IMO’s Chris Trelawny has been instructing international students at the World Maritime University (WMU) in Malmö (7-9 September) on maritime security issues, including implementation of regional codes of conduct on repression of piracy and armed robbery against ships, arms on board ships, maritime security threats, and IMO maritime security regulations and guidance. Participants on the elective Maritime Security Issues in International Law course, part of WMU’s MSc programme on Maritime Safety and Environmental Administration, are from Argentina, Chile, Egypt, India, Japan, Malawi, Mexico, Nigeria, Panama, the Philippines, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tunisia, the United States and Viet Nam.