Section 1
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Circulars - Maritime Safety Committee - MSC.1/Circular.1404 – Guidelines to Assist in the Investigation of the Crimes of Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships – (23 May 2011) - Annex – Guidelines to Assist in the Investigation of the Crimes of Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships - Guidelines to the investigator - Section 1

Section 1

Crew Statement  
Statement of .......................................................................................................................... .................................................................................................................................................
Given names Family name
Name of Ship......................................................................................................................... Operating Company..............................................................................................................
Flag State............................................................................................................................... Type of Vessel.......................................................................................................................
IMO No....................................................................................................................................  
Description of alleged offenders: The information given by the crew should be in as much detail as possible from what they personally saw, heard or experienced. Use a new sheet for each pirate. The pirates should be described as accurately as possible. All information about the pirates, including how they treated each crew member giving evidence, as well as how they were seen to treat the other crew members, should be given. If no names were heard then the pirate should be given a number to distinguish him. This number should also be used as a reference in the crew statement.
Alleged offender No. ...  
Name:.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................(If given or heard called by others)
Approximate Age:.................................................................................................................  
Approximate Height:.............................................................................................................  
Build: .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. (slim/medium/large/heavy)
Ethnic Origin:...............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
Eye Colour:............................................................................................................................. Hair Colour.............................................................................................................................
Hair Length:............................................................................................................................................................................................ (Cropped/short/medium/long/over ears/tied back)
Facial Hair:.............................................................................................................................(Beard/moustache) Facial Scars:............................................................................................
Body Markings:............................................................................................................................................................................................................... (Description and location on body)
Tattoos: ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... (Describe where and what if possible)
Clothing: .....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
(Colour and type of outer clothing, for example red short-sleeve T-shirt, long blue trousers)
Footwear: ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. (Barefoot/sandals/other)
Neck wear: .......................................................... ..........................................................Wrist wear: ............................................................Ankle wear: .......................................................
Weapons/equipment carried:....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
(Automatic rifle/grenade launcher/handgun/knife/machete/ammunition belt/radio, other)
Attitude:........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................
(violent/brutal/aggressive/demanding or considerate/courteous/considerate/respectful)
Describe how this person treated you or others:.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................
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