INTERNATIONAL
MARITIME ORGANIZATION
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IMO
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MSC 70/15/2
2 October 1998
Original: ENGLISH
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MARITIME SAFETY COMMITTEE
70th session
Agenda item 15
PIRACY AND ARMED ROBBERY AGAINST
SHIPS
Outcome of the 1997 Bremen
Conference on Safety in the Port
Environment
Submitted by BIMCO
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SUMMARY
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| Executive
Summary: |
BIMCO seeks the
agreement of
the Secretariat to
reconsider the
establishment of a
permanent working
group to monitor
security issues
involving seaports,
including armed
robberies against
ships, drug smuggling
and stowaway
activity, and
to identify and promote
port security
programmes aimed at
preventing such
activity. |
| Action to be Taken: |
Paragraph 9. |
| Related documents: |
MSC 70/15, MSC 69/16, paragraph
4, MSC 69/2/6,
paragraph 3 MSC 69/22,
paragraphs 16.
19, 16.20 and 16.21 |
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Introduction
1 At the 4th International Conference
on Safety in the Port Environment
(Bremen, 14 to 16
April 1997) a recommendation
was made calling for the
establishment of a permanent
IMO/BIMCO Working Group
to constantly observe piracy
and violent attacks,
developments in the area of illicit
drug trafficking
and stowaway activities on a
global basis (MSC
69/2/6, paragraph 3).
2 Recognising the Committee's leading
role on piracy and armed robbery
matters, the FAL
Committee agreed to convey this
issue for
consideration and action as appropriate
(MSC 69/2/6,
paragraph 3).
3 At MSC 69, the Committee observed
that IMO was already carrying
out the recommended
activities through the collection
from, and
dissemination to, its Member
Governments and
international organisations of
reports of piracy and
armed robbery against ships,
and that this would be
further followed up with the
planned missions of
experts to selected countries
and the regional
seminars aimed at explaining
and encouraging the
implementation of the IMO guidelines
and
recommendations for the prevention
and suppression of
piracy and armed robbery (MSC
69/22 paragraph 16.20).
For reasons of economy, this document is
printed in a limited
number. Delegates are
kindly asked to bring
their copies to
meetings and not to request
additional
copies.
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