Horn of africa

Original warning text

GULF OF ADEN.
RED SEA.
HORN OF AFRICA.
1. THIS MARAD ADVISORY PROVIDES GUIDANCE TO VESSELS
   TRANSITING THE HIGH RISK WATERS OF THE GULF OF ADEN,
   RED SEA, THE INDIAN OCEAN AND WATERS OFF THE
   HORN OF AFRICA (SOMALIA).
2. THIS ADVISORY WILL BE PUBLISHED ON THE MARAD WEB
   SITE AT WWW.MARAD.DOT.GOV UNDER THE HORN OF AFRICA
   PIRACY PORTAL AND ON THE US COAST GUARD HOMEPORT
   SITE AT HOMEPORT.USCG.MIL/PIRACY. OTHER PERTINENT
   INFORMATION IS ALSO POSTED ON THESE WEB SITES.
3. U.S. FLAG OPERATORS WITH SHIPS IN THE AFFECTED AREAS
   ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD THIS ADVISORY TO THEIR
   SHIPS BY THE MOST EXPEDITIOUS MEANS.
4. U.S. FLAG SHIPS OPERATING IN HIGH RISK WATERS ARE
   REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH U.S. COAST GUARD MARITIME
   SECURITY (MARSEC) DIRECTIVE 104-6 (CURRENT VERSION).
   GUIDANCE, ADVISORIES AND LINKS TO ASSIST US FLAG
   VESSELS IN COMPLYING WITH THE MARSEC DIRECTIVE AND
   IN COMBATING PIRACY MAY BE ACCESSED ON HOMEPORT AT
   HTTP:HOMEPORT.USCG.MIL/PIRACY. QUESTIONS MAY BE 
   DIRECTED TO LCDR JAMES FOGLE, U.S. COAST GUARD, AT 
   PHONE: 202 372 1038 OR E-MAIL: [email protected].
   NONE OF THE GUIDANCE IN THIS NOTICE IS MEANT TO
   SUPERCEDE MARSEC DIRECTIVE 104-6 (CURRENT VERSION)
   OR SUPPORTING PORT SECURITY ADVISORIES.
5. NON U.S. FLAG VESSELS, TO WHICH THE U.S. COAST GUARD 
   MARSEC DIRECTIVE DOES NOT APPLY, SHOULD BE AWARE AND 
   CONSIDER MEASURES DIRECTED TO U.S. FLAG VESSELS.
   THIS GUIDANCE IS AVAILABLE IN U.S. COAST GUARD
   PORT SECURITY ADVISORY (PSA) 2-09 ON
   HTTP://HOMEPORT.USCG.MIL/PIRACY.
6. THE MARITIME SECURITY CENTRE (HORN OF AFRICA)
   (MSC-HOA), RUN BY THE E.U. NAVAL FORCE (EUNAVFOR)
   IS A COORDINATION CENTRE TASKED TO SAFEGUARD MERCHANT 
   SHIPPING OPERATING IN THE REGION BY PREVENTING AND 
   DETERRING ACTS OF PIRACY IN THE GULF OF ADEN, OFF 
   THE HORN OF AFRICA AND IN THE SOMALI BASIN. VESSELS 
   SHOULD REGISTER FOR ACCESS TO MSCHOA WEBSITE AT 
   HTTP://WWW.MSCHOA.ORG/. THIS SITE PROVIDES 
   INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE FOR THE SHIPPING COMMUNITY 
   TRANSITING THE HIGH RISK WATERS.    
7. COMBINED MARITIME FORCES (CMF) IN COOPERATION WITH 
   THE EUROPEAN UNION NAVAL FORCE (EUNAVFOR) ATALANTA 
   AND THE UNITED KINGDOM MARITIME TRADE OFFICE (UKMTO) 
   ESTABLISHED THE INTERNATIONALLY RECOMMENDED TRANSIT 
   CORRIDOR (IRTC) THROUGH THE GOA. THIS REVISED 
   CORRIDOR WAS INTENDED TO DECONFLICT COMMERCIAL 
   TRANSIT TRAFFIC WITH YEMINI FISHERMEN, PROVIDE A 
   MEASURE OF TRAFFIC SEPARATION AND ALLOW MARITIME 
   FORCES TO CONDUCT DETERRENT OPERATIONS IN THE GOA 
   WITH A GREATER DEGREE OF FLEXIBILITY. DETAILED 
   INFORMATION ON THE IRTC CAN BE FOUND AT 
   HTTP://WWW.MSCHOA.ORG/.  
