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Articoli Correlati: merchant shopping protection - security guards on board - rules
On 7 November 2019, the decree of the Ministry of the Interior no. 139 of 2019 containing the Regulations for the employment of security guards on board merchant ships flying the Italian flag, which transit in international waters at piracy risk.
The protection services of merchant ships transiting in international waters at piracy risk are carried out by security guards employed on board merchant vessels flying the Italian flag that must meet specific requirements. The methods of carrying out the merchant shipping protection services are established by the service regulation approved by the Provincial Police Headquarters where the private security institute is located, or, for security guards employed by the shipowners, by the Questore of the province in which it is based the shipping company.