Heightened mandatory precautionary measures for ship repair calls or contact ops in shipyard/process terminals/marine & process waterfront facilities

10 May 2021 / Singapore

All arriving “Not To Land” NTL crew from ships arriving at shipyards for repairs or conduct contact operations in shipyards/process terminals are subjected to the heightened mandatory precautionary measures, as follows:

Pre-Arrival Criteria
a) No Crew Change within the past 21 days prior entering Singapore
b) No Shore leave or physical interaction with any overseas individuals other than own crew within the past 21 days prior entering Singapore
c) All crew must have negative Pre-Departure Swab Test results, taken at their last port call.

Upon Arrival in Shipyard/Process Terminal/Marine & Process waterfront facilities
a) On arrival Swab and Serology (Total Ab or IgM+IgG) tests
b) Day 3, D7, D14 and D21 Swab tests

The Singapore Economic Development Board’s (EDB's) approval must be sought before accepting any ships arriving or transiting through India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka into shipyards/process terminals/Marine & Process waterfront facilities in the past 21 days. Shipyards/process terminals/Marine & Process waterfront facilities are to work with ship agents, and email [email protected] with the header “EDB’s Approval required: Acceptance of Ships arriving from India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka”.

Process terminals must only conduct contactless operations or contactless operations with segregation regardless of the ship’s last port of call. These vessels should also conduct contactless operations in any port of call in the past 21 days prior entering Singapore.

(For further details and updates, as well as information about operations in Singapore, contact GAC Singapore at [email protected])

Source: Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore notice dated 7 May 2021

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