MPA UPDATED REQUIREMENTS FOR SIGN-OFF CREW FROM OCEAN-GOING | ALPHA CREW GROUP
MPA UPDATED REQUIREMENTS FOR SIGN-OFF CREW FROM OCEAN-GOING CARGO SHIPS
For crew change applications where the sign-off crew requires PDT before departing Singapore, in addition to the existing requirement of crew not having gone ashore for 21 days, all crew on board shall produce a negative test result from a COVID-19 PCR test taken at the vessel’s last port of call before calling at Singapore. The test results shall be submitted to MPA as soon as they are available and before the vessel arrives Singapore. This new requirement shall apply to all sign-off applications submitted from 15 February 2021.
