Latin American Panel13-14 September, 2010

Lima, Perú

PIRACY

Peter M. Swift

Piracy Overview

Piracy / Armed Robbery

• Malacca Straits / South China sea

• Nigeria / Gulf of Guinea

• South America

• Somalia – Gulf of Aden /

W Indian Ocean

Gulf of Aden/Somali CoastINTERTANKO new and continuing activities

Activities include:

UN• Participant at UN Contact Group (plenary) and working groups on Piracy,

communications with Secretary General• Production of Best Management Practices – V3

IMO• Revision of MSC Guidance Circulars• Preparing paper for MSC 88 on need for more robust action and prosecution of

those captured

EU and other governments• Presentations to EU Commission and MEPs• Frequent contact with EU and other member states

MILITARY• Providing MNLO Secondee to MSCHOA• Regular contact with EUNAVFOR, UKMTO, CTF, NATO • Participation in Naval Shared Awareness and De-Confliction (SHADE) Meetings

Gulf of Aden/Somali CoastINTERTANKO new and continuing activities

Activities include: (continued)

OTHER• Contributed to production of Anti--Piracy Charts• Developed Merchant Shipping Communication Plan• Extensive media contacts• Developing guide with INTERPOL on evidence gathering and

witness statements

INFORMATION to MEMBERS• Developed Piracy Model Clauses• Providing regular Security Bulletins to Members• Providing Routing Guidance• Participating at Industry Seminars• Frequent contacts with national governments

United Nations: Contact Group on Piracy of the Coast of Somalia (CGPCS)

Contact Group steers the overall programme • WG 1 : measures to improve the coordination of, and

information sharing between, the various naval forces present in the region and their interfacing with civilian shipping

• WG 2 : programmes to facilitate the prosecution of those caught and suspected of piracy

• WG 3: facilitates development of industry “Best Management Practices” to counter piracy and their application within the international shipping community

• WG 4 : communications and outreach strategies for use within

Somalia and to the wider international community as part of capacity building programmes - this latter to be in conjunction with other UN programmes already on the ground within the region

Best Mangement Practices – Version 3

Practical Measures to Avoid, Deter or Delay

Piracy Attacks

Piracy – Gulf of Aden/Somali Basin

Guidance for Gulf of Aden / Somalia

• Pre-transit:Assess RiskPlan self-protection/defensive measuresRegister Company and Ship with MSCHOAIF appropriate, join Group Transit

• During transit: Stay alertReport regularly to UKMTO, Dubai (or to MARLO)Follow “best management practices”

Council Discussion/Policy Review Piracy – INTERTANKO positions

Eliminating piracy is a SHARED RESPONSIBILITY between the maritime industry and governments,

BUT

Establishment of LAW AND ORDER on the high seas is the responsibility of governments

Our first concern is for the safety and welfare of our seafarers, both at sea and in port,

while also concerned for the security of our ships and their cargoes !

Council Discussion/Policy Review –General overview

• Both industry and governments recognize that eliminating piracy is a shared responsibility and each is doing their part

• Significant progress has been made by both

• BUT, more must be done to eradicate piracy and we must work together to do it

• Maintaining assets and resources will be a challenge for both governments and industry associations over the medium/longer term

• Adherence to Best Management Practices is still incomplete

• Any escalation of activity/levels of violence will create new challenges

• The “solution” to the Somali problem stills seems as distant as ever

• There is a risk that the “Somali” model is copied elsewhere

Council Discussion/Policy Review

• Opposition remains to arming crews and carrying armed private guards ?

• Effect of US Executive Order on the payment of ransoms ?

• Further promotion of BMPs Version 3• Use of citadels / secure centres• Encouragement to governments to intercept,

capture and prosecute ALL those attacking merchant ships

• Review of military strategies

Council Discussion/Policy Review

Review of military strategies

Possible new approaches:• partial blockade of Somali (and other) coast • extended IRTC to avoid “ballooning" at ends• new transit corridors for key routes – Somali

basin, Omani coast, other• declaration of “no go” zones

Deployment of “fit for purpose” military assets:• naval ship platforms, helicopter interceptions• MPAs (with new bases in Oman and India)

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Arming Ships – Industry position

Armed guards or arming ships’ crews is NOT an INTERTANKO advocated approach

• Legal issues for flag states and port states• Serious potential safety concerns• Major liability and insurance issues in the event of

death or injury• Risk of collateral damage• Potential to provoke an escalation of fire power by

the pirates