Vessels are advised to exercise extreme caution when navigating within 100 nautical miles of the positions given in the warnings below and maintain maximum CPA with any ship acting suspiciously.
Experience has shown that to transit W of 60E significantly increases the risk of piracy, although attacks have and will occur E of this area.
The NATO Shipping Centre advises all vessels navigating in the Indian Ocean to consider keeping East of 60E when routing North/South and to consider routing East of 60E and South of 10S when proceeding to and from ports in South Africa , Tanzania and Kenya
Vessels should report to UKMTO Dubai (UKMTO@eim.ae or Telephone+971 50 552 3215) on entering the UKMTO Voluntary Reporting Area (VRA) bound by Suez
Thereafter vessels should report their position, course and speed daily. While navigating in the region vessels are urged to operate at a heightened state of readiness, maintaining strict 24 hour anti-piracy visual and radar watches.Throughout the UKMTO VRA vessels should implement Self Protective (defensive) measures in accordance with Best Management Practices Version 3 dated June 2010, please see www.shipping.nato.int
Upon receiving the vessels initial report, UKMTO will reply giving specific threat guidance relevant at the time.
Merchant vessels are requested to report any suspicious activity to UKMTO Dubai
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