Guidance

MIN 616 Amendment 4 COVID 19 minimising risk to ship's crew and other maritime sector workers

Guidance for companies and employers regarding management and mitigation of COVID 19 (coronavirus)

From:
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Published
30 September 2020

This publication was withdrawn on

MIN 616 Amendment 4 has been replaced by MIN 616 Amendment 5

Documents

MIN 616 (M+F) Amendment 4 COVID 19 Guidance on minimising risk to ships' crews and other maritime sector workers

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This notice should be read in conjunction with the merchant shipping and fishing vessels (health and safety at work) regulations 1997, as amended and replaces MGN 616 (M+F) Amendment 3.

In this notice “shipowner” includes fishing vessel owner and “seafarers” includes fishermen.

Updates include links for guidance on www.gov.uk, including on use of PPE and face coverings on public transport and a safety alert for PPE designated as complying with KN95 standard.

Amendment 4 does not alter substantially, only to outline Public Health England guidelines on social distancing (including, where possible, maintaining a 2 metre distance from others or, where that is not possible, 1 meter with a face covering or other precautions) and to extend the guidance to cover the expected duration according to current government guidelines.

This MIN expires on 31 May 2021.

Notice to

  • ship owners
  • ship operators and managers
  • masters
  • officers and crew of merchant vessels
  • skippers and crew of domestic passenger ships and inland waterways vessels
Published 30 September 2020