   (CMF) ESTABLISHED THE MARITIME SECURITY PATROL AREA 
   (MSPA) IN THE REGION. THE MSPA WAS ESTABLISHED IN 
   SUPPORT OF THE INTERNATIONAL MARITIME ORGANIZATIONS 
   (IMO) ONGOING EFFORTS TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF SHIPS 
   AND MARINERS AT SEA. THE MSPA IS A NAVAL MILITARY 
   TERM FOR USE BY WARSHIPS WHEN COMMUNICATING WITH 
   EACH OTHER POSITIONED TO MAXIMIZE DEPLOYMENT OF 
   AVAILABLE FORCES IN AREAS OF HIGH RISK. COALITION 
   FORCES PATROL THE MSPA ON A ROUTINE BASIS.
   NEITHER THE IRTC NOR MSPA ARE MARKED OR DEFINED BY 
   VISUAL NAVIGATIONAL MEANS. THE IRTC IS NOT INTENDED 
   TO BE A DEDICATED TRAFFIC SEPARATION SCHEME.
8. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MARSEC DIRECTIVE AND PORT 
   SECURITY ADVISORY (PSA) 2-09, UNLESS OTHERWISE 
   DIRECTED OR ADVISED BY ON-SCENE MILITARY FORCES, ALL 
   U.S. FLAG SHIPS NAVIGATING THROUGH THE GOA SHALL 
   PLAN VOYAGES USING THE IRTC AND FOLLOW THE GOA GROUP 
   TRANSIT (GT) IF SPEED RANGES FROM 10 TO 18 KNOTS. 
   VESSELS THAT MAKE LESS THAN 10 KNOTS SHALL CONTACT 
   UKMTO FOR ROUTING GUIDANCE. INFORMATION ON IRTC AND 
   GOA GT CAN BE FOUND ON THE MSC-HOA WEB SITE.
9. IN ADDITION TO COMMUNICATIONS REQUIRED BY THE COAST 
   GUARD MARSEC DIRECTIVE, MASTERS SHOULD REMAIN IN 
   CONTACT WITH THE UNITED KINGDOM MARITIME TRADE 
   OPERATIONS (UKMTO) AND THE UNITED STATES MARITIME 
   LIAISON OFFICE (MARLO) TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT 
   POSSIBLE. THE E.U. HAS ESTABLISHED A WEB-BASED 
   RESOURCE FOR SHIPS TO RECEIVE THE LATEST ALERTS AND 
   TO REGISTER VESSELS PRIOR TO TRANSITING HIGH RISK 
   AREAS IN THE REGION. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE MARSEC 
   DIRECTIVE, OWNERS AND OPERATORS OF U.S. FLAG VESSELS 
   THAT OPERATE IN THE HOA/GOA SHALL REGISTER WITH THE 
   MARITIME SECURITY CENTRE - HORN OF AFRICA (MSC-HOA), 
   AT WWW.MSCHOA.ORG. ADDITIONALLY, THEY SHALL 
   ESTABLISH CONTACT BY E-MAIL OR PHONE WITH UKMTO AT 
   [email protected].
10. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE U.S. COAST GUARD MARSEC 
    DIRECTIVE, U.S. FLAG VESSELS THAT OPERATE IN HIGH 
    RISK WATERS MUST CONSIDER SUPPLEMENTING VESSELS 
    CREW WITH ARMED OR UNARMED SECURITY PERSONNEL. IF 
    TRANSITING THE HOA/GOA, ALL VESSELS SHALL 
    SUPPLEMENT VESSELS CREW WITH ARMED OR UNARMED 
    SECURITY PERSONNEL BASED ON A PIRACY-SPECIFIC
    VESSEL THREAT ASSESSMENT CONDUCTED BY THE OPERATOR. 
    SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY PERSONNEL SHOULD MEET THE 
    MINIMUM TRAINING REQUIREMENTS AND GUIDELINES SET 
    FORTH IN PSA (5-09) (REV 1).
11. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE U.S. COAST GUARD MARSEC 
    DIRECTIVE AND PSA 2-09, AS SOON AS THE MASTER 
    THINKS A THREAT IS DEVELOPING, CONTACT UKMTO,
    PHONE: 971 50 552 3215. IF ATTACKED OR BOARDED, 
    MASTERS SHOULD ACTIVATE THE SHIP SECURITY ALERT 
    SYSTEM (SSAS).BROADCAST ATTACKS IMMEDIATELY ON
    ALL AVAILABLE RADIO CIRCUITS, ADJUST SPEED AND 
    MANEUVER AND ACTIVATE ALL AVAILABLE DEFENSIVE 
    MEASURES. DO NOT IMMEDIATELY SURRENDER UPON 
    APPROACH OF SUSPECTED PIRATE BOATS. ATTACKS HAVE 
    BEEN THWARTED IN MANY CASES WHERE DEFENSIVE 
    MEASURES WERE USED AND THE VESSELS BECAME DIFFICULT 
    TARGETS. AN ATTACK HAS EVEN BEEN SUCCESSFULLY 
    THWARTED WHEN PIRATES WERE ABLE TO BOARD A SHIP BUT 
    WERE UNABLE TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE SUPERSTRUCTURE 
    DUE TO THE CAREFUL PREPARATIONS OF THE CREW IN 
    SECURING ALL ACCESS POINTS.
12. ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE REGARDING PRACTICES RECOMMENDED 
    FOR MARINERS OPERATING IN VICINITY OF HIGH RISK 
    AREAS HAS BEEN PUBLISHED BY INTERNATIONAL MARITIME 
    ORGANIZATION (IMO) REVISED MARITIME SAFETY COMMITTEE
    (MSC) CIRCULARS. THESE DOCUMENTS CAN BE ACCESSED VIA
    IMO WEBSITE AT THE FOLLOWING INTERNET ADDRESS:
    WWW.IMO.ORG/SAFETY/MAINFRAME.ASP?TOPIC_ID=1147.
13. ALL VESSELS ARE ADVISED TO CHECK IN WITH UKMTO AT 
    LEAST 96 HOURS PRIOR TO ENTERING THE IRTC THROUGH 
    THE GOA. CHECK IN AGAIN UPON ENTERING THE CORRIDOR 
    AND CHECK OUT UPON EXITING THE CORRIDOR. WHILE IN
    HIGH RISK WATERS OFF THE HORN OF AFRICA IT IS
    RECOMMENDED TO REPORT VESSEL POSITIONS TO UKMTO
    A MINIMUM OF EVERY SIX HOURS.
14. THE FOLLOWING IS THE UKMTO REPORT FORMAT:
    A. SHIP NAME:
    B. IRCS:
    C. IMO #:
    D. CARGO:
    E. LAST PORT:
    F. NOON POSITION (GMT):
    G. NEXT PORT:
    H. ADDITIONAL PORTS:
    I. SECURITY TEAM ABOARD(Y/N):
    J. REPORTING VIA AMVER?:
    K. PUBLICATION 117 ABOARD?:
    L. PRESENT POSITION:
15. ESCORT SERVICE MAY BE REQUESTED FOR VESSELS BY 
    CONTACTING MARLO BAHRAIN, PHONE: 973 973 3927 
    OR BY E-MAIL: [email protected].
16. IF ATTACKED OR BOARDED BY PIRATES, COMMUNICATIONS 
    MUST BE LIMITED TO DISTRESS CALLING AND RESPONSE 
    COORDINATION PER THE VESSEL SECURITY PLAN. IN 
    ACCORDANCE WITH THE MARSEC DIRECTIVE AND PSA 2-09, 
    INFORMATION ABOUT THE VESSELS MOVEMENT, 
    CAPABILITIES OR THE INCIDENT ITSELF SHOULD BE 
    CONSIDERED SENSITIVE SECURITY INFORMATION AND 
    SHOULD NOT BE RELEASED TO FAMILY, FRIENDS OR
    THE MEDIA.
17. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT MARITIME LIAISON 
    OFFICE (MARLO) BAHRAIN, PHONE: 973 1785 3925 OR  
    973 3940 1395 FOR AFTER HOURS EMERGENCIES (IF IN 
    DOUBT OF THE TIME, CALL BOTH UNTIL YOU REACH A 
    PERSON) OR E-MAIL: [email protected]
    OR THE UK MARITIME TRADE ORGANIZATION (UKMTO), 
    PHONE: 971 50 552 3215 OR E-MAIL: [email protected]
    OR MSC-HOA PHONE: 44 0 1923 958545 OR
    E-MAIL: [email protected].
18. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ADVISORY, 
    CONTACT CAPTAIN ROBERT FORD, MARITIME    
    ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF SECURITY, CODE: MAR-420, 
    ROOM W25-207, 1200 NEW JERSEY AVE, S.E., 
    WASHINGTON, DC 20590, PHONE: 202 366 0223, 
    FAX: 202 366 3954, TELEX: 7108229426 (MARAD 
    DOT WSH), E-MAIL: [email protected].
19. FOR FUTHER INFORMATION ON THE U.S. COAST GUARD MARSEC
    DIRECTIVE AND PSA 2-09, CONTACT LCDR JAMES FOGLE,
    PHONE: 202 372 1038 OR E-MAIL: [email protected].//