Speaking at the recent conference on piracy organised by SAARPSCO (South Asia and Africa Regional Port Stability Cooperative), Mee said that ports need to provide better guidance to support the provision of armed guard security – including the storage of arms, weapons licencing and the embarkation and disembarkation of guards.
His comments come just weeks after the most audacious Somali pirate attack yet, when the chemical tanker MV ‘Fairchem Bogey’ was hijacked while in Omani port waters.
The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) recently set out guidelines for ship owners and operators to deal with maritime armed guarding, but no reference or guidance was given to the provision of armed guards while in waters under port state control or while ‘landed’.
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