The security situation in the Southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden is extremely serious with civilian merchant ships being fired upon and the lives of seafarers being put at risk on a daily basis. Seafarers have been killed and seriously injured in these deliberate and targeted attacks. The co-sponsors detail the volume and the impact of attacks faced by civilian seafarers and request a detailed discussion on the issue within an appropriate group with the aims to condemn the attacks on seafarers and ships and to identify how to achieve a long-lasting security situation that can be put in place after the immediate crisis is resolved.

In order to serve the need for a holistic risk-based approach, and prioritization of risk prevention and mitigation enhancement when developing amendments, this document proposes that the Sub-Committee, taking into account the preliminary work by the co-sponsors, prepare a list of potential risk-prevention-related areas that would fall under the purview of the CCC Sub-Committee, which could be identified throughout the period of working under this output; and forward this list to the CCC Sub-Committee for consideration and taking action, as appropriate.