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Port Staff and Seafarer Measures on COVID-19 The term seafarer describes all officers, assistant officers, trainees, assistants and auxiliary service personnel working on the vessel. On the other hand, port staff describes those who have been assigned for the administrative affairs, especially for loading, unloading and information processing of the vessels operating domestically and/or overseas. These persons are in the high risk group of exposing themselves to Covid-19 and it is much more likely for them to infect the others. That is why, some administrative and legal regulations are also brought for these persons as summarized below: Supply of respiratory mask, disinfectant gels, safety glasses, protective overalls, nitrile gloves to the seafarers and port staff for their personal cleaning and hygiene Informing the seafarers and the port staff on the outbreak of the Covid-19; how to protect themselves from being contaminated and the measures to be taken to prevent the ou...

Vessel Measures on COVID-19 Vessels are the primary factors for maintenance of the maritime transport. In addition to the hygienic measures to be taken on the vessels, the Circulars' published by the Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, General Directorate of Maritime Affairs states what kind of measures will be taken for Turkish and Foreign Flagged Vessels and what kind of changes will be made in practice. Certain amendments were made in relation to the preliminary surveys of the Vessels: 24 hour time limit to issue notifications from the Port Single Window System to be increased to 48 hours prior to the entry of the vessel to the port in relation to daily activities of the vessel for the previous 14 days, the lists of the seafarers, the lists including the profile of the passengers, the lists of the cargo including the profile on the type and origin of the cargo To intensify free 2  and clean 3  pratique procedures Any extension request for certification and ...

What measures are taken and might be taken concerning ports, vessels and cargo?  In this article, we will try to analyze the effects of the COVID-19 Epidemic on marine trade by searching the responses of the following questions: What measures are taken and might be taken concerning ports, vessels and cargo?   Port Measures on COVID-19 As it is known, ports are facilities of loading and unloading of passenger and cargo from sea vehicles such as ships and boats, which usually accommodate cranes, road and rail connections by acting as a protective shelter for vessels from wind and waves. Failures occurred in ports may affect all transportation as well as the subsequent and related trade. In order to prevent these impacts on the ports in Turkey, various measures have been taken and will continue to be taken by the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, Ministry of Health and the relevant local authorities and administrations. Such measures can be as fol...