Piracy - BMP5 Transit Speed

BMP5 recommended transit speed in a High-Risk Area (HRA) - 18 kn minimum, higher freeboard preferred.

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Planned transit speedknFreeboardm

Boarding risk: High - consider armed team or route change

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Formula, assumptions, and limits

v \geq 18\,kn, \ F_B \geq 8\,m

Symbol	Meaning	Unit
$v$	Transit speed	kn
$F_B$	Freeboard above WL	m

Source: BMP5 - Industry Best Management Practice

In short

BMP5 recommended transit speed in a High-Risk Area (HRA) - 18 kn minimum, higher freeboard preferred.

Learn the theory War Risk and High-Risk-Area Transit