Proceedings Of The Marine

SPR 2012

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For more INFORMATION: Anti-Piracy DVD To learn more about the schools and educational organizations in this article, go to: U.S. Merchant Marine Academy 300 Steamboat Road Kings Point, NY 11024 Telephone: 516-726-5800 http://www.usmma.edu/default.htm Maine Maritime Academy 5 Pleasant St. Castine, ME 04420-0001 Telephone: 800-227-8465 http://www.mainemaritime.edu/ California Maritime Academy 200 Maritime Academy Drive Vallejo, CA 94590 Telephone: 707- 654-1000 https://www.csum.edu/web/mycampus/home The STAR Center in Dania, Florida, operated by the American Maritime Officers organization 2 West Dixie Highway Dania Beach, FL 33004-4312 Telephone: 954- 920-3222 http://www.star-center.com/ The Seafarers International Union 635 4th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11232-1001 Telephone: 718-499-6600 http://www.seafarers.org/ Paul Hall Center for Maritime Training and Education P.O. Box 75 Piney Point, MD 20674-0075 Telephone: 877-235-3275. http://www.seafarers.org/paulhallcenter/phc.asp MARAD's Ship Operations Cooperative Program, Inc. 12021 Open Run Road Ellicott City, MD 21042 Telephone: 301-LET-SOCP (538-7627) Acknowledgements: The author thanks Dr. Evelyn Hively, Mr. Dennis Compton, Mr. Owen Doherty, Captain Bob Ford, Mr. Greg Hall, and Mr. Todd Ripley for their kind assistance. About the author: Captain Helmick led the development of U.S. maritime security education and training standards and curricula under the Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002. He serves as author and co- author of model maritime security courses for the International Mar- itime Organization. He also chairs the MARAD/USCG committee that developed the national course approval program for maritime security training providers. international conventions and national regulations LQFUHDVLQJO\ UHÁHFW WKLV DZDUHQHVV The U.S. Department of Transportation's Mari- time Administration, in partnership with the Ship Operations Cooperative Program, produced a DVD to help train merchant mariners regarding best practices to reduce the risks associated with piracy, theft, and armed robbery at sea. The DVD is divided into two sections: 1. onboard anti-piracy measures for mariners, 2. crew hostage situation awareness and response. The final product is intended to prepare mer- chant mariners to undertake sensible anti-piracy actions, and, in the event of capture, to survive hostage situations. To order the DVD, go to: www.socp.us. 42 Proceedings Spring 2012 www.uscg.mil/proceedings

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