Year Published
2018
Edition
Fifth Edition
Revision Status
Current
Author
BIMCO, ICS, IGP&I Clubs, INTERTANKO and OCIMF
Publisher
Witherby Seamanship
Price
FREE
BMP5 is the fifth edition of the Best Management Practices (BMP), which are jointly produced by shipping organisations, with the support of military organisations, to help ship operators, Masters and mariners prepare for external threats to safety.
This edition helps mariners detect, deter and delay threats in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea. The guidance is written primarily for oil tankers and gas carriers, but much of the advice will be appropriate to other types of ship. It complements guidance on piracy in the latest IMO MSC circulars, but also addresses other threats specific to the region.
BMP5 updates and supersedes the guidance contained in the fourth edition published in 2011 (BMP4), which has now been withdrawn.
This publication will help ship operators, Masters and mariners prepare for external threats to safety in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aden, Indian Ocean and Arabian Sea. It is jointly authored by shipping industry organisations and supported by military organisations. It complements guidance on piracy in the latest IMO MSC circulars, but also addresses threats specific to the region.
This edition of BMP is written primarily for oil tankers and gas carriers, but much of the guidance will be applicable to other types of ship. Its contents have been reordered to reflect the latest risk assessment, planning, reporting and mitigation process. Transit corridors and reporting procedures have been reviewed and emphasis is placed on the role of the mariner in reporting suspicious activity to the UKMTO.
