A Study on the Countermeasures for Securing Safety of Ship from Piracy Attacks

Noh, Seung-Dae; Kim, Cheol-Seung; Park, Sung-Hyeon

Journal of Navigation and Port Research 2012;36(4):273-278.
Published online May 31, 2012.

A Study on the Countermeasures for Securing Safety of Ship from Piracy Attacks

Seung-Dae Noh, Cheol-Seung Kim, Sung-Hyeon Park

Abstract

This study is concerned with the applicable countermeasures for securing safety of ship from piracy attacks. For improvements and countermeasures, we analyzed the recent anti-piracy trends. In spite of international community's various activities for safety navigating, the number of piracy in Gulf of Aden and in the vicinity of Somali waters has been increasing dramatically in the last few years, so has the number of piracy on Korean vessels. In case of piracy attack which based on Somalia, it continues constantly and widely not only near shore, but coastal and oceanic waters. This study figures out the limitations of international community's efforts including military and legal improvements. There are no studies concerning the countermeasures of bridge protection by piracy. This study suggested the additional installation of outside door of bridge as well as the adjustment of piracy operation area(POA) of Korea navy.

Key Words: Piracy;Countermeasures;Piracy Operation Area(POA);the High Risk Area;the Gulf of Aden