ATMIS and EUCAP Train Somali Navy and Coast Guard Officers On Marine Security

NR No: 053/2023 Date: 22 May 2023
SHOTLIST: ATMIS and EUCAP train Somali Navy and Coast Guard officers on
Maritime security
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/SOMALI/NATURAL SOUND
DATELINE: 21/MAY/2023, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA
SHOT LIST:
1. Wide shot – A group of Somali Navy and Coast Guards (SNCG) undergo training
at the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia Basecamp
2. Med shot – An ATMIS instructor takes the trainees through some courses.
3. Close up - An ATMIS instructor takes the trainees through some courses.
4. Wide shot - Some of the trainees at the training workshop.
5. Med shot - Some of the trainees at the training workshop
6. Close up – An ATMIS officer during the training workshop.
7. SOUNDBITE: Major General Peter Kimani Muteti, ATMIS Deputy Force

Commander in charge of Support and Logistics.
“This refresher training is line with the goals espoused in the Somalia Transition
Plan and ATMIS mandate, specifically with regard to mentorship and capacity
building of Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) institutions across all
domains.”
8. Wide shot – An ATMIS officer and some of the trainees at the workshop.
9. Close up – A trainee taking notes during the workshop.
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10. SOUNDBITE: Major General Peter Kimani Muteti, ATMIS Deputy Force
Commander in charge of Support and Logistics.
“Capacity building of the SNCG (Somali Navy and Coast Guards) is therefore
critical to enable conduct of Maritime Law Enforcement, Search and Rescue
(SAR), and Somalia Coastal Defense while securing sea-lanes of communication
and protecting against illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing, dumping of
hazardous waste among other crimes.”
11. Wide shot - ATMIS officers and some of the trainees at the workshop.
12. Med shot – A trainee writes on the white board during the training workshop.
13. Close up - A trainee writes on the white board during the training workshop.
14. SOUNDBITE: Dr. Fabian Loewenberg, Deputy Head of Mission of EUCAP

Somalia.
“Reflecting on the subject of training, I take the interest and determination of
many to advance and develop a well-functioning Somalia Navy and Coast
Guard.”
15. Wide shot – ATMIS officers and the trainees pull the boats to the beach in
preparation for practicals.
16. Med shot - ATMIS officers and the trainees pull the boats to the beach in
preparation for practicals.
17. Med shot – An ATMIS officer helps one of the trainees to fit his life jacket.
18. Close up - An ATMIS officer helps one of the trainees to fit his life jacket.
19. Wide shot – Major Mathew Achiga, ATMIS Marine Commander, briefs the
trainees before the practicals.
20. Med shot - Major Mathew Achiga, ATMIS Marine Commander, briefs the trainees
before the practicals.
21. Close up - Major Mathew Achiga, ATMIS Marine Commander, briefs the trainees
before the practicals.
22. Wide shot – The trainees do a pre-launch check before deploying the boat.
23. Med shot - The trainees do a pre-launch check before deploying the boat.
25. Wide shot - The trainees do a pre-launch check before deploying the boat.
26. Close up - The trainees do a pre-launch check before deploying the boat.
30. Close up - The trainees do a pre-launch check before deploying the boat.
32. Wide shot – ATMIS officers and the trainees prepare to launch the boat.
33. Med shot - ATMIS officers and the trainees prepare to launch the boat.

34. Med shot - ATMIS officers and the trainees prepare to launch the boat.
35. Wide shot - ATMIS officers and the trainees prepare to launch the boat.
36. Med shot - ATMIS officers and the trainees launching the boat.
37. Wide shot - ATMIS officers and the trainees launching the boat.
38. Close up – An ATMIS officer holds onto a rope as he launches the boat.
39. Close up - ATMIS officers and the trainees steer the boat into the ocean for their
practicals.
40. Med shot – ATMIS officers and the trainees steer the boat into the ocean for their
practicals.
41. Wide shot - ATMIS officers and the trainees steer the boat into the ocean for their
practicals.
42. Wide shot – ATMIS officers and the trainees recover the boat after their
practicals.
43. Med shot - ATMIS officers and the trainees recover the boat after their practicals.
44. SOUNDBITE: Maj. Abdiwaahid Ali Afrah, SNCG Deputy Force Commander.
“Let me take this opportunity to thank the international partners for their long-
standing support in Somalia’s stabilisation efforts.”
45. Close up - ATMIS officers and the trainees recover the boat after their practicals.
46. Wide shot – Invited guests during the closing of the workshop.
47. Med shot - Invited guests during the closing of the workshop.
48. Close up – A trainee at the closing of the workshop.
49. Wide shot – Invited guests during the closing of the workshop.
50. Med shot - ATMIS officers and some of the trainees at the closing of the
ceremony.
51. SOUNDBITE: 2nd Lt. Ahmed Abdulrashid Omar, Somali National Coast
Guard. (SNCG)
"I have gained a lot of knowledge beginning with launching, patrolling, boat
checking in all conditions, navigation, and many other practical and theoretical
sessions."
52. Close up – Major General Peter Kimani Muteti, ATMIS Deputy Force Commander
in charge of Support and Logistics.
53. Wide shot - Invited guests at the closing of the workshop.
54. Med shot - Invited guests at the closing of the workshop.
55. Close up – An invited guest at the closing of the workshop.
56. Med shot – Brig. Gen. Peter Omola, ATMIS Sector 1 Commander at the closing
of the workshop.
57. Med shot – Some of the trainees at the closing of the workshop.

