Piracy and armed robbery against merchant vessels is a global issue and should have a global solution, Much emphasis has been published on the Gulf of Aden and Horn of Africa, but ships are commonly boarded and robbed throughout the world. ISSG Holdings, Ltd. and Evolutionary Security Management, Inc. have combined their efforts and expertise to bring a total security solution to the maritime industry.
Having security teams on board merchant vessels can be expensive, and at times, in the 'maritime culture,' can be an invasive situation, or necessary evil. Shipping companies now have the option to have their vessels properly prepared and crews trained to control their environment globally.
Mr. Murrell, CEO of ISSG Holdings, Ltd. says "we can advise on the appropriate infrastructure for each individual vessel, train the crew and provide enhanced compliance with the ISPS Code, and the shipping company can avoid the high cost of on board security teams for every special transit like the Gulf of Aden."
This is done with a vessel specific risk assessment for each vessel in a given fleet. One individual will board the vessel and complete an inspection, which in turn is transformed into a specific assessment as to the needed infrastructure for that vessels needs. This is specifically in line with the latest IMO Circular MSC.1/CRC1333, section 29, published in June, 2009. ISSG has always given a vessel specific risk assessment for every quotation of security service and is delighted that the latest IMO circular is in line with it's doctrine.
Murrell says "we know that some companies want to hire security teams and some would rather have their own capacity to protect their assets and crews. This is why we have developed the total integrated security solution option."
with the total integrated security solution, it is not merely the vessels that are getting the training and infrastructure. In addition, Evolutionary Security management, inc. is providing the necessary training and infrastructure at the corporate level. Preparation is not just for ships, but for management as well.
The infrastructure that is set in place, is a complete planning and execution scenario to include pre and post contingency preparation, total security infrastructure for the vessel. All ending with the ability to control the ships environment as well as bringing the vessel and corporate offices into complete compliance with the ISPS code and IMO recommendations.
This is no small feat as the intent is to prepare all vessels of any size shipping company to be a wholly compliant and secure system. The cost is based on the number of vessels owned by a particular company, as all of the vessels in any particular company will be prepared to face today's maritime environment based on each individual vessels characteristics.
