Sunday, May 10, 2015

Naval drills with JMSDF good practice for CUES

From the Philippine News Agency (May 10): Naval drills with JMSDF good practice for CUES

Philippine Navy (PN) flag-officer-in-charge Vice Admiral Jesus Millan said on Sunday the scheduled naval exercises with the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) on May 12 is a good practice for the Code of Unplanned Encounters at Sea (CUES).

This will be done during the conduct of the so-called "passing exercise" or "Passex" in naval parlance.

"The passing exercise is a good opportunity to practice the CUES, especially to our sailors. This protocol developed by (the) Western Pacific Naval Symposium (member navies) is very useful for the safety of military vessels meeting at sea," Millan added.

Participating in the naval drills with the PN are JMSDF ships JDS Harusame (DD-102) and JDS Amigiri (DD-154).

The two ships and their 600 officers and enlisted personnel arrived at the Manila South Harbor last May 9.

Millan said the Japanese contingent is headed by Capt. Masatoshi Kashihara, JMSDF commander of Escort Division Two.

PN public affairs office chief Cmdr. Lued Lincuna earlier said the BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF-16) and her AW-109E naval helicopter will participate in the exercise which will be held off the waters of Subic Bay and Manila Bay.

"The exercises we will be having are aimed at fostering camaraderie, as well as enhancing cooperation and interoperability," he added.

The navies will be participating in on-ship helicopter operations, cross-deck training, in-port ship store, discussions on practices, and a passing exercise at sea.

Lincuna said that the passing exercise will be held in waters of the West Philippine Sea, between Manila and Subic Bay, on Tuesday as the Japanese ships return home.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=760404

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