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Revised Interim Recommendations for flag States regarding the use of privately contracted armed security personnel on board ships in the High Risk Area
MSC.1/Circ.1406/Rev.1
16 September 2011
1 The Maritime Safety Committee, at its eighty-ninth session (11
to 20 May 2011), approved Interim recommendations for flag States
regarding the use of privately contracted armed security personnel
on board ships in the High Risk Area.
2 Given the importance and urgent nature of this issue, and the
need to further
develop and promulgate detailed guidance and recommendations as
soon as possible, the Committee approved and the Council authorized
the convening of an intersessional meeting of the Maritime Security
and Piracy Working Group (13 to 15 September 2011) to update the
recommendations.
3 The Revised interim recommendations for flag States regarding the
use of privately contracted armed security personnel on board ships
in the High Risk Area is set out in the annex.
4 The attached revised interim recommendations should be read in
conjunction with the interim guidance set out in
MSC.1/Circ.1405/Rev.1 on 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, the
interim recommendations set out in MSC.1/Circ.1408 on Interim
recommendations for port and coastal States regarding the use of
privately contracted armed security personnel on board ships in the
High Risk Area, and the information provided in MSC-FAL.1/Circ.2 on
the Questionnaire on information on port and coastal State
requirements related to privately contracted armed security
personnel on board ships, as well as the other recommendations and
guidance developed by the Organization for preventing and
suppressing piracy and armed robbery against ships.
5 Member Governments are urged to bring this circular to the
attention of all national agencies concerned with anti-piracy
activities, shipowners, ship operators, shipping companies,
shipmasters and crews.
6 Member Governments are also urged to take any necessary action to
implement, as appropriate, the revised interim recommendations
given in the annex.
7 Member Governments, international organizations and
non-governmental
organizations with consultative status are invited to bring to the
attention of the Committee, at the earliest opportunity, the
results of the experience gained from the use of the revised
interim recommendations so as to assist the Committee in deciding
on any action to be taken.
8 MSC.1/Circ.1406 is hereby revoked.
The full circular can be found at:
http://www.imo.org/MediaCentre/HotTopics/piracy/Documents/1406-Rev-1.pdf