After a signing-on crew member was found to be positive with COVID-19 upon arrival in Singapore, the Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) has had to muster significant resources to trace travellers who were in proximity with the affected individual.
All ship owners, managers, and manning officers are reminded to impress upon all signing-on crew members that they must observe their own 14 days isolation period. This is one of the primary pre-requisite conditions mandated by the MPA upon their in-principle no objection for crew change.
Crewing and manning companies must also monitor and check signing -on crew randomly and frequently to ensure that the isolation regime is being complied with.
The Singapore Shipping Association states that a second incident could jeopardise crew changes in Singapore and there will be severe penalties imposed for incidences of any crew landing in Singapore with COVID-19 symptoms.
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