1. Maritime Liaison Office Bahrain Amman, Jordan Captain Tom Hastings 4 October 2009

2. MARLO Mission The Maritime Liaison Office (MARLO) serves as the liaison between the Combined Maritime Forces and the commercial maritime community in the Middle East and East Africa region

3. Area of Responsibility

4. MARLO Issues International Ship and Port Security (ISPS) Code Contract Bids Navy Port Calls Naval Exercises Boardings Documentation Aids to Navigation Environmental Issues Progress in Iraq, Umm Qasr Security Search and Rescue

5. Counter-Piracy Navies National Navies –Russia, China, India, Japan –Typically will escort own state flag vessels European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) –Operation ATALANTA –Protects United Nations World Food Programme shipments North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) –Standing NATO Maritime Group deploys to area, conducts patrols Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) –US sponsored naval coalition (23 countries), conducts patrols in corridor –Combined Task Force 151 is dedicated counter-piracy task force Arab Naval Task Force –In planning stages in case it is needed in the Red Sea

6. Other Counter-Piracy Parties UK Maritime Trade Organization (UKMTO) –Phone: +971 50 552 3215 –Email: ukmto@eim.aeukmto@eim.ae Maritime Liaison Office (MARLO) –Phone +973 3940 1395 –Email: marlo.bahrain@me.navy.milmarlo.bahrain@me.navy.mil –Website: http://www.cusnc.navy.mil/marlohttp://www.cusnc.navy.mil/marlo European Union MSCHOA –Phone: +44(0)1923 958545 –Email: postmaster@mschoa.org,postmaster@mschoa.org –Website: http://www.mschoa.orghttp://www.mschoa.org International Maritime Bureau (IMB): –Phone +60 3 2078 5763 –Email: piracy@icc-ccs.orgpiracy@icc-ccs.org

7. Counter-Piracy Essentials Prior to Transit –Register at EUs MSCHOA website: http://www.mschoa.orghttp://www.mschoa.org –Contact UKMTO or MARLO for additional guidance For Transit of High Risk Areas –If your vessel speed is 10-18 knots, use the Gulf of Aden Group Transits –For vessels faster than 18 knots, transit between 47ºE and 49 ºE during the hours of darkness –For vessels slower than 10 knots, contact UKMTO for routing guidance –Send position reports to UKMTO at ukmto@eim.ae daily at noonukmto@eim.ae In Case of Emergency –UKMTO (primary): +971 50 552 3215 –MARLO: +973 3940 1395 –Do not stop, naval assistance in the Gulf of Aden takes at least 30 min

8. Gulf of Aden Group Transits

10. Speed (Kts) Time to enter corridor eastbound (Z) (Point A) Time to enter corridor eastbound (Local) (Point A) Time to enter corridor westbound (Z) (Point B) Time to enter corridor westbound (Local) (Point B) 100100040015001800 120530083021000001 140830113001000400 161100140005300830 181300160007001000 Register at http://www.mschoa.orghttp://www.mschoa.org Pt A 11º 50'N - 045º 00'E (SW Gulf of Aden) Pt B 14º 28'N - 053º 00'E (North of Socotra Island)

11. US Military and MARLO SDDC Surface Deployment Distribution Command 595 th TTP Transportation Terminal Group TRANSCOM Responsible for all movement of goods for the US military worldwide CENTCOM Responsible for all US military Operations In the Middle East NAVCENT Central Command, Naval Forces MARLO Maritime Liaison Office Commercial Shipping Industry 840 th Transport Battalion (Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait)

12. Retrograde Operations Point of Contact for 840 th Battalion Mr. Ricardo A. Wallace Office Phone: +965 9923-0358 Email: ricardo.wallace@us.army.mil

13. MARLO Contact Information MARLO Jordan Liaison Officer –Andrew Sand: andrew.sand@me.navy.mil, +973 3932 0273andrew.sand@me.navy.mil Website: www.cusnc.navy.mil/marlowww.cusnc.navy.mil/marlo Office Email: marlo.bahrain@me.navy.milmarlo.bahrain@me.navy.mil Daytime Office Phone: +973 1785 3925 24 Hour Emergency Number: +973 3940 1395 Address: –P.O. Box 116 (MARLO) –Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain

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