58. SOUNDBITE: Maj. Matthew Achiga, ATMIS Maritime Commander.
"The training has served its purpose because the trainees can demonstrate
understanding of maritime domain awareness, boat handling and a basic
understanding of boat troubleshooting."
59. Med shot - Brig. Gen. Peter Omola, ATMIS Sector 1 Commander, Brig. Gen.
Fulvio Poli, EUCAP Force Commander, Maj. Abdiwaahid Ali Afrah, SNCG Deputy
Force Commander and Dr. Fabian Loewenberg, Deputy Head of Mission of
EUCAP Somalia at the closing of the workshop.
60. Wide shot - Maj. Abdiwaahid Ali Afrah, SNCG Deputy Force Commander, and Dr.
Fabian Loewenberg, Deputy Head of Mission of EUCAP Somalia award the
trainees with certificates at the closing of the workshop.
61. Close up - Maj. Abdiwaahid Ali Afrah, SNCG Deputy Force Commander and Dr.
62. Med shot - Maj. Abdiwaahid Ali Afrah, SNCG Deputy Force Commander and Dr.
63. Wide shot – The invited guests take a group photograph at the end of the
workshop.
ATMIS and EUCAP train Somali Navy and Coast Guard officers on Maritime
security
Mogadishu, 22 May 2023 - Fifteen Somalia Navy and Coast Guard (SNCG) officers
have completed specialised training on maritime security in a joint initiative
conducted by the African Union Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) and
European Union Capacity Building Mission in Somalia (EUCAP Somalia).
The two-week course, which included theory and practicals, was aimed at helping
Somalia secure the longest coastline in Africa ahead of the drawdown of 2,000
ATMIS troops by 30 June 2023.
“This refresher training is in line with the goals espoused in the Somalia Transition
Plan and ATMIS mandate, specifically with regard to mentorship and capacity
building of Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) institutions across all domains,”
said Major General Peter Muteti, the ATMIS Deputy Force Commander in charge of
Support and Logistics.
Speaking on Sunday at a ceremony marking the end of the training, Muteti said it
had been a significant milestone in ongoing efforts to build robust Somali institutions
in preparation for the gradual handover of security responsibilities to Somali Security

Forces (SSF) in line the United Nations Security Council Resolutions (UNSCR) 2628
and 2670.
“Capacity building of the SNCG is therefore critical to enable the conduct of Maritime
Law Enforcement, Search and Rescue (SAR), and Somalia Coastal Defense while
securing sea-lanes of communication and protecting against illegal, unreported and
unregulated fishing, dumping of hazardous waste among other crimes,” Maj. Gen.
Muteti told the closing event.
Somalia boasts the longest coastline in Africa, measuring about 3,300 kilometres,
rich in sea-based resources. It has often been exploited by illegal fishing and
smugglers and will need a well-trained and equipped navy to ensure the country can
fully benefit from the ‘blue economy’.
Over the years, ATMIS, EUCAP and the United Nations (UN) in Somalia have aided
the country’s maritime security sector through mentoring, capacity development,
training, logistics and strategic level advice, based on coast guard functions, among
others.
Dr. Fabian Loewenberg, Deputy Head of Mission of EUCAP Somalia, stated that
training is essential to assisting Somalia in dealing with maritime concerns and that
EUCAP will continue to support future training.
“Reflecting on the subject of training, I take the interest and determination of many to
advance and develop a well-functioning Somalia Navy and Coast Guard,” he said.
Maj. Abdiwaahid Ali Afrah, SNCG Deputy Force Commander urged the trainees to
“embrace and share knowledge and skills gained from the training to other
colleagues.”
The trainees were taken through a wide range of courses including maritime safety,
marine mechanics, coast guard duties, maritime law, first aid, and communication
procedures, among others.
Ahmed Abdulrashid Omar, a Somali National Army (SNA) planning officer with five
years of experience, expressed great confidence in the training.
"I have gained a lot of knowledge mainly launching, patrolling, boat checking in all
conditions, navigation, and many other practical and theoretical sessions," he said,
referring to skills essential for the Navy and Coast Guard officers.
Maj. Matthew Achiga, ATMIS Maritime Commander, noted that "the training has
served its purpose because the trainees can demonstrate understanding of maritime

domain awareness, boat handling and a basic understanding of boat
troubleshooting."
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NR No: 053/2023 Date: 22 May 2023

SOURCE: ATMIS PUBLIC INFORMATION.

CREDIT REQUIRED: ATMIS PUBLIC INFORMATION

LANGUAGE: ENGLISH/SOMALI/NATURAL SOUND

DATELINE: 21/MAY/2023, MOGADISHU, SOMALIA

7. SOUNDBITE: Major General Peter Kimani Muteti, ATMIS Deputy Force

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14. SOUNDBITE: Dr. Fabian Loewenberg, Deputy Head of Mission of EUCAP

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