With input from EU Maritime Security Centre – Horn of Africa (MSC-HOA), US Maritime Liaison Office Bahrain (MARLO) and the merchant shipping community, the NATO Shipping Centre have created a guide for dhows, skiffs and whalers in the High Risk Area.
In support of the Dhow Project1, this guide gives general information on the local vessel traffic in the HRA. The guide is available for download on the NSC website
Source: NATO Shipping Centre
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1The Dhow Project was established in 2011 as part of a concerted effort by the Naval Counter Piracy Operations interfacing with the shipping community to understand the regional maritime trade in the Gulf of Aden, Arabian Gulf and Indian Ocean.
Initiated by the NATO Shipping Centre (NSC), EU Maritime Security Centre (MSC-HOA), US Maritime Liaison Office Bahrain (MARLO), the Dhow Project has produced a number of products e.g national fishing templates, flash cards, identification guides for Dhows, Skiffs and Whalers and recognition charts. They are available for download, free on the NSC website – http://www.shipping.nato.int.