Reporting and record-keeping
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Reporting and record-keeping

  5.18 PMSC should ensure that the PCASP team leader maintains a log recording every incident in which firearms are deployed, to be acknowledged by the master. Such incidents should be documented in detail in the form of a piracy report. A record should also be made of every instance when a weapon is discharged for any reason other than in self-defence, for example, training, accidental discharge.

  5.19 PMSC should ensure that a formal written report of each incident involving the use of force, to be forwarded to the shipowner/ship operator, is made by the PCASP team leader and acknowledged by the master. This report may include:

  • .1 time and location of the incident;

  • .2 details of events leading up to the incident;

  • .3 written statements by those involved in the incident from the PCASP team;

  • .4 injuries and/or material damage sustained;

  • .5 lessons learned from the incident and, where applicable, recommended procedures to prevent recurrence; and

  • .6 documentation of any tests, including drug or alcohol tests, taken during the investigation of the incident.

  5.20 The written report referenced in 5.19 may be accompanied by any available video footage or photography.

Parent topic: 5 Deployment considerations
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