ISAF : Piracy

Anti-Piracy Documents

Although Piracy is often seen as a problem of the past, associating images of the skulls and crossbones flag with galleons of gold and cut-throat villans, it has rapidly become an issue of today. Since the 1970's, Piracy has steadily been on the increase around the world and has today reached a level which cannot be ignored.

In 1983, the MSC (Maritime Safety Committee) at the IMO, reviewed the situation concerning Piracy. Legal problems encountered were such that attacks in a home port or within Territorial waters were not considered Acts of Piracy and were subject to treatment by local law as armed robbery. This led to the establishment of 'Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships' as a work in progress amongst the concerned IMO committee's.

Helpful Links

Piracy Best Management Practices to Deter Piracy in the Gulf of Aden and off the Coast of Somalia
Maritime Security Centre
ICC Weekly Piracy Report
Interational Maritime Organiation
Maritime Security
Noonsite Homepage
IMB Live Piracy Map

Listed below are the current Anti-Piracy Warning Notice together with other important related documents and the link to Piracy reports:

Latest Anti-Piracy Documents

Title	Abstract
ISAF - DANGER OF PIRACY	PIRACY IN THE Gulf of Aden, Somali Basin and the Indian Ocean – WARNING TO YACHT SKIPPERS (UPDATED 27July 2011)
Piracy Flyer v6.3	Piracy Flyer v6.3
IMO Security Guidelines	Non-mandatory guidelines on security aspects of the operation of vessels which do not fall within the scope of SOLAS chapter XI-2 and the ISPS code

Piracy Reports

Piracy and armed robery against yachts continue to be a hazard in some parts of the World.
A list of Piracy Reports can be found in the following link http://www.noonsite.com/General/Piracy
For furhter information ISAF recomends visiting the "helpful links" above.

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