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Responding to Piracy in 2014 and Beyond “Specialised Training” Dr Peter M Swift MPHRP Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Res

Responding to Piracy in 2014 and Beyond “Specialised Training” Dr Peter M Swift MPHRP Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme 24 April 2014. Responding to Piracy in 2014 and Beyond. MPHRP Update on Piracy Response to Piracy Learning from Experiences Work of MPHRP

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Responding to Piracy in 2014 and Beyond “Specialised Training” Dr Peter M Swift MPHRP Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Res

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  1. Responding to Piracy in 2014 and Beyond • “Specialised Training” Dr Peter M Swift MPHRP Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme 24 April 2014

  2. Responding to Piracy in 2014 and Beyond • MPHRP • Update on Piracy • Response to Piracy • Learning from Experiences • Work of MPHRP • Specialised Training Programmes • Remembering the hostages still held

  3. MPHRP is a pan-industry alliance of ship owners, managers, manning agents, insurers, maritime unions, professional and welfare associations working together with governmental organisations "to assist seafarers and their families with the humanitarian aspects of a traumatic incident caused by a piracy attack, armed robbery or being taken hostage". Not-for-profit, non-political, with regional representatives in the Philippines, India and Ukraine. Financially supported by:ITF Seafarers’ Trust TK Foundation & Seafarers UK

  4. Piracy and Armed Robbery Since 2005 • > 3,500 ships and 95,000 seafarers attacked • > 4,900 seafarers have been held hostage • > 105 bereaved families • Annually • > 500,000 seafarers sailing in pirate-infested waters

  5. Maritime Piracy and Armed Robbery (2013) Source: IMB

  6. Maritime Piracy and Armed Robbery (2014) To date, worldwide, as reported to IMB • 50 ships attacked • 37 ships boarded • 2 ships hijacked

  7. Annual Cost of Somali Piracy ca. USD 7 billion (Oceans Beyond Piracy)

  8. The Human Cost: “Coping during an incident” Seafarers Families

  9. The Human Cost: “Being held Hostage”

  10. For some seafarers and their families freedom means moving“From the hell of captivity to the hell of release ” • Homecoming (for some): • Malnourished – health problems (mental & physical) • In debt – not paid during captivity • Dispossessed – personal effects stolen and not replaced • Family stress and break-up • Future job prospects limited / family against resuming career

  11. Unprecedented Response to Somali Piracy • Created Jan. 2009 pursuant to UNSCR 1851 • Voluntary ad hoc international forum - 80 countries, industry, seafarers’ organisations and NGOs • Five thematic working groups – (in cooperation with Somali federal and regional officials) • WG1 - operational naval coordination, information sharing, and capacity building; • WG2 - legal and judicial issues; • WG3 - working with industry - to enhance awareness and build capabilities among seafarers, • WG4 - raising public awareness • WG5 - disrupting pirate criminal enterprises ashore, including the illicit financial flows

  12. New Guidelines for the Welfare of Seafarers Expectations and responsibilities of ALL Stakeholders

  13. MPHRP Activities Focus is on all three phases of any incident (such as an attack, a citadel situation, or a hijacking) • BEFORE - Being prepared, planning and training • DURING - Managing the plan and sharing information • AFTER- Repatriation, homecoming and recovery • The open sharing of experiences and first-hand feedback from companies, seafarers and families, responders and others, has enabled MPHRP and its partners to develop Good Practice and Training Guides and to put in place support networks.

  14. MPHRP Activities • BEFORE – Good Practice Guides *, Training Programmes, Courses and Workshops, including pre-departure piracy awareness training for seafarers , shipping companies and manning agents, and welfare and care providers • DURING – 24 Hour Piracy Helpline • AFTER – Support Networks, Direct Support • * Available at www.mphrp.org

  15. Development of Good Practice Guides • Open sharing of experiences and information • Understanding of threats/risks • Risk mitigation measures • Importance of planning and drills/exercises ______________________ Piracy specific • Importance of families • Post incident care and support

  16. Specialised Training – Seafarers and Shipping Companies Pre-departure Piracy Awareness Training • Piracy Awareness, Risk Identification, Good Practice Planning • Managing during an incident, basic coping skills • Post incident issues – returning to normality

  17. Specialised Training – Welfare Responders Pre-departure Piracy Awareness Training • Piracy Awareness, Familiarisation with Nature of Threats, Mitigation Measures, Concerns of Seafarers • Assistance and support to Families • Post incident care and support to Seafarers and Families, including post-traumatic counselling and access to psycho-social and other medical support

  18. Specialised Training Piracy Awareness Training Programmes • Being rolled out in many countries, in conjunction with shipping companies, administrations and training schools • “Train the Trainers” developed and being delivered for each of the MPHRP Training Programmes http://www.mphrp.org/courses_training

  19. Other MPHRP activities include providing post release support – when required and when able Helping a returning seafarer diagnosed with tuberculosis Counselling for Indian seafarers from 3 hijacked ships Meeting returning hostages and families Assisting a Filipino seafarer recover delayed compensation payments Examples include: • Assistance with counselling and medical treatment • Advice on recovery of unpaid wages & compensation claims • Assistance to widows • Help in securing future employment

  20. Ships/ Hostages held captive by Somali Pirates Today !

  21. Those still held Naham 3 > 750days Albedo > 1245 days Prantalay 12 > 1465 days Asphalt Venture > 1325 days

  22. and the families that wait

  23. The families that wait and wait…...

  24. Maritime Piracy HUMANITARIAN RESPONSE FUND - MPHRF • Prompted by the needs of seafarers affected by Piracy MPHRP has, with its partners in the insurance and maritime industry, launched a Fund which will help by providing small, but effective, grants to seafarers and their families for expenses such as: • • assistance with medical care / counselling • • travel costs to get help • • school fees for their children • • rent when the family is faced with eviction • • and in extreme cases food to keep them alive • plus assisting widows/bereaved families

  25. Thank you www.mphrp.org If you can help, would like more information or to contact anyone in the programme please email: response@mphrp.org and to support the Response Fund please email: fund@mphrp.org or visit www.mphrp.org/mphrf

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