The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has actually released advice for shipowners and also drivers on handling ship and also seafarer certifications throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Certificates are essential for proceeding ship procedures due to the fact that they function as proof of conformity with the appropriate worldwide criteria, and also they are frequently confirmed throughout numerous kinds of studies, audits and also assessments. In regular times the expiry of ship and also seafarer certifications can lead to a ship being offered a shortage and even restrained and also overcome running.
Under regular conditions preserving legitimate ship and also seafarer certifications and also maintaining them in order needs mindful preparation by shipowners and also drivers, yet it has actually currently come to be considerably extra difficult and also hard.
Guy Platten, Secretary General of the International Chamber of Shipping stated:
“This guidance provides pragmatic advice for our seafarers in response to the unique problems created by the Coronavirus pandemic, but it is essential that governments address the main issue of crew transfer and operational integrity as a matter of urgency. Our seafarers and the maritime community are the lifeblood of the global economy, we need to do all we can to maintain both crew and ship safety, while ensuring that food, fuel and goods, including vital medical supplies, continue to flow.”
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