Updated crew change protocol during COVID-19

28 May 2020 / Gibraltar

Crew changes will be allowed by Gibraltar Port Authority [GPA] subject to compliance with the following measures:

Disembarkation:

  • OPL will now be allowed for disembarking crew.
  • Disembarking crew to confirm free of any symptoms for past 14 days - vessel’s master to provide official declaration.
  • Agent to arrange special transport provisions - transportation from Port to Airport/Hotel needs to be carried out in the ‘Dirty Vehicle’. Details of which can be found below.
  • Agent’s launch crew to avoid close contact with disembarking crew.
  • Hotel stays are allowed for a maximum of 10 days. Details of hotels which can be used can be found below.

Embarking Crew:

  • OPL will now be allowed for embarking crew.
  • Only designated hotels to be used where hotel stay is required. Details of hotels which can be used can be found below.
  • Agent to arrange special transport provisions - transportation from Airport/Hotel to Port needs to be carried out in the ‘Dirty Vehicle’. Details of which can be found below.
  • Agent launch crew to avoid close contact with embarking crew.

Travel Arrangements and Hotel Accommodation for Crew Members

All seafarer transportation needs to be carried out in ‘dirty vehicle’ For benefit of any doubt the use of dirty vehicles are those that adhere to the following conditions:
1. Capacity to transport 22 pax.
2. The driver is separated from the passengers by a compartment (no physical or airborne contact).
3. The vehicle is only used to transport seafarers.

Transportation of seafarers are 3rd party arrangements between the agent and service provider. Currently the following have adapted vehicles:
Persian Rose (contactable via email [email protected])
Calypso
Blands Travel

The GPA is to be copied into any transport arrangements on the emails above provided.

As from Monday 27 May 2020, hotel accommodation for sea fearers has been extended up to 10 days maximum. The following hotels are designated hotels for seafarer transfers:
1. Rock Hotel
2. Holiday Inn Express
3. EliottHotel
4. Caleta Palace Hotel

The accommodation of seafarers is a 3rd party arrangement between the agent and service provider. The GPA is to be copied into any accommodation arrangements.

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

Source: Gibraltar Port Authority Port Circular No.17 of 2020 dated 26 April 2020

If quoting any content from Hot Port News, please cite GAC Hot Port News as the source.

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