When the Johor Bahru-Singapore Rapid Transit System Link (RTS Link) ends up being functional next year, each train will bring more than 600 guests and perform at brief periods– with a peak capability of as much as 10,000 guests per hour in each instructions– leaving little space for mistake, stated Second Minister for Home Affairs Sim Ann.
“By executing the response plans correctly and swiftly, we will be better prepared to save lives, minimise damage and restore normalcy quickly,” the 2nd minister stated in her closing address at the Malaysia-Singapore cross-border joint field training workout on Wednesday (Oct 28).
The field training workout (FTX) on Oct 27 included Malaysia’s Royal Malaysia Police, Border Control and Protection Agency, Fire and Rescue Department, Ministry of Health, and Malaysian Armed Forces; and, Singapore’s Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA), Singapore Police Force, and Singapore Civil Defence Force.
Throughout the FTX, individuals were evaluated on their functional preparedness and inter-agency coordination.
This consists of the interoperability of both nations in making sure prompt and efficient joint management of an intricate emergency situation that may happen on the RTS Link train and tracks.
Singapore’s Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and Malaysia’s National Security Council (NSC) stated in a joint declaration on Wednesday that the circumstances consisted of joint firefighting operations, medical emergency situation and casualty evacuation, in addition to collaborated cross-border emergency situation reaction.
Sim likewise exposed in her speech that functional firms from both nations have actually been constructing joint strategies considering that 2023– establishing clear structures, laws and functional procedures that direct how frontline responders manage cross-border occurrences once the RTS Link service starts.
Throughout the workout, Malaysia’s operations centre at Bukit Chagar likewise kept real-time interactions with ICA’s incorporated operations centre.
“This enabled both countries to establish a joint situation picture and communicate their action plans to each other. In any crisis, accurate and timely information is the foundation for an effective response to mitigate the safety or security threat,” Sim stated.
Both MHA and NSC mentioned that the workout highlights the strong ties and close cooperation in between companies from the 2 nations in making sure safe, protected and reputable cross-border travel when the RTS Link service begins.
They likewise kept in mind that both nations have actually put in location the essential domestic legislation for the operationalisation of the RTS Link, which covers the management of cross-border occurrences.
Malaysia passed its RTS Link Bill on Feb 12, while Singapore passed its Cross-Border Railways (Border Control Co-Location) Bill on May 5.
The closing event on Wednesday was co-officiated by Malaysia’s Minister of Home Affairs Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.
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