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UK P&I Club issues Stowaways Checklist

Guidance in steps to take in preventing and dealing with stowaways The UK P&I Club has issued stowaways checklist to provide guidance in steps for preventing and dealing with stowaways.According to the checklist, the Club recommends the following steps:Prior to and during a ships call at any port, it will be necessary to ensure all relevant sections of the ISPS Code are implemented particularly regarding the ships gangway and dock areas. All access points should be secured.Ensure there is always a member of the ships crew manning the gangway who is closely monitoring all persons embarking and disembarking. Additional precautions such as CCTV should also be used where available.On ro-ro vessels the ramp should be monitored at all times and any access points on deck should be locked so that the vessel cannot be penetrated.Agents should obtain and provide the ship with a list from the stevedore company that clearly identifies the number of stevedores working on the ship. It is essential that stevedores only embark and disembark by the ships gangway and their movements are constantly monitored whilst onboard.All visitors that are expected on the ship should be known to the ships master, the crew member assigned to gangway ...

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IMO launches statistics over stowaways

Africa answers for 81% of the total amount of cases The Swedish P&I Club informs that according to latest IMO statistics, during 2014 61 stowaways incidents reported involving 120 stowaways.Cape Town and Lagos were the most common ports of embankment. Africa answers for 81% of the total amount of cases and the most common type of known stowaway nationalities were Nigerian, Ghana and Tanzanian.According to the Club's statistics, the average cost for a stowaway case is USD 38,500 although the costs for one case can escalate to several hundreds of thousands of dollars depending on the legal and practical difficulties to repatriate the stowaway involving, inter alia, teams of security personnel.Further information may be found byreading IMO's report below:Source: The Swedish P&I Club

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Skuld warns of stowaways in African ports

Vessels gangway is the best defense for vessel's calling at South African ports The Skuld P&I Club warns that stowaways continue to present a serious risk for vessels calling at African ports. The Club argues that the best and perhaps only line of defence is the vessel's gangway when at port in South Africa.That means strict control of all persons coming on board, with production of a valid access permit. The rule must be: no permit - no access.Where situations are chaotic and / or many persons are seeking access at the same time, the master of the vessel needs to prioritise the safety of the vessel and her crew, as well ensure ISPS compliance is adhered to in practice.If that means slowing things down or even calling a halt, then the master should do so. Absent particular charterparty provisions, such a step would not mean the vessel would be off-hire because of a step taken by the master to ensure the continued safety of the vessel and her crew.The Association's correspondents have found that in many cases stowaways gained access to a vessel by simply walking up a gangway unchallenged or blending in to stevedore gangs.The Skuld P&I Club ...

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