Drtc Crfm

The Djibouti Regional Maritime Training Centre (DRTC) or Centre Regional de Formation Maritime de Djibouti (CRFM) is a regional maritime training centre that was formed under The Djibouti Code of Conduct (DCoC). The Djibouti Code of Conduct (DCoC) is the Code of Conduct regarding Repression of Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in the Western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden which was signed on 29 January 2009. It provides a framework for capacity building in the Gulf of Aden and Western Indian Ocean to counter the threat of piracy and other crimes at sea. So far 20 countries have accented to the DCoC out of the 21 eligible to sign. A high level meeting of the DCoC adopted a Resolution (n°1) on training in May 2011, defining missions and objectives of The DRTC. Based in Djibouti, DRTC has since been conducting training programmes designed under its four core pillars of delivering national and regional training, enhancing national legislation, information sharing and building counter piracy capacity. To date, more than 60 training courses have been delivered under the programme, benefiting over trainees, with more courses still scheduled.