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31 October 2005, 11:25 am

Piracy, Terrorism and Small Craft Seminar

ISAF Annual Conference 2005

Singapore

A Piracy, Terrorism and Small Craft seminar will be held by the International Regulations Commission for ISAF delegates at the 2005 ISAF Annual Conference in Singapore. The seminar will take place at the Grand Copthorne Hotel on Tuesday 8 November 2005 from 0930-1100 hours local time.

The principal speaker at the seminar with be Yew Guan LIM (Mark LIM), Assistant Director, Maritime Security, MPA (Maritime Port Authority) of Singapore.

An awareness of Maritime Security is as important today as ever. Particular issues of interest to small craft include:

Piracy, including robbery and similar attacks on small craft
Terrorism, when small craft may be used as vehicles for attack.

The Singapore MPA is one of the leaders in the field of countering both piracy and terrorism and LIM will describe to delegates some of the measures being taken in Singaporean and neighbouring waters.

As well as having shared responsibility as a littoral state for one of the busiest commercial waterways in the world, Singapore has also developed its own tracking system for small craft.

All ISAF delegates are welcome to attend and are requested to inform in advance May LING at the Singapore Sailing Federation:

1500 East Coast Parkway, National Sailing Centre, Singapore 468963
Tel: (65) 6444 4555 Fax: (65) 6448 0485
mayling@singaporesailing.org.sg

ISAF is grateful to the Singapore MPA and the Singapore Sailing Federation for their assistance and support in organizing this seminar.

The room for the seminar will be posted on the ISAF notice board at the Grand Copthorne Hotel.

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