Global

Piracy

Articles

• New MSCHOA contact details, effective 29 March 2019 11:00 UTC

Guidance

• Global Counter Piracy Guidance For Companies, Masters and Seafarers (High Resolution)
• Global Counter Piracy Guidance For Companies, Masters and Seafarers (Low Resolution)
• MSC.1-Circ.1334 - Guidance To Shipowners And Ship Operators, Shipmasters And Crews On Preventing And Suppressing Acts Of Piracy And Armed Robbery Against Ships
• MSC.1-Circ.1405-Rev.2 - Revised Interim Guidance To Shipowners, Ship Operators And Shipmasters On The Use Of Privately Contracted Armed Security personnel On Board Ships In The High Risk Area

Other external links

• NATO Shipping Centre
• IMB Piracy Reporting Centre
• US Office Of Naval Intelligence (ONI) - Piracy
• For companies servicing OCIMF members: Guidelines to Harden Vessels (First edition 2018)

Cyber and electromagnetic emissions

Guidance

• The Guidelines On Cyber Security Onboard Ships (ver. 2.0)
• Above Us Only Stars - Exposing GPS Spoofing in Russia and Syria
• Jamming and spoofing of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS)

Migration

Guidance

• UNHCR: Rescue At Sea - A Guide To Principles And Practice As Applied To Migrants And Refugees
• Large Scale Rescue Operations At Se - Guidance On Ensuring The Safety And Security Of Seafarers And Rescued Persons
• IMO Resolution MSC.167(78): Guidelines On The Treatment Of Persons Rescued At Sea
• IMO MSC/Circ.896/Rev.1: Interim Measures For Combating Unsafe Practises Associated With The Trafficking Or Transport Of Migrants By Sea

Stowaways

Guidance

• IMO Resolution FAL.11(37) - Revised Guidelines On The Prevention Of Access By Stowaways And The Allocation Of Responsibilities To Seek Resolution Of Stowaway Cases

Smuggling

Guidance

• IMO Resolution FAL.9(34): Revised Guidelines For The prevention And Suppression Of The Smuggling of Drugs, Psychotropic Substances And Precursor Chemicals On Ships Engaged In International Maritime Traffic

Other external links

• United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime - UNODC

Armed Conflict And War

Guidance

• Other Maritime Security Threats (Global Counter Piracy Guidance Annex A)
• NATO Standard ATP-02.1: Naval Cooperation And Guidance For Shipping (NCAGS) – Guide To Owners, Operators And Officers
• Loitering Munitions - The Threat to Merchant Ships

Other external links

• NATO Shipping Centre