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1 DJIBOUTI CODE OF CONDUCT PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT IMO Edition 1: June 2011-Jan 2012 International Maritime Organization Maritime Safety Division Djibouti Code of Conduct Project Implementation Unit

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3 I met United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York, at the end of January, and secured his support that counter-piracy capacity building in Somalia and neighbouring countries should be enhanced through further co-operation between IMO and the UN, UN specialized agencies and other relevant international organizations. This initiative will build on IMO s existing capacity-building activities under the Djibouti Code of Conduct, funded by the Djibouti Code Trust Fund. Despite the substantial and measurable progress that has been made in combating Somalia-based piracy it, nevertheless, continues to blight the shipping world and the plight of innocent seafarers held hostage for ransom may be the most immediate and harrowing aspect of this crisis on a personal level; but the increasing economic and social costs, both within shipping and beyond, are also of the utmost seriousness. Piracy is a multi-faceted problem and to address it successfully will require coordinated activity across many fronts. The building of effective counter-piracy capacity and infrastructure in the affected region; the development of proper legal and criminal infrastructures; undermining the pirate economy and its associated financial model; helping to develop viable, alternative sources of income for those who have been, or may be, tempted to turn to crime: these are some of the areas on which the spotlight must now shine more brightly if we are to bring piracy to an end. Mr. Koji Sekimizu Secretary-General, International Maritime Organization

4 IMO DJIBOUTI CODE OF CONDUCT PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT The Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Maritime Security and Anti-Piracy Programmes: To ensure that the Organization makes further progress dealing with piracy, Mr. Sekimizu appointed Mr. Hartmut Hesse as Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Maritime Security and Anti-Piracy Programmes. Mr. Hesse will be taking responsibility for the implementation of the Djibouti Code of Conduct and will also act as the IMO representative to conferences and meetings dealing with piracy issues. It is a great honour to be appointed to further IMO s work in countering piracy, and I am particularly pleased to be able to provide strategic steerage to the Djibouti Code of conduct is the year in which we will review the Code of conduct, and this work will be undertaken against a background of delivery in information sharing, regional training and capacity building over the last 2 years. IMO is not able to fight piracy alone, and will this year cooperate even closer with the United Nations and its various relevant entities as well as entering into partnerships with the European Union and the Indian Ocean Commission to coordinate our capacity building efforts in order to strengthen our response by combining our individual strengths. We will also seek to get more from the framework that is the Djibouti Code of conduct, and believe that many of the variety of counter-piracy activities being undertaken in the region can be used as a basis for developing the African Union s maritime strategy.

5 DJIBOUTI CODE OF CONDUCT PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT IMO The Djibouti Code of Conduct The Code of Conduct concerning the Repression of Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in the Western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden (the Djibouti Code of Conduct) provides a framework for capacity building in the Gulf of Aden and Western Indian Ocean to combat the threat of piracy. It is a partnership of the willing and continues to both deliver against its aims as well as attract increasing membership. It has evolved with the addition of the Project Implementation Unit and the Trust Fund into a popular conduit for donors to support bespoke counter-piracy projects in the region. The Code was signed on 29 January 2009 by the representatives of: Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Maldives, Seychelles, Somalia, the United Republic of Tanzania and Yemen. Since the meeting further countries have signed bringing the total to 18 countries from the 21 eligible.

6 IMO DJIBOUTI CODE OF CONDUCT PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT Djibouti Code of Conduct Trust Fund The Djibouti Code of Conduct Trust Fund is a multi-donor voluntary fund. Financial contributions may be made by Member States of the United Nations or the IMO, organizations, institutions or private individuals to support counter piracy capacity building. Member States, intergovernmental organizations with which the IMO has relations and non-governmental organizations with consultative status are also able to support the efforts of IMO by providing in-kind support. Djibouti Code of Conduct Trust Fund Donors Japan US$ Netherlands US$ Norway US$ Republic of Korea US$ France US$ The Marshall Islands US$ Saudi Arabia US$ The Fund that remains open for donations to assist the IMO to counter piracy within the Djibouti Code of Conduct framework. To download the Djibouti Code of Conduct, or to find out how you can contribute to this important initiative please go to our website: Djibouti Code of Conduct Implementation Unit A multi-national Project Implementation Unit (PIU) was formed within IMO in April 2010 to assist signatory States to implement the Djibouti Code of Conduct. It consists of a head of unit and specialists in operations and training, technical and computing systems, and maritime law and operates solely with monies donated to the Trust Fund.

