You are the Company Security Officer (CSO) for a shipping company that owns/manages a fleet of around 200 vessels of all types and flagged with a “White Flagged” (https://www.parismou.org/detentions-banning/white-grey-and-black-list), mainly open registries. At any one time, around 40% of your fleet are transiting the Indian Ocean. After a sudden increase in piracy off the coast of Somalia your Board of Directors have asked you to consider putting armed guards on the ships to protect the crews and vessels, what factors would you consider and why? Historically you are aware that the company had a bad experience hiring armed guards in the past because proper procedures were not defined by your predecessor, who was sacked. You discover that the international shipping associations have published “BMP 5” (available on Moodle), which the Chairman, who was the CEO when the previous CSO was sacked, advises you is a very good starting point.
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