A procedures of the escalation of force are clearly précised in every company involved in providing the maritime security of the commercial
vessels. Despite certain differences in the detailed procedures there are common guidelines which constitute a core of the behavior rules in
the case of the potential pirate attack. However, before we describe reactions to the pirate attack depending on their behavior, let us discuss
a reporting line on the ship which is significant to understand a chain of commands in the maritime security.
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A captain is always the most important link in the chain of commands in the case of the legal use of force in order to repel a thread posed by
the pirates. It is him according to the maritime law is responsible for the whole crew and a ship entrusted to him. A person is responsible for
a contact with a captain and compatible with procedures and captain decisions, opening the fire is a commander of the maritime security
team, that is a team leader (TL), who manages 3-4, and sometimes more members of the security team. A team, according to the rules and
a certain tactical rationality consists of people with relevant specializations: a commander, a deputy, a marksman and a medic. In practice,
each team member should have enough comprehensive skills to replace a colleague who was eliminated from the action (killed or wounded)
although in many companies it does not even exist a nominal division into functions beside a team member and a team leader (TL).
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