For as long as there have been vessels at sea, piracy has posed a threat to shipowners and their crews. Piracy hotspots and piracy methods have changed over the years, with the advice available to shipowners and masters needing to evolve in order to keep pace.
Industry-leading organisations, including the International Group of P&I Clubs, have pooled together to develop the Best Management Practice (BMP) guides, which are used extensively throughout the industry and feature advice on: conducting risk assessments, implementing ship protection measures, and reporting piracy incidents. The latest version of the BMP guidance can be found here.
The IMB Piracy Reporting Centre page is also a useful source for Members, and provides masters and their crews a live piracy map and report as well providing the contact details for:
24-hour Maritime Security Hotline
In addition, the Club has produced a number of guidance and advisories on this matter, an these are listed below:
Club Piracy Content:
- Piracy Podcast with IFC
- Piracy FAQs
- Humanitarian support of seafarers and their families in cases of armed robbery and piracy attack
- Piracy in Southeast Asia
Industry links:
- Best Management Practices for West Africa (download pdf)
- BMP5
- Global Counter Piracy Guidance
- Reporting Guidance for vessels transiting the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden (GOO), Arabian Sea (AG), Gulf of Oman (GOO), Straits of Hormuz (SoH) and the Arabian Gulf (AG)
- IMB Piracy & Armed Robbery Map
- IMSC Bridge Reference Cards
- Industry Update Following Incident in the Persian Gulf (January 2021)
- Maritime Global Security
- GOG (gog-mdat.org)
- ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre
- Information Fusion Centre
For more information or if you require further assistance, please contact the Loss Prevention team