Piracy and armed robbery 1

Acts of piracy and armed robbery continue to happen virtually anywhere in the world to all types of vessel. The impact can be large, potentially causing loss of revenue and extra expense to a company, damage to a vessel, and psyhchological or physical damage to the crew.  In the worst case scenarios, crew can be taken hostage and a vessel hijacked with a ransom demand. Even though attacks against vessels are declining, seafarers have to be very aware to stop themselves and their vessel becoming a victim.

This course will increase the learners awareness of the worldwide hot spots for piracy and armed robbery. It will also increase the learner‘s knoweldge of  how vessels are targeted, how to ‘harden‘ a vessel, and physical measures that can be taken to ward off a pirate attack, as well as providing further information on organisations that are there to help with security. Lastly, the title will outline the consequences of being boarded if vessel defenses are breached and pirates take over.

Learning objectives:

• Preventing a piracy or armed robbery attack
• Understanding how to react if pirates do actually seize control of the ship
• Managing a situation where pirates or armed robbers gain access to the vessel