007 >> >> I Made Andi Arsana, Wollongong, Australia >> >> Indonesia and Singapore have been recently conducting serious talks >> concerning their pending maritime boundary delimitation. The third >> round of negotiations ended on March 29, with both delegations >> declaring the discussions friendly and fruitful. >> >> Apart from formal negotiations that have been conducted by Indonesia >> and Singapore regarding their maritime boundaries, Singapore, on the >> other hand, has been actively reclaiming its shoreline. With regard to >> this reclamation, there is a serious concern among people in Indonesia >> that Singapore will use the reclaimed shoreline to decide its borders. >> As I wrote in the Feb. 28, 2007, edition of The Jakarta Post, the >> concern makes sense as such practices might be possible for Singapore, >> in reference to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea >> (UNCLOS). It is also supported by the statement in the Manual on the >> Technical Aspects of the UNCLOS (TALOS). >> >> Several similar articles have been published, including one in The >> Strait Times on March 17, 2007, titled Jakarta fears S'pore will use >> reclaimed shoreline to decide border. >> >> After the third round of negotiations were completed in Singapore, the >> said worry for the Indonesian side should now be unnecessary. It has >> been clearly asserted by Singaporean Minister for Foreign Affairs >> George Yeo that its land reclamation works are conducted within >> Singapore's territorial waters. According to a spokesman, Singapore >> has stated that land reclamations "would not be a factor in ongoing >> maritime boundary negotiations with Indonesia". This statement was >> made when Yeo spoke in Parliament on Feb. 12, 2007. >> >> Provided that Singapore is consistent with said statement, it shows >> significant progress regarding the negotiations, at least from the >> Indonesian perspective. The two neighboring states can now move onto >> other essential issues to finalize the pending 1973 agreement. As >> mentioned in their joint press release, the two states have agreed on >> several technical issues for the delimitation of boundaries. This >> should have been a productive achievement reached by the two >> delegations. >> >> In addition, the joint statement said that the "two sides also >> presented their views on the principles of delimitation to be used in >> territorial sea boundary delimitation". However, it was not clearly >> mentioned whether the views included technical aspects and options for >> boundary lines to the west and east of the existing 1973 boundary >> line. >> >> After observing the latest development in the Indonesia-Singapore >> negotiations, there are at least two other issues to be considered. >> The first issue regards the statement that Singaporean land >> reclamation will have nothing to do with the ongoing negotiations. It >> is worth recalling the principle of maritime boundary delimitation >> that the construction of boundary line will involve the existence of a >> baseline. In this regard, the change of the baseline will definitely >> cause impact on maritime boundary delimitation. >> >> On the other hand, reclamation can be viewed as an action that could >> possibly change the baselines. If it is confirmed that the reclamation >> will not affect the delimitation of maritime boundaries, this means >> that the delimitation will consider Singapore's original coastline >> prior to reclamation. This should be treated as an important note to >> both Indonesia and Singapore as it will consequently influence >> technical aspects to consider. This, in particular, includes the >> identification of geographical features depicted on a nautical chart >> used in the delimitation. Geographical features shown on the nautical >> chart used in delimitation must depict Singapore's original coastline. >> Technical experts involved in the negotiation must have been aware of >> this matter. >> >> The second issue concerns the use of geodetic datum in defining the >> positions of border points. It should be noted that the 1973 agreement >> does not specifically mention the geodetic datum used. In fact, the >> coordinates of latitude and longitude without specific geodetic datum >> tell us nothing. Such coordinates do not refer to any specific >> location on earth, meaning that the maritime boundary lines they >> delineate do not really exist. >> >> It is theoretically impossible to identify border crossing, for >> example, without specific geodetic datum. A patrolling officer will >> not be able to identity how long a ship has trespassed a boundary line >> for since the boundary could not be precisely located in the field. In >> such a case, the use of modern navigational aid such as a Global >> Positioning System (GPS) would not help much as a GPS has specific >> geodetic datum, while border points do not. >> >> Simply speaking geodetic datum is a frame by which coordinates are >> defined and referenced on earth. It is therefore the responsibility of >> the technical experts such as geodetic surveyors to avoid such >> blunders in the ongoing maritime boundary negotiation. >> >> The two issues are probably only parts of all other issues to take >> into account. The upcoming negotiation will be conducted in Indonesia, >> where more other important concerns will be addressed. Let's see and >> support delegations from the two neighboring states to achieve >> equitable solutions for all parties. >> >> The writer is a lecturer at the Department of Geodesy and Geomatic >> Engineering at Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta and currently a >> UN-Nippon research fellow in Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea at >> the Centre for Maritime Policy, University of Wollongong, Australia. >> The views expressed here are his personal opinion. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Hot News!!! > CALL FOR PAPERS: send your abstract by 30 March 2007 to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Joint Convention Bali 2007 - The 32nd HAGI, the 36th IAGI, and the > 29th IATMI Annual Convention and Exhibition, > Bali Convention Center, 13-16 November 2007 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, send email to: iagi-net-unsubscribe[at]iagi.or.id > To subscribe, send email to: iagi-net-subscribe[at]iagi.or.id > Visit IAGI Website: http://iagi.or.id > Pembayaran iuran anggota ditujukan ke: > Bank Mandiri Cab. 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