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Posted on: Thursday, October 8th, 2015 By: Debbie<\/a> Source: Round Table<\/div>\n

Organisations representing the global shipping and oil industry have announced that the size of the \u2018High Risk Area\u2019 for piracy in the Indian Ocean has been reduced and issued new advice to merchant ship operators.<\/p>\n

This reduction to the High Risk Area is in response to the ongoing containment of pirate attacks in the Indian Ocean, but a group of shipping and oil industry organisations (BIMCO, International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), Intercargo, INTERTANKO and the Oil Companies International Marine Forum (OCIMF) stressed that a serious threat remains and that correct reporting and vigilance remains crucial.<\/p>\n

The reduction of the High Risk Area takes full account of recent shipping industry experience, and follows extensive consultation with governments through the diplomatic Contact Group on Piracy off the Coast of Somalia, and military naval forces, including NATO, Combined Maritime Forces and EU NAVFOR, which continue to provide vital protection to shipping.<\/p>\n

The new industry advice, which takes effect from 1 December, changes that currently contained in the latest edition of Best Management Practices for Protection against Somali Based Piracy (BMP 4), which is jointly produced by the industry group.<\/p>\n

The amendment to BMP 4 that relates to this issue can be downloaded via each shipping organisations\u2019 website (as can BMP4) – see www.ics-shipping.org\/piracy<\/a><\/p>\n

In summary:
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\u2022 The area previously classified as \u201chigh risk\u201d now forms only a part of the area called the Voluntary Reporting Area (VRA);
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\u2022 Ships entering the VRA must still register with the Maritime Security Centre for the Horn of Africa (MSCHOA) and report to the United Kingdom Marine Trade Operations (UKMTO) to be monitored during transit;
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\u2022 Pre-transit risk assessments should take into account the latest information from both the Voluntary Reporting Area and High Risk Area.
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The industry associations further emphasised that in view of the continuing high risk of pirate attack, shipping companies must continue to maintain full compliance with the BMP and be vigilant in their voluntary reporting on piracy incidents, sighting of potential pirates, and any suspicious activity \u2013 as this provides crucial intelligence on risk levels in the area.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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