Australia To End Crew Contract Extensions
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News: Australia To End Crew Contract Extensions
19 November 2020
Australia will end its interim COVID-19 crew contract extension
measures in February 2021. The temporary
measures introduced due to the pandemic had permitted seafarers to serve on
board ships beyond 11 months.
Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has announced that from 28 February 2021
continuous service on board shall be limited to 11 months despite the pandemic
continuing. AMSA
explained that “there has been sufficient time for ship operators to adjust to the
Covid-19 world and develop new plans for seafarer repatriation and crew
changes.”
Currently seafarers are able to serve continuously on board for up to 13 months
with no plans for repatriation having to be provided or restrictions on the
ship or its owners providing the Seafarer Employment Agreement (SEA) is valid,
has been signed by all parties and is being complied with. Until 28 February
2021, where the period of service is more than 11 months but less than 13
months the Master will be required to provide a plan for the seafarers
repatriation (approved by the Flag State) that results in the repatriation of
the seafarer before the seafarer has served a maximum continuous period of 14
months.
Where the period of
service is more than 13 months the vessel will be prohibited from departing
port until AMSA is provided with a plan for the seafarers repatriation which is
approved by the Flag State and results in the repatriation of the seafarer before
the seafarer has served a maximum continuous period of 14 months.
AMSA has emphasized that seafarers have shouldered the burden of maintaining
global trade and economies by serving on ships under extended crew contracts
and that this has come at a personal cost to the seafarers. Such crew have been
unable to take shore leave and been unable to visit friends and family due to
mandatory quarantine and other COVID-19-related restrictions. AMSA alluded to
the toll on the mental health of seafarers that has been caused by the pandemic
and the extended crew contracts.
Australia has detained at least five ships since June 2020 due to crew having
employment contracts that have expired.
The club has provided a multitude of advice on seafarer mental health, available
on the right.
For further information or advice on the AMSA announcement or the club’s seafarer wellbeing
initiative please speak with your usual club contact.
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