The Government of India has issued guidelines for the signing on and off of Indian seafarers. For those signing on, the seafarer must visit a medical practitioner to ensure that they are asymptomatic for Covid-19 and that their contact and travel history are screened.
For signing off seafarers, a health declaration should be issued by the ship and the seafarer quarantined until a Covid-19 test is undertaken in the port.
You can download the guidelines in full here.
The question which remains unanswered is that how will the seafarers move from the discharge ports to their home town since all modes of transport are shut down and stet border sealed.
Today, India’s shipping minister along with director general of shipping had a meeting with his advisors and top maritime industry executives on how to bring back Indian seafarers stuck abroad on ships or some in hotels after signing off from ships.
Large number of Indian seafarers are stuck onboard cruise ships off Florida and across Europe as cruise industry has come to an halt.
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