Contemporary Somali piracy : evaluating the effectiveness of counter-piracy measures

This report discusses about the effectiveness of current anti-piracy measures in the Somalia basin, which includes the Gulf of Aden, the Arabian Gulf and the Indian Ocean. Currently, the anti-piracy measures can be split into two groups, namely, the industry efforts, and the international efforts. T...

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Main Author: Tan, Cherlyn Shuyi.
Other Authors: Tiong Lee Kong, Robert
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2011
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/45209
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-452092023-03-03T17:00:37Z Contemporary Somali piracy : evaluating the effectiveness of counter-piracy measures Tan, Cherlyn Shuyi. Tiong Lee Kong, Robert School of Civil and Environmental Engineering DRNTU::Social sciences::Military and naval science DRNTU::Engineering::Maritime studies::Maritime management and business This report discusses about the effectiveness of current anti-piracy measures in the Somalia basin, which includes the Gulf of Aden, the Arabian Gulf and the Indian Ocean. Currently, the anti-piracy measures can be split into two groups, namely, the industry efforts, and the international efforts. The industry efforts refer mainly to the Best Management Practices (BMP) and the usage of private armed guards. On the other hand, the international efforts looks at the measures that the governments and the international community has come up with, which includes the international conventions and laws and the deployment of naval forces. Through literature reviews, a hypothesis was drawn up to test if ship owners will most likely adhere to the BMP due to its effectiveness and ability to overcome the limitations imposed by the international measures. Bachelor of Science (Maritime Studies) 2011-06-10T02:33:39Z 2011-06-10T02:33:39Z 2011 2011 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/45209 en Nanyang Technological University 137 p. application/pdf
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Tan, Cherlyn Shuyi.
Contemporary Somali piracy : evaluating the effectiveness of counter-piracy measures
description This report discusses about the effectiveness of current anti-piracy measures in the Somalia basin, which includes the Gulf of Aden, the Arabian Gulf and the Indian Ocean. Currently, the anti-piracy measures can be split into two groups, namely, the industry efforts, and the international efforts. The industry efforts refer mainly to the Best Management Practices (BMP) and the usage of private armed guards. On the other hand, the international efforts looks at the measures that the governments and the international community has come up with, which includes the international conventions and laws and the deployment of naval forces. Through literature reviews, a hypothesis was drawn up to test if ship owners will most likely adhere to the BMP due to its effectiveness and ability to overcome the limitations imposed by the international measures.
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title Contemporary Somali piracy : evaluating the effectiveness of counter-piracy measures
title_short Contemporary Somali piracy : evaluating the effectiveness of counter-piracy measures
title_full Contemporary Somali piracy : evaluating the effectiveness of counter-piracy measures
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title_full_unstemmed Contemporary Somali piracy : evaluating the effectiveness of counter-piracy measures
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