Recommended practices
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Statutory Documents - IMO Publications and Documents - Circulars - Maritime Safety Committee - MSC.1/Circular.1334 – Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships – (23 June 2009)Guidance to shipowners and ship operators, shipmasters and crews on preventing and suppressing acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships - Annex – Guidance to Shipowners, Companies1, Ship Operators, Shipmasters and Crews on Preventing and Suppressing Acts of Piracy1 and Armed Robbery1 Against Ships - Recommended practices

Recommended practices

  10 The recommended practices outlined below are based on reports of incidents, advice published by commercial organizations and measures developed to enhance ship security. The extent to which the recommendations are followed or applied are matters solely for the owners or masters of ships operating in areas where attacks occur. The shipping industry would also benefit from consulting other existing recommendations, including those given by the ReCAAP ISCfootnote, the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre, BIMCO, ICS and other industry bodies.

  11 Given that the masters are often required to follow multiple reporting procedures in these difficult circumstances, it is necessary to simplify these procedures as far as operationally feasible. It is therefore recommended that in the event of an occurrence masters should report all actual or attempted attacks of piracy and armed robbery or threats thereof, to:

  • (i) the nearest RCC or regional piracy focal point where applicable (e.g., ReCAAP ISC in the Asian regionfootnote),

  • (ii) the flag State, and

  • (iii) the IMB Piracy Reporting Centrefootnote.

  12 The recommended actions are defined as phases related to any voyage in a piracy and armed robbery threat area. The phases define the main stages in all situations of pre-piracy or armed robbery, attempted piracy or armed robbery and confirmed piracy or armed robbery. Depending on the development of any one situation, they may or may not materialize. A list of phases is given in Appendix 3.

Parent topic: Annex – Guidance to Shipowners, Companies footnote , Ship Operators, Shipmasters and Crews on Preventing and Suppressing Acts of Piracy footnote and Armed Robbery footnote Against Ships
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