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The Response To Piracy Threats Risk Assessment includes the following job steps and related potential hazards:
- 1. Preparation
- Lack of security knowledge
- Potential aggression from pirates
- 2. Setting up communication system
- Equipment malfunction
- Unauthorised access
- 3. Development of Response Plan
- Inadequate training
- Poor risk identification
- 4. Conduct Briefing
- Miscommunication
- Distractions during briefing
- 5. Surveillance of Threat Area
- Inadequate surveillance equipment
- Fatigue
- 6. Identifying Pirate Activity
- False alarms
- Failure of detection equipment
- 7. Alerting Response Team
- Late alerts
- Communication errors
- 8. Execution of Response Plan
- Failure to adhere to plan
- Panic or stress responses
- 9. Engaging Pirates (if necessary)
- Potential for violent encounters
- Weapon failures
- 10. Additional Support Deployment
- Delays in backup arrival
- Inadequate force size
- 11. Recovery Operations
- Mental distress post event
- Physical injuries
- 12. Third Party Communication
- Miscommunication of events
- Media misinterpretation
- 13. Report Writing
- Incomplete information
- Misinterpretation of events
- 14. Debrief and Review
- Missed learning points
- Resistance to feedback
- 15. Updating Response Protocol
- Resistance to change
- Insufficient amendments
- 16. Ongoing Training
- Risks of repetition fatigue
- Non-compliance to training
- 17. Regular System Checks
- Overlooking minor issues
- Complacency in checks
- 18. Continuous Surveillance
- Alertness fatigue
- Overdependence on technology
- 19. Effective Communication Maintenance
- Miscommunication between teams
- Inadequate reporting routes
- 20. Welfare Measures for Staff
- Overworking
- Stress and burnout