Ananda
The Bunker Group
Seems that's what the essence the Naval Chief arguments. KPLP and Bakamla for example has overlap, but also Customs with Bakamla. The Naval Chief also talk about the better coordination on his time at Bakorkamla.
However by close to end of his deliberation he shown preference on one united agency as Coast Guard. From my understanding he prefer that on the idea of streamlining bureucracy for better budget management plus the need to have one agency for 2nd line of maritime defense in time of emergency.
This is actually very related to Indonesian bureucracy problem. Multiple agency can have advantage on the environment of already efficient management. Indonesia Bureucracy is not on that situation. Thus consolidate agencies into one especially when too much overlaping function is actually provide better budget management. The most importantly clearer jurusdiction thus reducing the under the table costs. I bold that, as that's the main problem for a country with bureucracy mentality like Indonesia (and for that matter most Global South).
For example fuel costs, it is not a secret that fuel procurement costs have differed payment procedures on each agency. Eventough all being procure from single provider Pertamina. No secret it is because some "cake" slicings need for each agency bureucracy. One unified agency hopefully will reduce it, not eliminate as this is Indonesia afterall. Fuel costs is one of main factor on fleet preperadness.
With regards to Indonesian centralised government, reducing agency can provide better command structure. Despite increasing autonomy in provinces, Indonesia still maintain strong central government nature. I once after Soeharto fall, was supporter for federalisation of Indonesia. However in few years after that realise Indonesia not build for Federalisation and perhaps never will. It is build since the time of Dutch East Indies to have strong central government, and it need continue to have that to properly function.
