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TRAINING: MARITIME SECURITY
ALL PICTURES COURTESY OF EUROPEAN SECURITY ACADEMY
MARITIME SECURITY BY ESA
Already well known worldwide for its training programs for security professionals
and contractors, the European Security Academy has jumped in at the deep end!
Quite literally so, by conducting for the first time in Central Eastern Europe specific
and targeted training for teams protecting ships, or Vessel Protection Teams.
S
ince its founding in 1992, the European
Secu rity Academy has been constantly
widening its scope of training and
services. The latest project is a course in
the realm of ship protection, “Maritime
Security Operative”, which aims to train
personnel in protecting ships against
sea pirates.
The need for such specialists is growing;
every year there are a large number of
pirate attacks on trade and passenger ships.
“The most dangerous regions for these incidents includes the
Gulf of Aden, the Strait of Malacca, or Niger Delta” says Bartosz
Bryl from European Security Academy. All that is proven by a
report of the International Maritime Bureau (IMB), a specialist
unit at the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC), according
to which in 2011 there were as many as 439 attacks!
Maritime Security Operative – How They Train
It is not easy to become a specialist in ship protection. It all
starts with specific training, as the distinctive character of
working at sea is diametrically different from working on dry
land; “Companies that create Maritime Security Teams treat this
element as a must in a CV” notes Bryl.
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