crew change

ICS, ITUC and ITF Urge UN To Persuade Governments To Act Urgently

  • UN Secretary-General has been urged by global industrial and shipping leaders.
  • He urged them to persuade 193 member states to act urgently for the welfare of seafarers.
  • Seafarers are currently stuck working on vessels and unable to be relieved of their duties.
  • ICS, ITUC and ITF urged to ensure governments were adopting the 12-step set of protocols.
  • Urged governments to adhere to the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights.

According to an article published in ICS, the UN...

https://mfame.guru/ics-ituc-and-itf-urge-un-to-persuade-governments-to-act-urgently/

Northern Territory allows international crew changes

Pictured: the flag of the Northern Territory; Graphic: Clker Free Vector Images from Pixabay

New rules issued today will allow shipping companies to change over crews in the Northern Territory, Australia. The new directions also preserve the exemption from mandatory quarantine for seafarers.

Restriction… and exemption

The rules in Northern Territory follow a now familiar format: there is a broad sweeping rule or restriction and that is followed by a broad exemption for certain classes of people...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/northern-territory-allows-international-crew-changes/

Crew Change Fiasco: Ships Diverge To Drop Overworked Staff!

  • Crew change crisis takes a new turn with ships deviating to India to drop overworked staff.
  • Seafarers and their families have been pouring their anguish in the social media, urging the government to come out with an SOP for crew change.
  • A lot of logistical planning and coordination goes into this, a key requirement of which is resumption of international flights.
  • Some foreign ship owners may decide to replace Indian crew with more amenable Chinese or Philippines crew.
  • Charterers may avoid...

https://mfame.guru/crew-change-fiasco-ships-diverge-to-drop-overworked-staff/

ITF And JNG Welcome IMO’s Circular Letter On Crew Change

Crew change statement graphic

The Joint Negotiating Group (JNG) representing employers and the International Transport Workers Federation (ITF) representing seafarers unions and their members welcome the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) Circular Letter (No.4204/Add.14) that was issued last week on the 5 May 2020 to all IMO Member States, United Nations, and specialized agencies, Inter-governmental and Non-governmental organizations in consultative status with IMO.

The circular letter provides a framework of...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/itf-and-jng-welcome-imos-circular-letter-on-crew-change/

Cyprus Unveils Measures To Facilitate Crew Changes Amid COVID-19

  • Cyprus adopted a formal process to facilitate crew changes in the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • Seafarers arriving by plane to Cyprus will be subject to 14 days of self-isolation.
  • They have to undergo a PCR-based coronavirus test before departure or on arrival.
  • The agent arranging the crew change is responsible for arranging the transfer.
  • The formal process will ensure the continuity of trade and the well-being of seafarers.

According to an article published in Seatrade-Maritime news and authored by...

https://mfame.guru/cyprus-unveils-measures-to-facilitate-crew-changes-amid-covid-19/

Cyprus supports seafarers with formal crew changeover process

The Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry (SDM) has formally announced a new process to facilitate crew changes during the COVID-19 pandemic. Crew changes for vessels are possible in Cyprus provided certain conditions are met. The relevant decrees issued by the Cyprus Ministry of Health also permit the long-term stay in anchorage of vessels, including cruise ships (warm lay-up)

“Seafarers are suffering under the current circumstances, impacted by extended contracts and unable to return home due to...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipping/cyprus-supports-seafarers-with-formal-crew-changeover-process/

IMO: Crew Changeovers Needed Urgently To Support Safe Flow Of Commerce By Sea

IMO Crew Changeovers Needed Urgently To Support Safe Flow Of Commerce By Sea

The need for crew changeovers to take place is of the utmost urgency, IMO Secretary-General Kitack Lim and shipping industry representatives agreed, during a virtual IMO-industry meeting hosted by IMO (30 April).

Many seafarers on board ships (and personnel in the offshore industry) have been on enforced extended contracts during the COVID-19 pandemic, with restrictions on travel making it difficult for crew to leave ships and for new crew to join ships. These extended stays on board could have...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/imo-crew-changeovers-needed-urgently-to-support-safe-flow-of-commerce-by-sea/

Queensland eases border restrictions for international seafarers

Pictured: concept of a seafarer wearing a surgical mask. Photo montage credits: Jim Wilson, OlafPictures, Pisauikan, Pixabay

Crew changes for both on-signing and off-signing ship crews are now possible in Queensland following the entry into force of a new class exemption for non-cruise maritime crew.

New border rules supersede all previous directions. The new rules continue to ban anyone from overseas or from within Australia entering Queensland. But the rules now also give a “class exemption for...

https://shippingaustralia.com.au/queensland-eases-border-restrictions-for-international-seafarers/

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