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TERMS OF REFERENCE FOR ALL EXPERTS

The experts, acting within the general terms of reference agreed by the Maritime Safety Committee, as reproduced in the previous page, should, in addition to their specific terms of reference as elaborated in the ensuing pages, use the opportunity of their visit to the three countries concerned to collect as detailed an information as possible on matters within their expertise (i.e. existing RCCs, rescue sub-centres, radiocommunication facilities (stations, ranges, transmission periods, etc.), pilot stations, patrol boats and their radio equipment, aids to navigation, navigational hazards, prevailing weather conditions, VTS services, ship reporting systems, special rules for navigation through the Strait, traffic separation schemes and other routeing measures, etc.), which they may use, following their visit, in drafting their input for insertion in the Group's final report.

In undertaking this task, the Group should take into account the pattern of attacks elsewhere and prepare recommendations which can be applied, as appropriate, in other areas of the world, where acts of piracy and armed robbery have been reported in numbers justifying action.

The Group should consider in depth all possible types of scenarios involving piracy and threat of piracy and all possible developments and outcome of such situations. The starting point for the scenarios should be when a ship approaches a high risk area and the end should include both when the risk is over in non-piracy events and, when appropriate, shore authorities have completed their actions or attempted apprehending the pirates following executed acts of piracy.

Alternative tactics, procedures, facilities and courses of action by those involved or that may be desirable to be involved should be considered and evaluated.

Based on the above considerations and evaluations, the Group should recommend tactics, procedures, facilities, courses of actions, etc. for all parties involved and for parties that are desirable to be involved, in different types of situations and stages, which, if properly applied, would prevent and combat acts of piracy, as effectively as possible.

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