Amid the crew change crisis within shipping industry, Cyprus Shipping Deputy Ministry issued a marine circular to better explain under which conditions crew change operations are allowed.
According to the circular, crew changes in ports of Cyprus are allowed under the following conditions:
- For crew changes involving crew members regardless of nationality which, in the 14 preceding days before their arrival in Cyprus, were in countries belonging only to categories A or B, or were onboard vessels which did not dock at any port, or which docked only at ports of countries belonging to categories A or B, no approval is required from the Shipping Deputy Ministry. In all such cases, crew changes should be executed in accordance with all existing measures and procedures applicable to persons arriving from countries belonging to categories A and B.
- Applications for crew changes released (signed off) discharged from merchant or other vessels should be submitted by the interested companies to the Shipping Deputy Ministry, at the email address [email protected] and should include:
Name of ship and IMO number (if applicable)
Port or port facility in Cyprus
Name(s) of crew member(s)
Details of departure flight
Location of residence in Cyprus (if applicable) - No approval is required for crew changes between vessels (which do not involve the embarkation / disembarkation of any crew members).
- Crew members intending to enter the Republic of Cyprus through airports of the Republic, bound for enlistment with merchant or other vessels in ports and port facilities of Cyprus should obtain the Cyprus Flight Pass, providing all information, data and declarations required.
- Crew should hold the Cyprus Flight Pass before boarding the airplane and before their arrival in the Republic. For crew members of ships or other vessels, whose flight originates from a country other than category A and B country, Cyprus Flight Pass may be obtained with responsibility of the ship agent or the company representing the ship or other vessel in Cyprus.
- The agent or company should, within 14 days before the flight, obtain special entry permission, through web page www.cyprusflightpass.gov.cy. Applications not submitted by agents or companies not seated in the Republic will be rejected.
- An individual approval of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works will be required for any case of private flight.
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