To: Port's authorities
To: Ship agents
To: Owners and Ship Masters
In the precautionary measure undertaken by the UAE to ensure strict monitoring and prevention of the spread of the new Coronavirus, it has been decided to:
1. Suspend Ferry services with Islamic Republic of IRAN until further notice from FTA.
2. Ship masters should send health declaration 72 hours before arrival to UAE to the port authorities irrespective of their last port of call, with undertaking from the master that no crew member is suffering from any Symptoms suggestive of Corona Virus illness.
3. Symptoms may appear after vessel arrival during the vessel stay at anchorage or at the berth, therefore port authorities should remind Master of the vessel to report any suspected cases after her arrival.
4. Suspected cases should be reported immediately by the port to the FTA and the Heath authorities.
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