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Seaborne Crude Oil Trade Flows 2006

Piracy in The Gulf of Aden & Somalia “What can We do about it” Tokyo Annual Tanker event May 2009 Capt. Howard Snaith – Director Marine, Ports, Terminal, Environmental & Chemical Section. Seaborne Crude Oil Trade Flows 2006. Gulf of Aden transits 2007. = C. 800 tanker transits per Month.

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Seaborne Crude Oil Trade Flows 2006

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  1. Piracy in The Gulf of Aden & Somalia “What can We do about it”Tokyo Annual Tanker event May 2009Capt. Howard Snaith – Director Marine, Ports, Terminal, Environmental & Chemical Section

  2. Seaborne Crude Oil Trade Flows 2006

  3. Gulf of Aden transits 2007 = C. 800 tanker transits per Month Source: LMIU

  4. Ship Type Piracy Attacks

  5. Success Rate Dropped Following IRTC

  6. Seasonal Weather Conditions

  7. Members Registered with MSCHOA By April 2009 - 52 % Of INTERTANKO Members are registered with MSCHOA. Expected capture rate approximately 60% but all members should register .

  8. What can you do? 30% of all vessels transiting the GoA are “NOT” registered with MSCHOA or reporting to MTO-Dubai ! • Ships which are not registered • Ships which are not reporting • Ships which are not undertaking SPM’s are, Prime Targets. To date 23 vessels Hijacked were not registered with MSCHOA and not reporting positions 80% of attacks thwarted by self protected measures Register with MSCHOA

  9. Self protective measures to prevent attack/ hijacking • Contingency plan and drills • Ensure crew familiarity • Exercise before entering risk areas • Armed security guards? • No arming of ship’s crew • Private security services acceptable • Private armed guards - quality controls/Legal aspects? • Government armed guards at owner’s discretion. Preferably from flag state • Unclarified legality/jurisdicion in case of crew member or pirate being killed by mistake/damage to ship/insurance

  10. Self protective measures to deract, deter, delay Piracy attack/ hijacking

  11. Industry - Best management Practices Widely circulated in the industry by: • INTERTANKO • OCIMF • ICS • BIMCO • SIGTTO • INTERCARGO • CLIA • Joint War Committee • IMB • IUMI • MSCHOA • MTO-Dubai Take heed of the recommendations

  12. OCIMF/INTERTANKO Booklet • Free booklet • 12,000 Copies issued • All members vessels have copies • A reprint of a further 12,000 completed • Working with industry partners to circulate further, SCA + Others Take heed of the recommendations

  13. Next Steps • Register with MSCHOA • Ships to report positions to MTO-Dubai • Prepare-pre plan • Contingency Plans • Self protection measures • Bunkers/Victualing/Fresh water

  14. Forthcoming Additional Measures • 1. Anti-Piracy Chart • Routing chart imminent from MSCHOA: • Weather Guidance will be provided • Reporting instructions included • Plotting Capabilities • Relevant Information & Guidance 2. Self Protection Measures MSCHOA compiling a database of self protection measures used by merchant shipping in the region.  Aim to establish what works and what doesn't across the range of ship types 3. Navigational Warnings MSCHOA worked with AWNIS Staff Officers at UKHO to improve promulgation of the voluntary reporting procedures. We also aim to update relevant Notices to Mariners and ALRS Volume 6 in due course.

  15. Combating Piracy The current system does work and has industry support But Your feedback and recommendations for continuous improvement always appreciated

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