Surviving A Piracy Attack – What you need to know!

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Over the past year much advice has been issued to seafarers, but “Surviving a Piracy Attack – what you need to know!” takes this further, providing information in three separate sections: before, during and after an attack.

“Before” assesses how best to avoid attack, including routing and transit information. The next section, “During” looks at how to defend a vessel – including advice on using the ship as a defensive weapon, and also how to best organise and manage the defence.

If the worst does happen, and the vessel is taken – the guide features advice on how to cope with captivity and how to remain clearheaded and calm. There is also a translation section to help seafarers communicate with their captors.

Once the pirates leave, the trouble is not necessarily over. The “After” section provides advice on getting the vessel safely away from the trouble zone – and also covers aftercare of personnel, with advice on post traumatic stress disorder and how to “close out” the incident, to ensure lessons are learned, and ensure that those who have suffered can best move on after their ordeal.

This is not a guide about piracy – it is a manual to help keep people alive and in a positive mental state if they are unfortunate enough to suffer a pirate attack and find themselves in a hostage situation.

“Surviving A Piracy Attack – what you need to know!” by Steven Jones
ISBN 978-0-9556513-9-7
Published by Shiptalk Publishing

Price: £12.99

Overview	“Surviving A Piracy Attack – what you need to know!” by Steven Jones ISBN 978-0-9556513-9-7 Published by Shiptalk Publishing Essential reading for all those unfortunate souls involved in a Gulf of Aden transit from the Master and his officers and crew onboard the vessel to those ashore responsible for the safety and security of the vessel such as the company security officer, designated person ashore and ship’s superintendents. “We would recommend that every crew member should be provided with a copy of this publication before proceeding through the notoriously dangerous Gulf of Aden” Captain Thomas Brown – Seacurus Limited
Content	Overview Foreword Before Problem Area The Pirate Modus Operandi Who Are They? Stay Off The Coast and Travel At Full Speed Maritime Security Patrol Area (MSPA) Transit and Convoys Merchant Vessel Voluntary Reporting Scheme Vigilance Watch Keeping Access Control Lock and Check Security Duties Defensive Equipment Illumination Keep Water Hoses Pressurised Creating a Citadel Training and Exercises Radio Communication IMO Guidance for the use of radio signals by ships under attack or threat of attack from pirates or armed robbers Pirates Detected Prior to Boarding of the Ship Pirates Board Unnoticed Issuing a MAYDAY Ship Security Alert System (SSAS) During Initial Attack Pressure Zones Defensive Interaction Hostage Situation Pre-Planning How To Survive The Hostage Ordeal Time to Reflect Relationship Management Translation Coping Mechanisms The End Game When The Vessel Is Freed After The Incident Medical Attention Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Reporting And Analysis Information and Reporting About the Author Notes
About The Authors	Author: Steven Jones Having been attacked by pirates when serving as a deck officer, Steven Jones has long had an interest and involvement in maritime security issues. Steven has advised numerous shipping companies on their security planning. Having worked in marine fraud investigations and as a security specialist at a major protection and Indemnity (P&I) association he then took his years of research, professional involvement and in-depth knowledge of the ISPS Code to produce the book, “Maritime Security”, published by The Nautical Institute. Steven currently provides security comment and assessment for a number of maritime organisations and publications, he is a regular speaker at numerous Conferences and has guest lectured on various University and college courses.
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