The Singapore Maritime Port Authority announcing new enhanced crew change procedure to be effective as of today.
Sea launch transfer for ship crew
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All agents/owners shall charter the entire launch boat when performing crew change. There shall be no other personnel taking the same launch boat with the sign on/sign off crew.
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Crew shall remain in the vehicle/transport until the launch boat(s) is/are ready for boarding. Crew shall not be loitering at the pier for the launch boat.
Members are to be guided accordingly. To follow implementation measures imposed by the Singapore authorities, please go to
our implementation page.
BIMCO General COVID-19 Links
BIMCO is continuously monitoring COVID-19 restrictions and its impact on the shipping industry in particular on crew changes. Below are some of the type of information currently being provided by BIMCO :
You can also view all information on our
COVID-19 landing page.
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