MARINA ADVISORY NO. 2009-23, August 11, 2009
ESCORT OPERATION OF JAPAN MARITIME SELF-DEFENSE FORCE (MSDF)
(MSDF) has started its escort operations on 13 March 2009 which aims to
protect ships, regardless of their nationalities, from acts of piracy in
the Gulf of Aden and waters o ff the Coast of Somalia.
All concerned persons, shipping companies/ship operators/ship
managers who are interested to apply for escort to protect their ships
from possible piracy attack in the said regions, are required to
pre-register with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and
Tourism (MLIT) of the Government of Japan to provide the necessary
information or details of the ship which needs to be escorted. The
pre-registration form can be down-loaded from the MLIT website at http://www.mlit.go.jp/maritime/gaikoh/pirate/index.html.
Attached is a copy of the pre-registration form to be filled up and
sent to MLIT Anti-Piracy Contact and Coordination Office with e-mail
address at INFO-PIRACY@mlit.go.jp.
All shipowners/ship operators who applied for MSDF escorts are
required to inform MARINA in writing immediately upon pre-registration
with MLIT.
For information and guidance.
Adopted: 11 Aug. 2009
(SGD.) MARIA ELENA H. BAUTISTA
Administrator