Negligence of small minority risks setbacks to crew change progress

Source: ICS

Original Date Posted: 7/23/2020

The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has today reminded the global shipping industry that failure to adhere to crew change protocols must not be tolerated. Alarming reports of ship managers and individuals failing to comply with national crew change guidelines have come to ICS attention. With stories emerging yesterday of crew arriving in Singapore with Covid-19 symptoms, it is clear that some seafarers and crew and manning companies are “not taking seriously” the protocol of self-imposed isolation (minimum of 14 days) when being rostered for crew change.

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