Source: Directorate General of Shipping India
Original Date Posted: 6/7/2020
1. The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has created a global crisis which has impacted all aspects of life and badly affected the work environment. In the maritime sector, it has severely impacted the ship to shore interactions, including crew changes. . . 5. The Ministry of Home Affairs (Foreigners Division / Immigration Section), Govt. of India, has vide Office Memorandum No. 25022/12/2020-Imm dated 06.06.2020 permitted repatriation of foreign seafarers from Alang port as per the SoP proposed by the Ministry of Shipping. (Copy of the OM enclosed). Accordingly, the Directorate hereby prescribes the following Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for sign-off and repatriation of foreign seafarers from ship breaking yards for compliance by all stakeholders;
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