Effective from 9 August, the Hong Kong Department of Health issued “Updated Exemption Conditions and Quarantine Arrangement for Visiting Vessels”. The Government has adopted a risk-based approach and re-categorised overseas places into high-risk, medium-risk and low-risk groups.
Exemption Conditions Applicable to Crew Change for Goods Vessels with Cargo Operation
-Crew Change Arrangement Concerning Vessels which have called the ports of “Group A Specified Places” under Cap. 599H: No crew change (including sign-on and sign-off crew) is permitted for goods vessels which have called the ports of high risk places specified in Group A under the Prevention and Control of Disease (Regulation of Crossboundary Conveyances and Travellers) Regulation (Cap. 599H) during the 21 days prior to arrival in Hong Kong. These vessels will be allowed to enter Hong Kong for cargo operation without crew change. All crew members should remain on-board the vessels during the stay of the vessels in Hong Kong waters and should not get ashore.
-Crew Change Arrangement Concerning Vessels which have called the ports of Places other than “Group A Specified Places” under Cap. 599H: For goods vessels with cargo operation which have not called the ports of “Group A specified places” under Cap. 599H during the 21 days prior to arrival in Hong Kong and intend to conduct crew change, the following conditions will apply:
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