Marine Security Advisory: 08/2009 - RAISING TO SECURITY LEVEL II - FOR VESSELS TRANSITING OFF THE EAST COAST OF AFRICA, EAST COAST OF OMAN, SEYCHELLES and THE SOUTHERN RED SEA

November 23, 2009

MARITIME SECURITYADVISORY – 08/2009

This Security Advisory supersedes ‘Security Advisory: 05/2009

SUBJECT: RAISING TO SECURITY LEVEL II - FOR VESSELS TRANSITING OFF THE EAST

COAST OF AFRICA, EAST COAST OF OMAN, SEYCHELLES and THE SOUTHERN RED SEA

Reference:

(a) Marine Ops Note 09/2009.

(b) MSC.1/Circ.1335

Dear Owners/Operators/Company Security officers/Masters:

In response to recent piracy attacks that have occurred outside the previously defined pirate activity area, the Liberian Administration has set a MANDATORY SECURITY LEVEL II for all Liberian flagged vessels when transiting off the coast of EAST AFRICA, the coast of EAST OMAN the Coast of Madagascar, Seychelles and the southern RED SEA, effective immediately.

Mandatory Security Level II shall be set when transiting within 1000 nm from the coast of East Africa between LAT 16° North to LAT 25° South, within 50 NM from the East Coast of Oman and in the southern part of the Red Sea below LAT 16°20’ North, and reported to the Administration via e-mail to security@LISCR.com. Security Level II is required to ensure higher vigilance and tighter controls to protect against possible acts of piracy. (SEE ATTACHED ILLUSTRATION).

Owners are also strongly encouraged to advise their Masters to keep their vessels a distance of at least 700nm from the coast of Somalia and 1000 nm from the coast of Kenya and Tanzania (between 0° and 15° south) if possible, when not calling at ports in the area, and to remain vigilant and question the intentions of all craft approaching their vessels.

The increase to Security Level II will remain in effect until further notice.

In addition to the above precautionary measures Owners, Operators, and Company Security Officers should take the following actions:

• Review Ship Security Assessments and Ship Security Plans to ensure internationally recognized Best Management Practices to Deter Piracy in the Gulf of Aden and off the Coast of Somalia, contained in MSC.1/Circ.1335 and other guidance issued by IMO, industry and military sources regarding piracy and armed robbery in the area described in this Advisory have been taken into account in accordance with Administration’s Marine Operations Note 09-2009.
• Follow the emergency reporting procedures and schemes illustrated in Liberian Security Advisory 11/2008.
• Company Security Officers should report any incident of attempted piracy or armed robbery. The report should include an assessment of the effectiveness of any measures taken by the vessel to deter the attack.

For more information please contact the Security Department at telephone + 1 703 251 2435 email security@liscr.com; LISCR Duty Officer + 1 703 963 6216 email: dutyofficer@liscr.com. Information regarding piracy prevention training is available at: http://www.liscr.com/liscr/PiracyPrevention/tabid/222/Default.aspx

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*Note: The shaded area is for illustration purpose only and is not to be considered as the actual coordinates

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