7 DJIBOUTI CODE OF CONDUCT PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT IMO Information sharing Three Information Sharing Centres (ISCs) have been established in Sana a, Mombasa and Dar es Salaam, which became operational earlier in 2011 and these drive a network of National Focal Points in all signatory States and other States to which the Code is open for signature. The network is currently being used to exchange piracy incidents reports through a web portal. Area North Jordan Oman Saudi Arabia Egypt U.A.E. Sana a ISC Ethiopia Sudan Djibouti Somalia (North) Eritrea Yemen IMO INFO Mauritius Maldives Comoros S. Africa Reunion (France) Kenya Mombasa ISC Seychelles Dar es Salaam ISC Somalia (South Central) U.R. Tanzania Madagascar Mozambique Area Central Area South Regional Maritime Information Sharing Centre ReMISC Sana a Dar es Salaam Information Sharing Centre Mombasa Information Sharing Centre

8 IMO DJIBOUTI CODE OF CONDUCT PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT Training IMO has been conducting training activities in the region since 2010 and a regional training-needs matrix has been agreed, which will form the basis for training throughout 2012 and into This includes greater emphasis on linking legal agencies with maritime law-enforcement agencies, and workshops to promote an inter-agency approach to maritime security. Additionally, skills-based training in coast-guarding functions will be delivered covering operational, technical and logistical training. Building work has begun for a Regional Training Centre in Djibouti (DRTC), to which IMO is donating US$2.5 million. National Legislation/Governance Many Djibouti Code signatories have undertaken to review their national legislation with a view to ensuring that there are laws in place to criminalize piracy and armed robbery against ships and to make adequate provision for the exercise of jurisdiction, conduct of investigations and prosecution of alleged offenders. IMO is working with a number of international organizations to assess and assist with national legislation, focusing on empowering States law-enforcement forces to conduct arrests and criminal investigations under its piracy legislation and that the piracy legislation is sufficient to meet the needs of its law-enforcement and justice agencies. Workshops to address the process of enforcing national piracy law at sea and what the justice process requires to achieve prosecution have been held throughout 2011, and related work will continue through 2012, with the emphasis of bringing together all the agencies involved in the legal process to ensure pirates are prosecuted. Maritime Situational Awareness (MSA) IMO is working to develop signatory States maritime situational awareness in order to enhance their maritime law enforcement capabilities. Projects to increase the effective use of automatic identification systems (AIS), long-range identification and tracking of ships (LRIT), coastal radar and other sensors and systems are under way. This will provide States with a picture of maritime activity throughout the region, thus contributing to the delivery of maritime safety and security. IMO has entered into a partnership with the Indian Ocean Commission to extend this work to include tracking of fishing vessels to assist States in establishing control over their maritime domains. The overall MSA work is a major programme and to be successful will require considerable upgrading of infrastructure incurring additional financial investment, but it is the solution to allow the regions small maritime law-enforcement agencies (navies/coast guards etc) to gain the picture of what is happening in the maritime domain to ensure they operate more effectively to counter all maritime security threats. The work also focuses on linking maritime security and maritime safety organizations within a State by displaying data in Naval or Coast Guard HQs and MRCCs. Once broad coverage of the coastal States is achieved, the picture will be linked to provide a regional picture to assist joint patrolling by the regions maritime forces. Coastal AIS Coverage in United Republic of Tanzania Tanzania KENYA Mombasa Tanga Zanzibar Dar es Salaam Kilwa Kivinje Lindi Mtwara Mozambique

9 DJIBOUTI CODE OF CONDUCT PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT IMO PIU Featured Activities Regional training centre in Djibouti foundation stone laying 31 October 2011 As part of IMO s efforts to promote the implementation of the Djibouti Code of Conduct, the foundation stone of the building set to house a regional training centre in Djibouti was laid during a ceremony in Djibouti on Saturday 29 October The stone was laid jointly by His Excellency Mr. Ismail Omar Guelleh, the President of the Republic of Djibouti, and Mr. Koji Sekimizu. The stone laying ceremony for the construction of the Djibouti Regional Training Centre building was also attended by His Excellency Mr. Dileita Mohamed Dileita, Prime Minister of the Republic of Djibouti, His Excellency Mr. Mahmoud Ali Yusuf, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Djibouti, His Excellency Mr. Mohamed Moussa Ibrahim Balala, Minister of Equipment and Transport, Republic of Djibouti, as well as other dignitaries. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to allow the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to fund the building of a regional training centre in Djibouti was signed on 30 May 2011, in Djibouti. Laying the first stone marks the commencement of the construction of the building which is expected to be completed by September The training centre will be built using funds donated to the IMO Djibouti Code of Conduct Trust Fund. The regional training centre will, when completed, be used to coordinate regional training as well as provide a venue augmenting existing training centres for training being conducted within the Djibouti Code of Conduct. A regional training-needs matrix has been agreed, which will form the basis for training throughout 2012 and into 2013, covering such issues as linking legal agencies with maritime lawenforcement agencies, and including workshops to promote an inter-agency approach to maritime security, as well as an increased emphasis on operational coast guarding functions. The most important role of the centre will be matching available training to the region s training needs and IMO will provide a Training Coordinator in the region from the start of 2012 to deliver this hugely important function across the whole of the region s training. IMO/UNODC Legal Training for Counter Piracy Operations, Nairobi September 2011 The training focused on enforcement and policy formulating officials who deal with the operational, policy or legal aspects of maritime law-enforcement particularly those responsible for counter-piracy and armed robbery at sea. It has been developed to provide an opportunity for training, experience exchange and practical scenariobased exercise related to developing Rules of Engagement (ROE) for maritime law enforcement operations. It was developed to assist the States which have signed the Djibouti Code of Conduct or to which the Code is open for signature to discuss and examine the legal and operational opportunities and mechanisms for maritime law-enforcement ROE.

