Counter Piracy
This course is designed for persons seeking employment as Maritime Security Consultants.
The Counter Piracy course will instruct candidates to identify, deter, or mitigate such actions of piracy through planning, preparation and coordination with the vessels crew and other various agencies.
IMO model course 3.23
Maritime Security Operative courses (MSO) are also available if preferred.
Course Details
Duration: 2 days
Method: PowerPoint, discussions, case studies and exercises
Multiple choice questionnaire at close of course.
Syllabus:
- Historical overview
- Basic Seamanship
- Current Piracy Threats and Patterns
- HRA
- IMO and other Organisations
- Limitations of protection forces
- Information gathering
- Commonly used weapons
- Bridge acquaint
- Rules for the use of Force
- Practical vessel hardening
- ICOC/ISPS/SOLAS/UNCLOS
- Emergency drills and briefings
- Kidnap and ransom
- Chartwork
- Sitreps and report writing
- BMP5
- Applying for positions