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region in strengthening capacity to fight piracy and armed robbery against ships off
the coast of Somalia and bring to justice those involved in piracy and armed robbery
at sea;
80. Notes the approval by the International Maritime Organization of revised
recommendations to Governments for preventing and suppressing piracy and armed
robbery against ships, 30 revised guidance to shipowners and ship operators,
shipmasters and crews on preventing and suppressing acts of piracy and armed
robbery against ships 31 and the Code of Practice for the Investigation of the Crimes
of Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships, 32 as well as the endorsement of Best
Management Practices to Deter Piracy in the Gulf of Aden and off the Coast of
Somalia; 33
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81. Invites the Assembly of the International Maritime Organization to
consider adopting a resolution on commitments to best management practices to
avoid, deter or delay acts of piracy;
82. Welcomes the adoption on 29 January 2009 of the Code of Conduct
concerning the Repression of Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in the
Western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden (Djibouti Code of Conduct) 34 under the
auspices of the International Maritime Organization, the establishment of the
International Maritime Organization Djibouti Code Trust Fund, a multi-donor trust
fund initiated by Japan, and the ongoing activities for the implementation of the
Code of Conduct;
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83. Urges States to ensure the full implementation of resolution A.1002(25)
of the International Maritime Organization on acts of piracy and armed robbery
against ships in waters off the coast of Somalia;
84. Calls upon States that have not yet done so to become parties to the
Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime
Navigation and the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety
of Fixed Platforms Located on the Continental Shelf, 35 invites States to consider
becoming parties to the 2005 Protocols amending those instruments, 36 and urges
States Parties to take appropriate measures to ensure the effective implementation of
those instruments through the adoption of legislation, where appropriate;
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85. Calls upon States to effectively implement the International Ship and
Port Facility Security Code and the amendments to the International Convention for
the Safety of Life at Sea, 37 and to work with the International Maritime
Organization to promote safe and secure shipping while ensuring freedom of
navigation;
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86. Urges all States, in cooperation with the International Maritime
Organization, to improve the protection of offshore installations by adopting
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30
See International Maritime Organization, document MSC.1/Circ.1333, annex.
See International Maritime Organization, document MSC.1/Circ.1334, annex.
32
International Maritime Organization, Assembly resolution A.1025(26).
33
See International Maritime Organization, document MSC.1/Circ.1335.
34
See International Maritime Organization, document C 102/14, annex, attachment 1.
35
United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 1678, No. 29004.
36
International Maritime Organization, documents LEG/CONF.15/21 and 22.
37
International Maritime Organization, documents SOLAS/CONF.5/32 and 34, as well as resolution MSC.202(81)
introducing the long-range identification and tracking of ships system.
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