▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁President ▁through ▁Co ordin ating ▁Ministry ▁for ▁Political , ▁Leg al , ▁and ▁Security ▁Affairs . ▁B AK AML A ' s ▁duty ▁is ▁to ▁conduct ▁security ▁and ▁safety ▁pat rol s ▁in ▁the ▁territorial ▁waters ▁of ▁Indones ia ▁and ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁Indones ia . ▁Pre viously ▁B AK AML A ▁was ▁a ▁non - struct ural ▁institution ▁called ▁the ▁Co ordin ating ▁Agency ▁for ▁the ▁Security ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Indones ia ▁( ). ▁The ▁ag ency ▁is ▁not ▁part ▁or ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Indones ian ▁National ▁Ar med ▁Forces , ▁although ▁its ▁top - ran king ▁leadership ▁are ▁hand p icked ▁from ▁the ▁Indones ian ▁Navy . ▁B AK AML A ▁and ▁the ▁Indones ian ▁Navy , ▁however , ▁often ▁conduct ▁exer cis es ▁and ▁joint - operation ▁together . ▁While ▁during ▁search - and - res cue ▁operations , ▁B AK AML A ▁also ▁conduct ▁joint - oper ations ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Search ▁and ▁Res cue ▁Agency . ▁ ▁President ▁J oko ▁W id odo ▁officially ▁announced ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁B AK AML A ▁to ▁co inci de ▁with ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁N us ant ara ▁Day ▁celebr ation ▁held ▁in ▁Kot ab aru , ▁South ▁Kal im ant an . ▁During ▁the ▁occasion , ▁the ▁President ▁mentioned ▁that ▁B AK AML A ▁would ▁be ▁coordin ated ▁by ▁the ▁Co ordin ating ▁Minister ▁for ▁Polit ics , ▁Law ▁and ▁Security . ▁Meanwhile , ▁in ▁the ▁management ▁and ▁util ization ▁of ▁marine ▁resources