B Verdrag inzake het vergemakkelijken van het internationale verkeer ter zee
– PUBLIC HEALTH AND QUARANTINE, INCLUDING SANITARY MEASURES FOR ANIMALS AND PLANTS
6.11 Standard. Contracting Governments and their relevant authorities shall, to the greatest extent possible, allow ships and ports to remain fully operational, in order to maintain complete functionality of supply chains during a public health emergency of international concern in line with the International Health Regulations and any relevant recommendations of WHO.
6.12 Recommended Practice. Contracting Governments and their relevant authorities should facilitate the continuing operation of shipping, and of ports under their jurisdiction, to allow the transport of marine cargoes so that supply chains are not disrupted and to allow the global economy to continue to function during a public health emergency of international concern.
6.13 Recommended Practice. Contracting Governments and their relevant authorities, when implementing policies and measures to protect public health, should also avoid the introduction of unnecessary interference to ship and port operations, including the movement of ship’s crew for the purposes of crew changes, repatriation and travel of crews, as well as the wider functionality of port ecosystems (terminals, warehouses, rail and trucking services, etc.) during a public health emergency of international concern.
6.14 Recommended Practice. Contracting Governments and their relevant authorities, when implementing policies and measures to protect public health, should engage with appropriate stakeholders within their national shipping and port sectors to discuss coordination and arrangements, and any contingencies to secure continued facilitation of maritime trade, including port hinterland connections, during a public health emergency of international concern.
6.15 Standard. Public authorities shall provide ships with relevant information, where available, about the applicable public health measures, prior to arrival at a port or anchorage in its territory, to enable ships to implement their relevant plans and procedures and to provide their crews with the necessary guidance.
6.16 Recommended Practice. Contracting Governments and their relevant authorities are encouraged to provide ships visiting ports or anchorages in their territory with information related to the public health emergency of international concern, including on recommended health protection measures based on scientific or medical advice (e.g. on standard infection prevention measures, personal protective equipment (PPE) and cleaning and disinfection procedures).
6.17 Recommended Practice. Without prejudice to the relevant Articles of the International Health Regulations (2005), Contracting Governments and their relevant authorities should request the masters of ships visiting ports or anchorages in their territory, to:
a) report any cases of illness or symptoms on board, related to the public health emergency of international concern, using the Maritime Declaration of Health in accordance with the International Health Regulations, as early as possible before arrival, to the relevant authority in the port;
b) monitor shipboard personnel regularly, while the ship is visiting ports or anchorages in their territory, for the exhibition of any symptoms; and
c) report any changes in circumstances of the health of shipboard personnel to the relevant authority in the port.
6.18 Standard. Contracting Governments and their relevant authorities shall ensure to the greatest extent possible a safe ship-shore interface during a public health emergency of international concern.
6.19 Recommended Practice. Contracting Governments and their relevant authorities should assess any risks to ships and ports during a public health emergency of international concern and ensure that they are effectively managed through good communication and cooperation between relevant authorities ashore and the ship.
6.20 Recommended Practice. Contracting Governments and their relevant authorities should also ensure that policies and measures to protect public health do not obstruct the provision of essential services to ships, including the delivery of provisions, supplies or spare parts during the public health emergency of international concern.
6.21 Recommended Practice. Contracting Governments and their relevant authorities should take account of recommendations of the Organization relevant to ensuring to the greatest extent possible a safe ship-shore interface between ship and shore-based personnel.
6.22 Standard. Contracting Governments and their relevant authorities shall ensure that port workers and ship’s crew, regardless of their nationality or flag of their ship, when in their territory, are designated as key workers (or equivalent) providing an essential service during a public health emergency of international concern.
6.23 Standard. Contracting Governments and their relevant authorities shall, in accordance with relevant international maritime regulations, continue to facilitate ship’s crew changes to the greatest extent possible, including the travel and repatriation of crew, during a public health emergency of international concern applying appropriate public health measures, as well as to ensure access to visas in accordance with the applicable national legislation and procedures.
6.24 Recommended Practice. Contracting Governments and their relevant authorities should take account of recommendations of the Organization relevant to the facilitation of crew changes and travel by ship’s crew during a public health emergency of international concern.
- Regeling
- Verdrag inzake het vergemakkelijken van het internationale verkeer ter zee
- Afkortingen
- FAL, FAL 1965
- Soort
- Verdrag
- Geldend vanaf
- 01-01-2025
- BWB-id
- BWBV0003243
- Versie
- 2025-01-01_0