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08 Jan 2021 / Philippines
Here are the updated guidelines on the conduct of crew changes in the Philippines, dated 07 January 2021:
(A) Ships coming from or having rendered port of call/s from the below listed countries within 14 days immediately preceding arrival in the Philippines, are temporarily restricted from disembarking their foreign seafarers until 15 January 2021.
List of identified countries:
1. Australia
2. Brazil
3. Canada
4. Denmark
5. Finland
6. France
7. Germany
8. Hong Kong
9. Iceland
10. India
11. Ireland
12. Israel
13. Italy
14. Japan
15. Jordan
16. Lebanon
17. Netherlands
18. Norway
19. Portugal
20. Singapore
21. South Africa
22. South Korea
23. Spain
24. Sweden
25. Switzerland
26. United Kingdom
27. United States
Please note that additional countries can be included in the above list as may be directed by the Office of the President.
However, foreign passengers coming from, or who have been to Portugal, India, Finland, Norway, Jordan and Brazil within 14 days immediately preceding arrival in the Philippines, arriving before January 8, 2021, 12:01AM, Manila time, shall be allowed to enter the Philippines. They shall be required to undergo an absolute facility-based 14-day quarantine period, even if they have obtained a negative RT-PCR test result.
(B) Filipino and foreign seafarers with no immigration admission in any of the countries listed in Item A within the last 14 days preceding arrival in the Philippines shall be allowed to disembark subject to existing health and safety protocols of the established One-Shop Shops (OSS) for Seafarers.
(C) Filipino seafarers coming from countries mentioned in Item A, or who have been to the same within 14 days immediately preceding arrival in the Philippines, shall not be prohibited from disembarking their ships, but shall be required to undergo an absolute facility-based 14-day quarantine period notwithstanding a negative RT-PCR result.
(D) Seafarers that fall under the classifications of Item C are only allowed to disembark in Port of Manila and shall be transported by their shipping agents to the designated quarantine facility via P2P under strict monitoring of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG).
Relative thereto, Filipino seafarers shall undergo the mandatory 14-day quarantine in OWWA-assigned facilities or at Athlete’s Village in New Clark City with accommodation shouldered by the Philippine government.
(E) Embarkation to ships bound to the countries mentioned in Item A shall be subject to the existing exit protocols of the Philippines as well as entry protocols of the respective countries.
For further details or information about operations in the Philippines, contact GAC Philippines at [email protected]