Objective There is a bewildering array of ongoing actions in the field of countering pirate assaults and there are a large number of options available to shipping companies to mitigate the risk of piracy and to deter pirates. However there is scant information regarding their operational effectiveness or the cost benefits of their use, particularly when employed in combination as part of a holistic approach addressing; the particular vulnerabilities of each vessel, non-lethal response measures and armed security guards, crew training and abilities, shipping business practices and pressures, pirate tactics and the impact of environmental factors (visibility, currents, waves and wind speed) on all. The users need tools to assess the available counter-measures, the current and future threat situations, identify and quantify the risks and aid their decisions before and during their voyages.PROMERC aims to reduce the vulnerability of EU merchant fleets and maritime supply lines to criminal abduction and extortion and thereby reduce risk to mariners, shipping, and the environment, while also reducing costs. This will be delivered through the provision of:- Independent review and recommendations about non-lethal technologies for pirate avoidance and opposing the boarding of vessels by pirates.- An automated voyage planning support tool to aid shore based authorities, which will balance routeing to mitigate risk against incurring additional fuel costs due to re-routeing and increased speed.- An automated decision support tool to provide seafarers with real time threat assessment, evaluation of possible courses of action and a recommended course of action. A manual to aid in the selection and use of appropriate counter piracy measures in a layered holistic defence.- Recommendations on the further development of counter piracy measures. Fields of science engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuels Programme(s) FP7-SECURITY - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Security Topic(s) SEC-2013.2.4-2 - Non-military protection measures for merchant shipping against piracy – Capability Project or Coordination and Support Action (Coordinating Action) Call for proposal FP7-SEC-2013-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CP-FP - Small or medium-scale focused research project Coordinator MARINE & REMOTE SENSING SOLUTIONS LIMITED Address King s hill avenue 2 king s hill ME19 4AQ West malling kent United Kingdom See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Huw Davies (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution No data Participants (9) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all NATO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION Belgium EU contribution € 462 041,00 Address Boulevard leopold iii 1110 Bruxelles / brussel See on map Region Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Région de Bruxelles-Capitale/ Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest Arr. de Bruxelles-Capitale/Arr. 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