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MIN 656 (M): Understanding the long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on seafarer wellbeing

This MIN provides guidance for shipowners on the stressors which have been created or exacerbated by the conditions throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and provides some mitigating strategies.

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MIN 656 (M)

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This note provides information on the potentially long-lasting and far-reaching impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on seafarer wellbeing. It provides guidance for shipowners on the stressors which have been created or exacerbated by the conditions throughout the pandemic and provides some mitigating strategies.

In this document the term shipowner is used in the sense that it is used in health and safety regulation, as the person responsible for the operation of the ship. This is often the same organisation as the ‘company’ referred to in the ISM code.

This is a notice to all Shipowners, ship operators, shipping managers, shipping agents and Masters.

This MIN expires 30th June 2022.

Published 2 March 2021