Guidance

MIN 616 Amendment 5: 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
26 March 2021

This publication was withdrawn on

MIN 616 Amendment 5 has been replaced by MIN 616 Amendment 6.

Documents

MIN 616 (M+F) Amendment 5: COVID 19 Guidance on minimising risk to ships' crews and other maritime sector workers

PDF, 147 KB, 3 pages

Details

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 MIN 616 (M+F) Amendment 4.

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

The links include the use of PPE and face coverings on public transport and a safety alert for PPE designated as complying with KN95 standard.

Amendment 5 does not amend the substantive guidance, but updates the links in Annex A.

This MIN expires on 31st July 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 26 March 2021