Revised procedure for joining crew

09 Jul 2020 / Russia

Due to stabilisation of the epidemiological situation of the new COVID-19 infection and lifting of a number of restrictions in the subjects of the Russian Federation, arriving Russian crew members are no longer required to be placed in isolation for 14 days before joining their vessel.

Before embarking the vessel for a crew change, newly arrived crew members are now only required to provide a certificate of examination for a new coronavirus infection (COVID-19) (by PCR or IgG detection), received not more than 3 days before embarkation.

Please note that this applies to Russian crew members only. Crew changes for the foreign crew remain prohibited in Russia due to COVID-19.

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

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