The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina), under the guidance of the Department of Transportation (DoTr), recently issued detailed procedures and health and safety protocols on the repatriation of Filipino seafarers and the conduct of crew changes in the country’s domestic and international ports.

These cover the following: Filipino seafarers joining a ship docked in the Philippines or overseas (outbound); Filipino seafarers leaving a ship (inbound); special procedures for Filipino seafarers leaving a cruise ship docked in Philippine seaports; Filipino seafarers transiting in the Philippines (airport/terminal to airport/terminal); foreign seafarers joining a ship docked in the Philippine seaport from the airport (airport to ship); foreign seafarers leaving a ship docked in Philippine seaport to an airport (ship to airport); and foreign seafarers transiting in the philippines (airport/terminal to airport/terminal).

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