Hong Kong has actually taken a significant advance by deciding to permit unlimited team adjustments for seafarers.
After numerous initiatives, the Hong Kong Shipowner’s Association has actually achieved success in encouraging the federal government to permit team adjustment.
“The Honourable Chief Secretary has exercised his powers to approve the exemption of crew members of goods vessels, including those without cargo operations, from compulsory quarantine under Cap. 599E to undergo crew changes in Hong Kong,” HKSOA stated.
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In the continuous dilemmas, IMO had actually asked for federal governments worldwide specifying that it is very important that expert seafarers as well as aquatic employees are provided any type of essential as well as suitable exceptions from nationwide traveling or motion limitations to permit them to sign up with or leave ships, as well as federal governments must allow expert seafarers as well as aquatic employees to get off ships in port as well as transportation with their region (i.e. to a flight terminal) to permit teams to be transformed as well as seafarers to be repatriated.
“Earlier, the Hong Kong Shipowners Association has actually contacted the Chief Executive as well as consulted with the elderly authorities consisting of Secretary for Transport as well as Housing (Mr Frank Chan) as well as Director of Marine (Ms Agnes Wong). We have actually advanced some functional, concrete propositions to attend to the team adjustment concerns, whilst not jeopardizing the general public wellness of the regional area.
Hong Kong wishes to establish an instance for various other federal governments as well as to make them comprehend that delivery is crucial to win the fight versus the infection.
Recently, the initial complete team adjustment was executed in accordance with the brand-new team adjustment method established by the Singapore Crew Change Working Group (SGCCWG).
Reference: Seatrade Maritime News
