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Subject: Floating Armouries in the Indian Ocean
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New Research Note: *Floating Armouries in the Indian Ocean*
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*Floating Armouries in the Indian Ocean*
A floating armoury is a ship that operates in international waters and
provides services for maritime private security companies (PSCs). In 2014,
most floating armouries were converted tugs, but many other types of
vessels are in use, including offshore supply ships, patrol vessels, diving
support vessels, and anchor handling vessels.
They provide a range of services including the embarkation and
disembarkation of PSC personnel, arms, and equipment between a commercial
vessel or port and the floating armoury; storage, service, and maintenance,
or rental of arms; and the provision of accommodation and other services
for private armed guard teams, such as visa arrangements.
In 2014 around 30 floating armouries were in operation in the Indian
Ocean’s ‘high risk area’ (HRA), servicing an industry that has
expanded from around 56 registered maritime PSCs in 2010 to more than 400
in 2014.
Floating armoury security and management practices vary significantly.
Poor storage conditions risk advertising the status of the vessel as a
floating armoury and possibly attracting unwanted attention from pirates or
terrorists. In addition, new market entrants could seek to undercut
existing operations by slashing costs and neglecting armoury security.
A new Small Arms Survey Research Note, ‘Floating Armouries in the Indian
Ocean’ summarizes the findings of a chapter in the* Small Arms Survey 2015:
Weapons and the World*. This volume was launched on 1 June at the Second
Meeting Governmental Experts, at the United Nations in New York.
The Research Note presents basic information on the number of floating
armouries operating in the HRA, their use, the number of arms they store,
and an overview of some of the approaches to regulating floating armouries
to ensure safe and secure practices.
- *Download *the Research Note *Floating Armouries in the Indian Ocean*:
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