WEEKLY COVID-19 UPDATE
SİRKÜLER NO: 6.12 /394-311 = 08/06/2020
Üyesi bulunduğumuz FONASBA' dan 08.06.2020
tarihinde almış olduğumuz e- posta mesajı ve ekler aşağıdaki gibidir.
“Dear All,
Please find attached today’s weekly cumulative update of current
COVID-19 precautions. Thanks to those associations that have provided us with
updated reports, they are much appreciated, others will of course also be
welcome.
Organising the repatriation of seafarers and the arrival of replacement
crew remains an issue which continues to impact on the health and mental well-being
of the 100,000 individuals concerned. Some of them are facing being away from
home and family for a year. Unfortunately suicides amongst seafarers are
increasing. The difficulties of arranging air and land transport are often
exacerbated by the unhelpful attitude of some national authorities, for example
when issuing border visas. In recent weeks we have asked all FONASBA member
associations to join together with their ship owning and crewing colleagues to
remind government departments that ships’ crews have been deemed to be key
workers and allowing for their repatriation and subsequent is both vital to
their own health and also to ensuring that shipping can continue to operate
through the COVID pandemic.
A further reminder to officials would therefore be timely. In this
respect we are attaching once again the guidance provided by IMO, and supported
by FONASBA and other maritime sector organisations, which clearly states that
Member States should “Grant professional seafarers and marine personnel any
necessary and appropriate exemptions from national travel or movement
restrictions in order to facilitate their joining or leaving ships”. Such
exemptions should also apply to all seafarers, not just those of the country
concerned. The authorities may also need reminding that these measures only
apply to seafarers, are only temporary and normal visa and other immigration
controls can be reintroduced once the pandemic is over.
Thank you in advance for engaging once again with your authorities.
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Ek 2: IMO CIRCULAR LETTER NO.4204-ADD.6 COVID-19
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