10 IMO DJIBOUTI CODE OF CONDUCT PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT Piracy centres expand information network 11 Nov 2011 Continued dialogue between the ISCs is fully supported by IMO, as part of its wider aim to promote closer crossregional collaboration through sharing best practices, information exchange and capacity-building efforts. Other users of the ISC Network are: UKMTO Dubai, NATO Shipping Centre and MSCHOA. DRCT Training Course on Transposition of International Maritime Law Djibouti, 3 8 December 2011 The piracy information-sharing infrastructure covering Asia and the Indian Ocean has been significantly enhanced with the signing today (11 November 2011) of an important agreement in Singapore. The agreement, signed by the three Djibouti Code Information Sharing Centres (ISCs) and the Singaporebased ReCAAP ISC, establishes a set of standard operating procedures for communicating and exchanging piracy-related information and will result in a major expansion of the reporting area of such incidents. Under the Djibouti Code of Conduct, three ISCs have been established, in Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, Mombasa, Kenya and Sana a, Yemen. The three ISCs were declared operational during the first half of 2011 and have since actively collected and disseminated piracy-related information ReCAAP (The Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia) entered into force on 4 September 2006 and established the ReCAAP ISC in Singapore. The roles of the ReCAAP ISC include exchanging information among Contracting Parties on incidents of piracy and armed robbery, supporting the capacity-building efforts of Contracting Parties and facilitating cooperative arrangements. Training event run in Djibouti Chamber of Commerce, in co-operation with the Djibouti Regional training Centre (DRTC) and the European Union. The course has been developed to provide an opportunity for training and practical experience in the drafting of national legislations. The aim was to assist the States which have signed the Djibouti Code of Conduct or to which the Code is open for signature to discuss and examine the limitation of application of national legislations and mechanisms or maritime law-enforcement. The move to forge closer ties between the ISCs comes against the background of the continuing threat posed by piracy to maritime trade and the safe passage of ships through the Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden. Piracy attacks have been reported close to the western coast of India, a ReCAAP Contracting Party, and many ships with flag or crews from ReCAAP Contracting Parties are being affected. Pooling resources between Djibouti Code of Conduct and ReCAAP ISCs will ensure vital piracy information can be shared across as wide an area as possible.

11 DJIBOUTI CODE OF CONDUCT PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT IMO Participation of the ISC Managers at the ReCAAP Capacity Building Workshop November 2011, Goa Participation of the ISCs in the multi-lateral CUTLASS EXPRESS Counter-piracy training exercise Dar es Salaam, October 2011 This US Navy African Command initiated multilateral counter-piracy training exercise involved many of the Djibouti Code of Conduct States. CUTLASS EXPRESS was organized by the US African Command, in co-operation with IMO, NATO, EUNAVFOR and many of the Djibouti Code of Conduct States The participation of the DCoC ISCs broadened the joint civilmilitary efforts to combat piracy in the western Indian Ocean with special emphasis on the piracy information exchange. The DCoC ISCs actively participated during the exercise and passed information to their affiliated national focal points. Indian Coast Guard anti-piracy capability demonstration The DCoC ISC managers took part in a tabletop exercise that incorporated various scenarios of piracy incidents, information gathering and sharing of data with the ReCAAP ISC and its Focal Points. The workshop participants also observed an anti-piracy demonstration at sea by the Indian Coast Guard. ISC Core-operational procedures training workshop Mombasa, November 2011 Jointly organized by Kenya Maritime Authority, IMO, and EC MARSIC, through the DRTC Coordination Mechanism, the workshop focused on training the staff of the DCoC ISCs on core operational procedures for logging, processing and disseminating time sensitive piracy incident reports.

12 IMO DJIBOUTI CODE OF CONDUCT PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT The PIU Team Mr. Philip Holihead Head Mr. Osamu Marumoto Project Officer (Operations) Mr. Loukas Kontogiannis Project Officer (Technical) Ms. Gisela Vieira Project Officer (Legal) Mrs. Elizabeta Ferle Rilovic Project Administration Assistant Contact the team at: Useful links: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime World Food Programme United Nations Office of Legal Affairs, Division of Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea United Nations Department of Political Affairs Political Office for Somalia International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) The African Union Combined Maritime Force and Combined Task Force European Union Naval Force NATO Shipping Centre ReCAAP N199E 4 Albert Embankment London SE1 7SR United Kingdom Tel +44 (0) Fax +44 (0) piu@imo.org Print managed by Spinnaker Print Limited ISO environmental accredited printer. Printed using vegetable based inks. This is printed on FSC material under chain of custody conditions by an FSC accredited printer.