SECURITY MEASURES

(1) Steam at maximum speed.

(2) Pass atleast 50 NM off Cotonou & preferably durin dayli!t.
(") S#it$! off %&S in 'i! (is) areas.
(*) +ouble up loo)outs at ni!t time.
(5) Close all %$$ommodation & ,-(m doors.
(.) Carry out full bla$) out inside t!e %$$omodation Superstru$ture i.e No li!ts
s!ould be /isible from outside.
(0) ,-(m to be manned t!rou!out t!e passae..
(1) No $re# members to be on de$) t!rou!out t!e passae.
(2) &n $ase of ,meren$y3 e/eryone to muster in ,nine Control (oom (,C() and
#!en e/erybody is present3 ,-rm to be lo$)ed from inside.
(10)4ollo# full bla$) out on$e e/erybody is inside t!e ,-(m.
(11)5eep pro/isions & #ater be!ind t!e ,-(m Main S#it$!board panel.
(12)&f t!ere is no traffi$3 you $an s#it$! off Na/iation 6i!ts also (&t is not ood
Seamans!ip but t!e Main &ntention is to be as in$onspi$uous as possible).
(1")5eep only one 7ride #in door open.
(1*)5eep 2 loo)outs (1 %7 8 1 ,-(m (atin) on t!e 7ride.
(15) +o not ri fenders if t!e S9S is not oin to ta)e pla$e.
(1.)(estri$t t!e passin of un#anted info to s!ore Staff espe$ially Moorin Master
(10) +o not allo# any Sur/eyors to sail #it! t!e /essel till you et an :ffi$ial
Messae from t!e $!arterers reardin it. %l#ays $!e$) t!e &+s of Sur/eyors.;&f t!ere
is no :ffi$ial &nstru$tion from t!e C!arterer reardin t!em sailin #it! t!e /essel3
s$an t!eir &+S3 send to C!arterer & Seatransport <roup. :n$e you et reen sinal
for t!em3 t!en only allo# t!em to sail.
(11)&f Pirate boats are approa$!in3 follo# a =i =a$ Pattern to pre/ent t!e Pirates
from boardin o#n /essel.
(12) &f pirates are onboard3 do not be aressi/e or fi!t #it! t!em. Co>operate
reasonably #it! t!em (Main intention is to safe t!e s!ip & $re# onboard).
(20)Pilot 6adders to be )ept #ell $lear of boardin areas. (Preferably in Se$luded
%reas)
(21)Port & Stbd ?uarters are t!e most @ulnerable areas and s!arp 6oo)out to be
maintained for t!ese areas at all times.
(22)% /ery ood (adar Aat$! to be maintained at all times espe$ially for small3 unlit
boats.
(2")A!istle to be blo#n $ontinuously in $ase any suspi$ious $raft is si!ted
approa$!in t!e /essel.
(2*)Sear$!li!t 7eams to be dire$ted to#ards t!e suspi$ious $raft.
(25)<eneral alarm to be raised if any suspi$ious $raft is si!ted /ery $lose to o#n
/essel and it is $onfirmed t!at Pirates are on t!at boat. 'earin t!e <eneral alarm3
e/eryone s!ould !ead to (,C(),nine Control (oom.
(2.)Ae !a/e installed @'4 & SS%S 7utton in ,C(.
(20)&n 'i! ris) areas3 +uty :ffi$er on 7ride s!ould pass on t!e !ourly position to
to ,-(m.
(21)P!oto$opy of t!e rele/ant parts of t!e $urrent C!art s!ould be )ept in ,-(m.
(22)S!ould $arry out Pirate atta$) drills on reular basis.
("0):ne $opy of latest $re# list to be )ept in ,C(.
("1)A!ene/er any ne# $re# member or any ot!er person Boins o#n /essel3 !e s!ould
be briefed about t!e s!ortest & fastest #ay to rea$! ,C( in $ase !e !ears t!e <eneral
%larm.
("2)%t an$!orae3 note do#n t!e names of ">* s!ips in t!e /i$inity.
("")+o not entertain any 7usinessman on boats.
("*)+o not dis$uss /oyae details3 $aro details3 or any ot!er /ital information on
@'4.
("5)5eep 4ire Pump runnin t!rou!out t!e Passae #it! 4oam Monitor <uns (2
4or#ard of t!e %$$ommodation) sprayin #ater to#ards t!e s!ipside.
(".)(emo/e %ir Motors from t!e %$$ommodation 6adders.
("0)C!e$) t!e SS%S on reular basis.
("1)'a/e t!e arranements to lo$) all t!e Aaterti!t +oors & 4ire doors from inside
in su$! a #ay t!at t!ey $an be opened by Cre# in $ase of any ,meren$y for e.
7ra$)ets3 7olt & Nut arranement.