PICTURE: UK P&I Club
The UK P&I Club has actually introduced “Global Crew Change Advice,” a thorough guidebook that lays out present difficulties and also problems relating to staff adjustments in ports throughout the globe.
The UK Club dealt with over 200 of its reporters worldwide network to generate the easy-to-navigate 130-page record, which is structured to respond to 4 standard concerns.
For instance, in Kuwait, the concerns and also responses are as complies with:
Q: Are regular staff adjustments allowed in your port?
A: As of currently, staff adjustments are briefly stopped as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic in the business ports of Shuwaikh and alsoShuaiba However, authorize off is allowed at KPC terminals Mina Al Ahmadi and also Mina Abdullah.
Q: If staff adjustments are permitted, exist any type of limitations in doing so? (e.g. necessary COVID-19 examinations or quarantine needs)
A: The staff will certainly be taken straight from the ship to the airport terminal. No examinations are performed and also there is no quarantine duration.
Q: Are crewmembers that are either unwell or damaged allowed to be gotten off in your port?
A: Yes, based on authorization by Ministry of Health and also Ministry of Interior.
Q: If crewmembers are permitted to get off, exist any type of limitations in doing so? (e.g. necessary COVID-19 examinations or quarantine needs)
A: Disembarking goes through necessary COVID-19 examinations, and also there is likewise a 2 week quarantine duration.
Andrew Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, UK P&I Club, claimed: “Constantly shifting global and regional restrictions during the pandemic can play havoc with logistics and planning. Our Global Crew Change Advice manual is an important document for members and we believe this is the most comprehensive A-Z index of how ports around the world deal with crew changes in the current pandemic environment. The document will be updated regularly when the situation changes and the club hopes Members will find it invaluable when liaising with charterers and local agents for planning crew changes.”
For even more info on the Global Crew Change Advice guidebook, please get in touch with Neil Beckwith, UK P&I Club Correspondents Manager at [email protected]
