.2 existing mechanisms for dealing with other maritime security matters, e.g. smuggling, drug-trafficking and terrorism, should be incorporated into the incident command system in order to allow for efficient use of limited resources; and
.3 procedures for rapidly relaying alerts received by communication centres to the entity responsible for action should be developed or, if existing, reviewed."
Add two new paragraphs 9 bis 1 and 9 bis 2:
"9 bis 1 To encourage masters to report all incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships, coastal States/port States should endeavour to ensure that these masters and their ships will not be unduly delayed from sailing on schedule and that the ship will not be burdened with additional costs related to such a reporting."
9 bis 2 On investigation into reported incidents and prosecution of pirates and armed robbers when caught:
".1 it should be firmly established which entity in each country has responsibility and legal authority for carrying out post-attack investigations, since confusion during the hours after an incident may result in missed investigative opportunities and loss or deterioration of evidence;
.2 the appointed investigation agency should have personnel trained in standard investigative techniques and who are familiar with the legal requirements of the courts of their countries, as it is widely assumed that prosecution, conviction and confiscation of assets of offenders are the most effective means of discouraging would-be offenders;
.3 as offenders may be involved in other kinds of offences, piracy and armed robbery against ships should not be viewed in isolation and useful information should therefore, be sought in existing criminal records; and
.4 systems should be in place to ensure that potentially useful information is disseminated to all appropriate parties, including investigators."
Paragraph 12: after "recognize" in line 8 insert "that ships may need to deviate away from areas where attacks occur and"
Paragraph 18: in the last line replace "if possible" by "if it can be done without endangering navigation".
Paragraph 24: in the last line replace "The countries of the Malacca Strait area" by: "The coastal States". This suggestion amends the suggestion by the Brasilia seminar and workshop.
Paragraph 26: in the last line replace "are possible" by "more common".
Paragraphs 27 and 28 should be combined and amended to read:
"27 The States with abutting coastal waters affected by pirates and armed robbers should develop or maintain co-ordinated patrols by both ships and aircraft."
