Guidance

Section 5 authorisation to protect UK-registered ships: guidance to applicants

Outlines the authorisation process on the use of armed guards on UK-registered ships.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 25 April 2012
• Last updated: 1 December 2015 — See all updates

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Guidance to applicants for section 5 authorisation to protect UK-registered ships

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The policy to allow the use of armed guards applies only in exceptional circumstances to ships transiting the area at risk of attack by pirates.

The use of armed guards must be assessed to reduce the risk to the lives and well-being of those onboard the ship.

Published 25 April 2012
Last updated 1 December 2015 + show all updates

1. 1 December 2015

   Updated chapter 30 published.

2. 25 April 2012

   First published.