RoyPaul.ProgrammeManager.

ToonvandeSandeAssistantProgrammeManager.

IMOCodeofPracticedefines“Piracyand“ArmedRobberyagainstShips”as:

Piracymeansunlawfulactsasdefinedinarticle101ofthe1982UnitedNationsConventionoftheLawoftheSea.

Definitionsnowcoveractualorattemptedattackswhethertheshipisberthed,atanchororatsea.

Article101Definitionofpiracy.

Piracyconsistsofanyofthefollowingacts:

 (a)anyillegalactsofviolenceordetention,oranyactofdepredation,committedforprivateendsbythecreworthepassengersofaprivateshiporaprivateaircraft,anddirected:

 (i)onthehighseas,againstanothershiporaircraft,oragainstpersonsorpropertyonboardsuchshiporaircraft;

 6.8billiontonsofgoodsaremovedbyseaannually

 globaltradecircleworth7.4trillionUSD

 upto90%ofinternationaltradeistravellingbyshipatsomepoint

MalaccaStraits.

GulfofGuinea.

SomaliaCoastandIndianOcean.

Tsunami2004

Total number of piracy/armed robbery attacks worldwide since 2003

Source: IMB

Todays situation 20 vessels and 420 crew held as at 30/7/2011

Vessels Attacked: Jan – Jun 2011 Jan – Jun 2010 21 27

Somalia pirates took:

Hostage kidnapped 361 13

Todays situation

Worldwide,

495 seafarers were taken hostage.

Pirates killed 7 injured 39.

99 vessels were boarded, 76 fired upon. Seafarers stopped 62 attacks

These are only reported incidences.

IfAttacked

 activateEmergencyCommunicationPlan

 speeduptheshipover15knots

 Takeevasivemanoeuvres

 mustercrewin“citadel”

 activatefirepumpandhoses.

 ifunabletoboardwithin30‐45minutespirateswillgiveup

Guidancetoships.

IfBoardedbyPirates

Offernoresistance

World Maritime Day Theme 2011 “Piracy – IMO Orchestrating the Response”

IMO Action Plan to:

•  Increase pressure at the political level to secure the release of all hostages being held by pirates;

•  Review and improve the IMO guidelines to administrations and seafarers and promote compliance with industry best management practices and the recommended preventive, evasive and defensive measures ships should follow;

World Maritime Day Theme 2011 “Piracy – IMO Orchestrating the Response”

•  Promote greater levels of support from, and coordination with, navies;

•  Promote anti-piracy coordination and co-operation procedures between and among States, regions, organizations and industry;

•  Assist States to build capacity in piracy-infested regions of the world, and elsewhere, to deter, interdict and bring to justice those who commit acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships;

•  Provide care for those attacked or hijacked by pirates and for their families.

Ship Damage

Source: IMB et al

Industry Response

•  Updating “Best Management Practices” •  Increased deployment of [Armed] Security Teams •  Greater use of Citadels •  Start of “Private” Escorts/Convoys •  Renewed calls on the UN and others for more

decisive action •  Industry highlighting lack of political will.

•  Initiated “SOS” campaign

United Kingdom 1,886

United States 1,345

Denmark 954

Philippines 4,837 India 4,996

Total Letters sent Tuesday 2nd Aug 2011 19,184

United Kingdom 1,902

United States 1,346

Denmark 957

India 4,970

Philippines 5,023

Total Letters sent Thursday 4th August. 19,412

A pan-industry alliance of ship owners, unions, managers, manning agents, insurers and welfare associations, working together with one aim – “to assist seafarers and their families with the humanitarian aspects of a traumatic incident caused by a piracy attack, armed robbery or being taken hostage”

Partners in the Programme

MPHRP Focus is on people

•  Seafarers

•  Their Families

•  Their Colleagues

and

•  The Partners involved

Emotions are the base of every programme of

change

Is the seafarer prepared for this?

Is there any assistance for the family?

How can children cope with this?

How will the company/manning-agency react?

What about when the crew will be freed?

I am sorry…

•  Maritime Piracy is a reality for a small number of seafarers and their families.

•  The fear of Maritime Piracy is a reality for a majority of seafarers and their families.

•  What’s the best Humanitarian way to deal with Maritime piracy?

We talked with many seafarers and their partners

•  In the Philippines, India, UK, Netherlands and Ukraine.

•  Their stories are very important in the development of this programme

Maritime Piracy: “My wife and I don’t talk about it, but we

worry…” •  There is a minimum chance that we will be

victim •  What if.. •  What about our colleagues? •  What could be the solution?

Immediate Post Crisis

Short-term Post Crisis

Long Term Post Crisis

Shock

Realisation

Acknowledgement

Adaptation

RESISTANCE

CRISIS Pre Crisis

RESILIENCE RECOVERY

Base: The three R’s •  Resistance-may be thought of as a form of

psychological/behaviour immunity to the impact of distress

•  Resilience- the ability of an individual, a group, an organisation or a population to cope with and to rapidly and effectively rebound from a traumatic incident

•  Recovery- the ability to recover and adaptively function in the post traumatic situation

Dr George Everly - International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, 2009

What are the most important needs of seafarers?

•  Before

•  During

•  After

Seafarers needs before incident

•  Training and Briefing

•  Knowledge

•  Assurance

Seafarers needs during incident

•  Compliance with pre-training

•  Awareness of response and reaction

•  Leadership

•  Maintaining normality

Seafarers needs after incident

•  Reassurance of company procedures

•  Understanding

•  Awareness of the possibility of change in the seafarer and the impact of this change on the family

•  Explanation to children.

What are the needs of Seafarers families?

Families needs before incident

•  Knowledge: what will happen in the event of an incident?

•  Assurance of appropriate support

Families needs during incident •  Information: accurate, reliable,

confidential, timely

•  Liaison Representative: competent, adequate, trustworthy

•  Support: Practical, ongoing communication, psychosocial

Families needs after incident

•  Reassurance of company procedures

•  Understanding

•  Awareness of the possibility of change in the seafarer and the impact of change on the family

•  Explanation to children.

How to fullfill those needs? •  Guidelines/Checklists: SF, Companies, Families. •  Training-modules •  Advice/support/referral •  Seafarers’ Helpline 24/7, many languages •  International network of trained first-responders •  Direct assistance to companies if asked/needed •  Network of professional aftercare •  Resource to collect appropriate research/

information

Taking into account:

•  The own responsibility of each seafarer:

•  They should always take the lead.

•  The cultural variety of seafarers

Main topics for family support:

•  Taboo: ‘what to share?’

•  Dilemmas

Main topics for family support:

•  Reassurance

•  Myths of PTSD

•  Network of aftercare

100%

83%

14%

3%

Main topics for Seafarer’s support

•  Reassurance about the continuum of care

•  Physical and mental awareness

•  Maintaining normality and leadership

•  Reassurance about financial and legal matters

•  Company procedures about family link representative

Our Dream?

• No Piracy!!

• Not very realistic.

Vision: •  A worldwide organised continuum of care

for seafarers and their families affected by piracy.

•  It all starts with Human

We need your support by giving us feedback and bringing us in contact with seafarers and their

families affected by piracy.

If you can help, would like more information or to contact anyone in the

programme please email:

piracyresponse@btinternet.com

www.mphrp.org.

Thank you piracyresponse@btinternet.com

Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme

Caring for seafarers, their families and colleagues