ENHANCEMENTS TO CREW CHANGE FOR CARGO SHIPS IN THE PORT OF SINGAPORE

Source: MARITIME AND PORT AUTHORITY OF SINGAPORE

Original Date Posted: 8/28/2020

"With effect from 01 September 2020, MPA will consider the following circumstances for crew change applications:

(a) crew whose employment contract has expired;

(b) additional crew on board whose sign-off would not affect the safe manning of the ship;

(c) change of crew due to the sale or purchase of ship;

(d) personnel who are not part of the ship’s crew such as superintendents and service engineers;

(e) compassionate grounds e.g. death of family member; or

(f) the crew is no longer medically fit to work onboard the ship."

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