All vessels operating in the High Risk Area are recommended to implement BMP
Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI) has issued the following advisory:
A merchant vessel reported coming under attack at 0949Z on 26 June 2011 in position 21:45N – 060:31E, approximately 118nm from Masirah, Oman in the Indian Ocean. This area will remain high risk for at least the next 24-48hours.
The Maritime Administrator would take this opportunity to again urge all vessels operating in the High Risk Area to actively implement recommended Best Management Practices for anti-piracy measures as follows:
- Prepare the crew (refer to Marshall Islands MG-2-11-12)
- Harden the ship before the ship enters the High Risk Area (HRA)
- When entering the HRA from the direction of either the Suez Canal, the Arabian Gulf at 26N, the south at 15S or from the east at 78E:
- Register the ship with the MSCHOA (http://www.mschoa.org /+44 (0) 1923 958545);
- Report to the UKMTO ([email protected] / +971 505 523 215); and
- Continue to provide daily reports of ships position, course, speed and estimated and actual arrival times to UKMTO while in the HRA.
- Remember, the ship must be registered with the MSCHOA and report to the UKMTO with every intended transit of the HRA;
- Consider participating in the SSRS service (http://ssrs.org);
- Utilize the IRTC in the GoA;
- For low and slow ships, join pre-scheduled military escorted convoys through the GoA;
- Avoid navigating through the Mozambique Channel whenever possible;
- Continue to maintain a heightened state of awareness;
- Maintain strict 24 hour anti-piracy visual and radar watches; and
- Report all attacks and suspicious sightings to the UKMTO, MARLO, COMUSNAVCENT or IMB Piracy Reporting Centre.
Source: Office of Naval Intelligence
