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Ships transiting Indonesia to exercise enhanced vigilance, since on Mar 2, three incidents occurred off Nongsa Point, Batam Island within an interval of four hours and at close proximity to each other.
An alert informing that the perpetrators were armed in the three incidents (with a lookalike gun, knives, axe and metal rods). However, the perpetrators did not threaten or harm the crew, and escaped upon being sighted. The crew was safe and nothing was stolen in all three incidents.
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The IMO Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping considered a proposal to prioritize the revision of the IMO model course 1.21 on Personal Safety and Social Responsibilities, with a view to including specific content to establish appropriate maritime workplace behavioural norms and essential human elements of psychological safety.
In this connection, the Sub-Committee recognized that psychological safety, mental health and wellbeing (including sexual assault and sexual harassment (SASH)) are issues of serious concern in the maritime sector that required coordinated action by relevant organizations such as the International Labour Organization (ILO) and IMO.
Therefore, in order to set a robust foundation for measures to address them properly, the Sub-Committee agreed that, in the first instance, relevant requirements for inclusion in the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) should be developed, which could be followed by other actions supported by these mandatory requirements, such as the revision of model courses.
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Transport Secretary Grant Shapps MP must provide clarity on how seafarers will be affected by Russian ships being banned from entering UK ports, The Merchant Navy Welfare Board (MNWB) has urged.
It comes as Mr Shapps announced that he had written to all UK ports requesting that they deny access to any ship which they have reason to believe is Owned, controlled, chartered, or operated by any person connected with Russia΄Owned, controlled, chartered or operated by Designated Persons΄Flying the Russian flag and; Registered in Russia
However, the Merchant Navy Welfare Board (MNWB), the umbrella charity for UK Merchant Navy and fishing fleets which provides welfare support to seafarers, fishermen and their dependents, is concerned how this will impact seafarers across the world.
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The frigate Esbern Snare will end its deployment at the Gulf of Guinea due to the challenges facing European security.
Esbern Snare had been deployed in Africa since late last year, as part of the European Union’s Coordinated Maritime Presence (CMP) mission in the area.
However, the frigate is returning to Europe, after challenges facing European security, as countries confront both peer threats and low-end security challenges overseas.
It will take approximately two weeks for HDMS Esbern Snare to transit back, and when it arrives back in Denmark, it will begin “emergency preparations” to contribute to the NATO Response Force (NRF) Maritime Component.
Denmark has been one of the stronger Western European supporters of Ukraine during the ongoing Crisis. Early last month, it announced that it would be deploying F-16s to Lithuania ahead of schedule and extending the deployment of a frigate to NATO’s Standing Maritime Group One (SNMG1).