Industry Response to Piracy Tackling Piracy Industry Initiatives and Activity KUALA LUMPUR INTERNATI

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Industry Response to PiracyTackling Piracy
Industry Initiatives and ActivityKUALA LUMPUR
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ONPIRACY CRIMES AT
SEATim WilkinsINTERTANKO Regional Manager
Asia-Pacific
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• Perspective on the GOA - tanker trade
• Industry strategies
• 2.1 Operators
• 2.2 Industrys coordinated efforts
• Current coordinated strategies
• 3.1 IR Transit Corridor
• 3.2 Communication and reporting

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Seaborne Crude Oil Trade Flows 2006
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Gulf of Aden transits 2007
C. 800 tanker transits per Month
Source LMIU
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Ship Type Piracy Attacks
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Self protective measures to prevent attack/
hijacking

• Pre-transit
• Assess Risk
• Contingency plan and drills
• Ensure crew familiarity
• Plan self-defensive measures
• Register with MSCHOA
• Exercise before entering risk areas
• IF appropriate, join Group Transit

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Self protective measures to prevent attack/
hijacking

• During transit
• Stay alert
• Report to UKMTO
• Follow Best Practices
• Implementation of Ship Security Plan (SSP)
• Onboard planning and procedures
• Watchkeeping and Enhanced Vigilance
• Additional lookouts
• Early detection
• Night vision binoculars
• Enhanced radar and radio watch
• Close Circuit TV (CCTV)
• Vulnerable areas of vessel
• Protected positioning of CCTV monitors
• Recorded CCTV footage as evidence

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Self protective measures to prevent attack/
hijacking

• Armed security guards?
• No arming of ships crew
• Private security services acceptable
• Private armed guards - quality controls/Legal
  aspects?
• Government armed guards at owners discretion.
  Preferably from flag state
• Unclarified legality/jurisdicion in case of crew
  member or pirate being killed by mistake/damage
  to ship/insurance

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Industry - Best Management Practices

• Widely circulated in the industry by
• INTERTANKO
• OCIMF
• ICS
• BIMCO
• SIGTTO
• INTERCARGO
• CLIA
• Joint War Committee
• IMB
• IUMI
• MSCHOA
• MTO-Dubai

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General steps...

• Prepare and Pre-plan
• Contingency Plans
• Self protection measures
• Bunkers / Stores / Fresh water
• Register with MSCHOA
• Ships to report positions to MTO-Dubai

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Internationally Recognised Transit Corridor

• IRTC system
• Maximises assets available
• Provides safety in numbers
• Ships grouped (slow first/fast behind)
• maritime patrol aircraft widen the operational
  area of naval assets and quicken response times
  in the event of an attack
• New ATALANTA aircraft patrols in Indian Ocean

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Success Rate Dropped Following IRTC
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Seasonal Weather Conditions
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Forthcoming Additional Measures

• 1. Anti-Piracy Chart
• Routing chart imminent from MSCHOA
• Weather Guidance will be provided
• Reporting instructions included
• Plotting Capabilities
• Relevant Information Guidance

2. Self Protection Measures MSCHOA compiling a
database of self protection measures used by
merchant shipping in the region.  Aim to
establish what works and what doesn't across the
range of ship types
3. Navigational Warnings MSCHOA worked with Staff
Officers at UKHO to improve promulgation of the
voluntary reporting procedures. They also aim to
update relevant Notices to Mariners.
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Communication and Reporting

• 30 of all vessels transiting the GoA are NOT
  registered with MSCHOA or reporting to MTO-Dubai
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• Ships which are not registered
• Ships which are not reporting
• Ships which are not undertaking SPMs are,
• Prime Targets
• To date 23 vessels Hijacked were not registered
  with MSCHOA and not reporting positions
• 80 of attacks thwarted by self protected
  measures

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visit www.intertanko.com www.poseidonchallenge.
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