1. INTRODUCTION OF SISA INTO MARITIME SECURITY
It is perhaps ironic that pirates of a very different kind are threatening the private maritime security world. A deep concern is gripping a number of security suppliers as fears emerge that criminals may have targeted the industry with a supply of fake certificates.
According to Lloyd's List, both ship-owners and PMSCs are now at risk of employing unqualified armed guards, and anecdotal evidence suggests that some firms have found that more than 50% of their workforce's certificates contained forgeries.
A number of training providers became aware of forgeries of their own certificates being sold on the internet several weeks ago, and this has prompted an industry-wide investigation involving the UK and Mumbai police and various maritime bodies' attempts to discover how widespread the problem is.
Capt Deepak Divekar, Director, (Maritime Operations) SISA Group was responsible in exposing one such racket in Vashi, Mumbai only a few months ago. Please see link:
http://www.punemirror.in/.../Vas.../articleshow/46656546.cms
SISA Group, under guidance of our Chairman Major Sharma and the Managing Director Mr. Sameer Sharma is deeply concerned about any unlawful practices which may be associated with industry certification. We support all efforts to bring about any appropriate legal actions against the culprits. SISA Group has also informed the Shipping Ministry, Home Ministry, Defence Ministry, Police and Coast Guard about the unlawful practices.
SISA group is registered with The Director General Resettlement (DGR), New Delhi and we follow the DGR Guidelines religiously so that we can source only the genuine candidates. With Strong Liaison with Sainik (ARMY) board and Naval Cells in place, our personnel are thoroughly checked for their certification and genuineness and their authentic discharge from Indian Army and Indian Navy.
