The document discusses piracy, defining it as the act of boarding vessels with intent to commit crimes, and outlines its global prevalence, particularly in regions like Somalia and the Gulf of Aden. It highlights various causes of piracy, such as technological advancements and insufficient regulation, along with the underreporting of incidents due to fear of increased insurance costs. The document also presents anti-piracy measures, including new technologies and strategies aimed at improving maritime security and reducing pirate attacks.

1. PRESENTED BY
PRATEEK BARANWAL
C.RETHINAVEL PANDI
Birla Insttitute Of technology
and Sciences, Pilani

2. "Piracy is the act of boarding
any vessel with an intent to
commit theft or any other
crime, and with an intent or
capacity to use force in
furtherance of that act."
"Hostis Humani Generis" - -
"Enemy of the human race."

4. Technology
Lack of Regulation
Disrupted Governmental
Administration
Reduced Naval Presence
CAUSES OF PIRACY

5. GLOBAL PIRACY
 Piracy can happen anywhere
Somalia-Gulf of Aden
Ivory Coast
North Africa
Straits of Gibraltar
Straits of Malacca
Caribbean
Lake Erie
Every Where else!

7. 0
500
1000
1500
2000
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Crews hijacked
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
Number of crew held hostage

8. TYPESOF PIRATEATTACKS
•Rob the crew and escape
•Rob the crew and steal the cargo
•Pre-Planned Stowaway Trick
•Little Mermaid
• Phantom Ship

10. YESTERDAY & TODAY
Earlier they used machetes, knives and pistols.
Today they still use knives but now they carry AK-47s and
RPGs

11. OFFICIAL REPORTS MENTION ONLY A FRACTION OF THE
PROBLEM .
PIRATE GANGS HAVE PENETRATED SHIPPING COMPANIES,
PORT AUTHORITIES AND EVEN CUSTOMS SERVICES.
TO AVOID INCREASED INSURANCE PREMIUMS.
UNLESS THERE IS A MURDER OR A VESSEL SEIZURE THE ACT
MAY GO UNREPORTED.
PROBLEM OF UNDER-REPORTING

12. ANTIPIRACY
WEAPONS
OpticalLaser Distractor
 BoatTrap
 Non-
Lethallaunchers
Secure ShipElectricFence
ShipLocSystem
Robot antipirate boats

13. These types of
non-blinding laser
devices use highly
directional optical
energy to support
several non-lethal
missions.
OPTICAL LASER DISTRACTOR

14. •This device involves
dropping an
entangling net from
a helicopter into the
path of a boat.
• The net entangles
in the boat’s
propeller, forcing the
vessel to a safe stop.
BOAT TRAP

15. High-voltage
electric fence
for ships is
the latest
weapon to
fight against
piracy.
SHIP ELECTRIC FENCE

16. One particularly effective
system is known as
"Shiploc" which uses a
hidden personal computer
aboard ship to monitor
position by satellite 24
hours a day. Should anyone
breach a fiber optic network
stretched around the
vessels perimeter, an
automatic signal is provided
both to the ship's crew and
authorities ashore.
SHIP LOC SYSTEM

17. NON LETHAL LAUNCHERS
It provides a less
than lethal
ordnance platform
that can fire smoke,
flares and low
impact explosive
charges to deter,
delay and defend
against potential
boarders.

18. ROBOT ANTI PIRATE BOATS
The unmanned
Protector could be
remote-operated
from around 10
miles away, with
enough on-board
sensors, speakers
and microphones to
make contact with a
vessel before it’s too
late.

19. VULNERABILITIES
 Successful attacks illustrate the following common
vulnerabilities
 Low Freeboard
 Inadequate Planning & Procedures
 Visibly low state of alert or lack of evident self-
protective measures
 When the ship looks as if it will respond slowly or not at
all
 Ship did not heed piracy warnings.

20. ANTIPIRACY ACTION PLAN
 This plan has six prime objectives for 2011 :
 to increase pressure at the political level to secure the
release of all hostages being held by pirates;
 to review and improve the IMO guidelines to
administrations and seafarers and promote compliance
with industry best management practices and the
recommended preventive, evasive and defensive
measures ships should follow;
 to promote greater levels of support from, and
coordination with, navies;

21. Contd. . .
 to promote anti-piracy coordination and co-operation
procedures between and among States, regions,
organizations .
 to assist States to build capacity in piracy-infested regions of
the world,
 to provide care, during the post-traumatic period, for those
attacked or hijacked by pirates and for their families.

22. World Maritime Day theme
‘Piracy: orchestrating the response’
SOS (Save Our Seafarers) campaign which aims to
highlight the plight of seafarers and bring pressure on
governments
The problem area has spread from Somalia itself to 1,500
miles out to sea, almost to India’s coast

23. MARITIME SECURITY
SOLUTIONS
 On Board Security Service
 Vessel Escort Services
 The Ship Loc System
 Private Navies
 Yacht Security Services
 Risk Assessment and Evaluation Service
 Intelligence Gathering
 Online Anti-piracy Training for Mariners
 Residential Anti-piracy Training

24. “Remember that you’re
not captured or dead
until you say so!”
“Don’t give up the
ship!”