Best Management Practice 3
Piracy off the Coast of Somalia and Arabian Sea Area.
Suggested Planning and Operational Practices for Ship Operators, and Masters of Ships Transiting the Gulf of Aden and the Arabian Sea.
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76 pages updated to June 2010.
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Somali Pirate Activity 3
Section 3 Risk Assessment 5
Section 4 Typical Pirate Attacks 9
Section 5 Implementing BMP 11
Section 7 Masters’ Planning 15
Section 8 Prior to Transit – Voyage Planning 17
Section 9 Prior to Transit – Self Protection Measures 21
Section 10 If a Pirate Attack is Imminent 35
Section 11 If Boarded by Pirates 39
Section 12 In the Event of Military Action 41
Section 13 Post Incident Reporting 43
Section 14 Updating Best Management Practices