MARINE NOTICE 5 / 2010:
Australian Counter Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea Advisory Guidelines and Brochure
Marine Notice 15/2009 is also relevant
The Office of the Inspector of Transport Security has developed, as part of the current Australian Inquiry into Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea, the Australian Shipping Counter Piracy and Armed Robbery at Sea Advisory Guidelines and supportive information brochure.
The Guidelines provide a broad range of advice for both piracy on the high seas and robbery at sea in the territorial waters of a State. The guidance material is based on United Nations Resolutions, international shipping industry best management practices, IMO Maritime Safety Circulars, other current industry and government information, and the findings of the Inquiry.
The Guidelines outline the preventive measures that are recommended to detect, deter and prevent piracy and robbery at sea attacks across the world’s oceans, seas and ports. Whilst the primary focus of this advice is on international commercial shipping, advice is also provided for fishing vessels and private yachts and pleasure craft transiting piracy and robbery at sea risk waters.
A supportive brochure, suitable for quick reference and for wider distribution to ships, crews and other interested parties, has been produced. The brochure provides a summary of the primary guidance information on piracy and robbery at sea preventive measures that are explained in more detail in the Guidelines. The brochure is available in English and nine additional Asian languages: Chinese, Filipino, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Thai and Vietnamese.
The Guidelines and brochure are available electronically at the following website address: www.infrastructure.gov.au/transport/security/oits/index.aspx
In addition hard copies of the Guidelines and brochure can be obtained upon request from any AMSA office or via email to: OITS@infrastructure.gov.au
Graham Peachey
Chief Executive Officer
9 February 2010
Australian Maritime Safety Authority
GPO Box 2181,
Canberra City ACT 2601
File No: 040857
Internet Address for all current Marine Notices: www.amsa.gov.au