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Latin American Panel October 31, 2012

UPDATE ON

PIRACYJoseph Angelo

Deputy Managing Director

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• Statistics• BMP• Privately contracted armed security personnel (PCASP)

• Risk assessment• High risk area• Ransom payments• West coast of Africa • Guidance from NATO

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PIRACY - Somalia

2010 Statistics (IMB) - 219 attempted incidents

- 49 hijackings (21% of incidents)

2011 Statistics- 237 attempted incidents- 28 hijackings (11% of incidents)

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PIRACY - Somalia

2012 Statistics (March 8) - 31 attempted incidents

- 6 hijackings (21% of incidents)

2012 Statistics (June 25)- 67 attempted incidents- 13 hijackings (19% of incidents) (4 dhows & 3 fishing vessels)

2012 Statistics (October 27)- 71 attempted incidents- 13 hijackings (18% of incidents)

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Piracy attacks 2012

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BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES (BMP)

Three essential requirements that cannot be over emphasized:

• Register with MSCHOA

• Report to UKMTO

• Implement Self Protection Measures

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Click to edit Master title styleSTATISTICS ON BMP4 COMPLIANCE EUNAVFOR

Period from AUG2011 to AUG2012 06SEP12

Chart 1 – Total number of observed and non-compliant ships

BMP OBSERVATION TASK – EU/NATO/CMF

Aug-11 Sep-11 Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12 Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12

Total number of observed ships

610 945 767 345 183 227 278 141 246 476 241 414 675

Number of ships which were non compliant with BMP

120 137 106 34 3 25 19 21 44 47 20 48 104

Ratio of BMP4 non compliant ships

19,7 14,5 13,8 9,8 1,8 11,0 6,0 14,8 17,8 10,1 8,3 11,6 15,4

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Total number of observed shipsMoving average (Total number of observed ships)Number of ships which were non compliant with BMPMoving average (Number of ships which were non compliant with BMP)

RATIO OF NON COMPLIANT SHIPS BETWEEN AUG 2011 and AUG 2012

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INTERTANKO position regarding the use of armed guards

INTERTANKO believes it is the responsibility of the international navies to ensure the right of free passage on the high seas including the use of vessel protection detachments on merchant ships

INTERTANKO does not advocate the arming ships' crews

INTERTANKO believes that the use of private armed guards or private security forces onboard merchant ships has to be a matter for each individual owner or manager to assess as part of their own voyage risk assessment

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IMO Maritime Safety Committee• MSC.1/Circ.1405 – Interim Guidance to Shipowners,

Ship Operators and Ship Masters on the use of Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel on Board Ships in the High Risk Area

• MSC.1/Circ.1406 – Interim Recommendations for Flag States regarding the use of Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel on Board Ships in the High Risk Area

• MSC.1/Circ.1408 – Interim Recommendations for Port and Coastal States regarding the use of Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel on Board Ships in the High Risk Area

IMO

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IMO Maritime Safety Committee• MSC.1/Circ.1443 – Interim guidance to private maritime

security companies providing privately contracted armed security personnel on board ships in the High Risk Area

• MSC.1/Circ.1444 – Interim guidance for flag States on measures to prevent and mitigate Somalia-based piracy (compilation, in a single reference document, the best practices, codes and standards developed by IMO to date)

IMO

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• IMO MSC requests ISO to develop standard for guidelines and the certification of private maritime security companies providing PCASP

• Standard to be based upon MSC.1/Circ.1443 – Interim guidance to private maritime security companies

• ISO Publicly Available Specification (PAS) 28007 developed and out for balloting

• Expected to be made available to IMO MSC 91 meeting November 26-30

ISO

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GUARDCON

• Contract for the employment of security guards on vessels

• Developed by BIMCO to provide clearly worded and comprehensive standard contract to conclude agreements with security services

• Reviewed by INTERTANKO Documentary Committee and endorsed for use by members

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Rules on Use of Force (RUF)

BIMCO Guidance on Rules for the Use of Force (RUF) by Privately Contracted Armed Security Personnel (PCASP)

• adopted after significant consultation with broad industry, insurance and legal sectors

• supplements GUARDCON

100 Series Rules - An International Benchmark for Commercial Maritime Rules for the Use of Force (RUF)

• developed UK attorney • intended to supplement ISO PAS 28007

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Risk Assessment

• BMP4 Section 3 recommends ship operators carry out thorough risk assessment

• Industry associations have received requests for assistance from members

• Seeking RT/OCIMF agreed joint approach

• Most contentious issue within the RA is speed

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High Risk Area (HRA)

• BMP4 which is an industry document defines High Risk Area

• Egypt wants Red Sea excluded

• India wants HRA moved further away from Indian coast

• UN Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia has requested WG 3 to consider a review of the HRA through discussions with industry

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Ransom Payments

• UK creates international Task Force - “the ultimate goal is to arrive at a position whereby pirates are no longer able to profit from ransom payments”

• Industry Advisory Panel established to provide industry input to TF

• Lead by INTERTANKO, industry input has focused on ensuring that TF recommendations do not to interfere in any way with our members ability to pay ransoms

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West Coast of Africa

• Piracy off the west coast of Africa is worsening

• The model is for ships to be taken, barges filled with cargo then ships released. However these pirates are very violent

• New name – Extended Duration Robbery (EDR)

• UK Foreign Office and OCIMF working together on launching a co-ordination center in the region

• Executive Committee requested Secretariat to develop guidance for Members specific to the piracy problem in West Africa.

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New NATO issued guidance:• Identification guide for Dhows, Skiffs and Whalers in the

High Risk Area• Dhow and Skiff Recognition Chart• Yemeni Fishing Template

Objective:• Assist bridge team in identifying vessels• Assist military in improved reporting of vessels

Guidance issued in INTERTANKO Weekly News No. 41/2012

NATO Guidance

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