Shipowners P&I Services Ltd., our correspondents in Jamaica, has provided us with the following information.
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With immediate effect, all vessels arriving in Jamaican waters must submit the following information
- Vessel’s last 5 ports of call.
- Cases of illness and/or suspected cases of illness on board.
- Crew members/passengers who have signed on the vessel within the last 21 days and the place of origin of crew/passenger.
This information is required 24 hours prior to the arrival of the vessel and should be submitted to the Kingston pilot office at “dispatcher@portjam.com” and Quarantine office at “porthealthne@gmail.com“.
Kindly see attached documents for further details.
Additionally, crew members joining vessels, superintendents technicals and other personel may be refused entry into the island if they had been to an ebola affected country in 28 days prior.
https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/news/UPDATE–Jamaica-bans-travellers-from-Ebola-affected-areas
https://jamaica-gleaner.com/latest/article.php?id=56060
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