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Unit OT 18-35, Level 18, Central Park Towers, Dubai International Financial Centre, Dubai, P.O. Box 18006, United Arab Emirates
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Unit OT 18-35, Level 18, Central Park Towers, Dubai International Financial Centre, Dubai, P.O. Box 18006, United Arab Emirates
Unit OT 18-35, Level 18, Central Park Towers, Dubai International Financial Centre, Dubai, P.O. Box 18006, United Arab Emirates
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24 Jun 2020 / Sri Lanka
The Sri Lankan government has directed the temporary suspension of foreign seafarer arrivals to Sri Lanka via commercial/charter flights with immediate effect. This decision was taken after 29 seafarers who arrived from India on 22 June by a special charter flight tested positive for COVID-19.
The following operations may be conducted as usual at the ports of Colombo and Galle:
Further, the government has imposed the following measures for disembarking personnel from vessels, including local/ foreign seafarers and sea marshals.
a) A PCR test must be taken inside port or on board the vessel upon readiness to disembark
- If the vessel is berthing, PCR test can be arranged at port premises or onboard vessel (latter preferred)
- For dry docking vessels, all crew to take PCR tests before any interaction with dockyard staff
- For offshore disembarkations, PCR to be conducted once the launch reaches the pier
b) Immediately after the sample is drawn, personnel to be transferred to an isolation centre (for foreign crew), quarantine centre (Sri Lankan crew) or safe house (sea marshals) and await test results
c) Proceed for next steps accordingly as per the PCR test results
GAC Sri Lanka can coordinate the entire crew change procedure.
For further details and updates, as well as information about operations in Sri Lanka, contact GAC Sri Lanka at [email protected]