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Where Does Our Waste Go At SEA
By Captain Peter Corbett MNI MRIN
This is a free Waste Mangement Poster available for download. Illustrating the requirements and regimes for disposing of waste on commercial vessels as well as Large Yachts,.
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A Brief Overview of Maritime
Security
By Peter Hill MOGE BE Chem. Dip PA.
(Security) Codes, has centralised the international sea
going industry in relation to large vessels over 500 GRT. Pirates generally fly
under this radar through the use of smaller boats in deregulated or not yet
regulated countries.
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PIRACY IN THE GULF OF ADEN AND SOMALI BASIN
INTERNATIONAL SAILING FEDERATION
Guidelines for yachts considering a passage through the Gulf
of Aden, Yemeni and Somali
waters or the NW Indian Ocean north of 15⁰ south
and west of 78⁰ east
1. The danger of piracy and consequent loss of life and
property in these waters
up to 750 miles offshore is high. Yachts are strongly
recommended to avoid the area.........
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OCIMF Piracy and Guidlines
The East Africa/Somalia Situation Practical Measures to
Avoid, Deter or Delay Piracy Attacks OCIMF’s mission is to be the foremost
authority on the safe and environmentally responsible operation of oil tankers
and terminals, promoting continuous improvements in standards of design and
operation.
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Who is a pirate? What is an act of
piracy
By Captain Peter Corbett MNI MRIN.
Piracy was defined by King James I
As “depredations committed on the seas by certain lewd and
ill-disposed persons”.
However in English common law, piracy has been characterised
as, “…acts of robbery on the high seas”. It was in 1698 during King William III
reign that the Piracy Act “applying to all felonies and robberies committed on
the high seas” came into creation and imposed death penalties for piracy that
remained in force until the abolition by the Piracy Act of 1837 ......
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Causes of Piracy
By Captain Peter Corbett MNI MRIN
Acts of piracy ranges from simple armed attack to internationally organised crime.
Key Drivers
The underlying causes for the increase in piracy over the last twenty years is considered to fall into five main groups. Not all the groups are the sole domain of the pirate, ship owners, flag and coastal states have also contributed to the problem. Key drivers are economic, geographical, political, territorial and cultural............
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Piracy Assessing The Risk
by Captain Peter Corbett MNI MRIN
The better our knowledge is the better equipped we are to deal with a pirate attack.. A simple risk assessment similar to that we use for safety issues can be used with good affect.
This paper look s at assessing
the risk of a Piracy attack on your yacht....
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Piracy The Hierarchy of Controls
By Captain Peter Corbett MNI MRIN
As with most safety situations security also has a hierarchy of controls. As security can never be absolute as control needed may change depending on the circumstances or the conditions. The latter may be dictated by the nature of the trade type of vessel cost of implementation or other commercial factors.
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Piracy: Anti Piracy Measures
by Captain Peter Corbett MNI MRIN
Security Hazard AssessmentTo all intensive purposes the process for a SHA is exactly the same as the JHA. Generally the process is as follows:1. Outline the sequence of events;2. Identify the Hazards as applicable to each event; and3. Apply the risk control hierarchy to identify actions to manage the
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The Large Commercial Yacht Code (LY2) MSN1792
In 1997, the Agency published, its Code of Practice for the Safety of Large Commercial Sailing and Motor Vessels (LY1), which provided a "Code" approach for vessels which were unsuited to the application of conventional Merchant Shipping Regulations. 2 LY1 was given statutory force by the Merchant Shipping (Vessels in Commercial Usefor Sport or Pleasure) .......... |
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IMO circular MSC 1334
IMO's "Guidance to Shipowners and Shipoperators, Shipmasters and crews on
preventing and suppressing acts of piracy and armed robbery against ships" is
available as
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Piracy and the Impact on Marine Insurance
Marine Insurance and Piracy. The impacts of piracy on the Marine Insurance by the Maritime insurance working Party.....
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Has Protective Security Affected the Design of Superyachts?
The purpose of this study was to identify if designers of superyachts were influenced by the requirement for protective security measures. A qualitative design approach was adopted,and data was collected from interviewing a purposive sample of industry designers, protective security consultants and a client,using semi-structured interviews.
using semi-structured interviews.
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