Step 1: Determine if piracy is a risk for the geographical area. Some high risk areas include: the Caribbean, Malacca Strait, Albania, Indonesia, Philippines, Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and the coast of Somalia. A current status of pirate activities for an area can be obtained from:
The IMB Piracy Reporting Centre
ICC International Maritime Bureau
PO Box 12559
50782 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
telephone +60 3 2031 0014
telex MA31880 IMBPCI
email imbkl@icc-ccs.org.uk
Step 2: Try to determine the reason for the piracy.
• Robbery may be pose little physical threat if no resistance is given.
• If the boat is needed for drug smuggling, then the pirates may kill everyone on board.
Step 3: If piracy is a risk:
(1) Turn off all lights on the boat at night.
(2) Money and valuables should be hidden in various places on the boat.
(3) If the boat is attacked, never give any resistance.
(4) Be careful using channel 16 for communications, as it may be monitored by the pirates.
(5) Be careful in giving specific information to locals or taking on new crew members, especially if there is too much interest exhibited.
