Prometheus
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On my BA flight out to my contract I was fortunate or unfortunate depending how you look at it to be sitting next to some bigwig in a seafares union. He was on his way for a marsec conference in Athens and we got chatting, he stated catergorically that British seamen did not want armed guards on the their ships. The reasons he gave were as follows, the crew feared it would provoke and attack through intimidation, if the guards had guns the prirates would get bigger guns and the situation would escalate, they did not wish to be involved in a fire fight.
I'm no Marsec expert but he was interested in my views and how British security guys conduct themselves (professionally). He admitted that he had never discussed these issues with anyone from the Marsec industry and I perceived he was niaive. I formed the opinion that many British seamen are ill informed regarding mearsures to protect vessels and how much of a deterrent armed guards can have.
Cheers
On my BA flight out to my contract I was fortunate or unfortunate depending how you look at it to be sitting next to some bigwig in a seafares union. He was on his way for a marsec conference in Athens and we got chatting, he stated catergorically that British seamen did not want armed guards on the their ships. The reasons he gave were as follows, the crew feared it would provoke and attack through intimidation, if the guards had guns the prirates would get bigger guns and the situation would escalate, they did not wish to be involved in a fire fight.
I'm no Marsec expert but he was interested in my views and how British security guys conduct themselves (professionally). He admitted that he had never discussed these issues with anyone from the Marsec industry and I perceived he was niaive. I formed the opinion that many British seamen are ill informed regarding mearsures to protect vessels and how much of a deterrent armed guards can have.
Cheers