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CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) Is your crew change possible?

Crew changes allowed per country, depending on nationality - Last update March, 2021

This page had been set-up by ATPI Marine & Energy team to advise on crew changes allowed per country, depending on nationality in April 2020 and was last updated on in February 2021. For more detailed information go to our travel restrictions tool - powered by Sherpa – that allows you to simply put in your destination, hit search and real time information is returned - explaining travel restrictions, quarantine rules, health documentation requirements, and PPE requirements. Please note that travel requirements are frequently updated, so we recommend that you check the latest entry requirements before your trip.

Please note more and more airlines and destinations require a COVID – 19 test or PCR test before the passenger boards the plane. In most cases the test can not be older than 3-4 days. As the requirements are rapidly changing, we recommend passengers to hold a negative PCR test before departure.

Due to COVID-19 outbreak, governments and ports are imposing restrictions on ships’ crew. Airlines are also downsizing or even ceasing operations. Even though repatriations are possible, even with restrictions, in most cases, joining a vessel remains a challenge.

ATPI has remained alert and loyal to its promise of finding the most effective travel management solutions, despite all obstacles. Working towards that direction, we have created an interactive Crew Change Matrix, that provides you with a spherical understanding of the current regulations applied in key locations.

We have hereby collected information from various sources on most common ports’ restrictions. We have combined these restrictions with flight availability so that you can have a full view of crew change possibility for, at least, the most popular crew nationalities. The content is being updated at least 2 times/week, but changes may happen suddenly without prior notice, so please confirm with your port agents and your local ATPI consultant. 

✓ = Yes
x  = No
✓ = conditional, under specific terms

NATIONALITY Banglad. Chinese Croatian Estonian Greek India Indones. Latvian Lithuanian Norwegian Panama Philippine Polish Romanian Russian Salvador. Spanish Sri Lankan Ukrainian
PORTS                    ASIA AND AUSTRALIAN REGION
Australia x x  x  x   ✓  ✓ ✓  x    x   ✓   x   ✓   x    x  x   ✓  x ✓  x 
China    x  ✓   x  x   ✓   x   x   x    x  x  x   x   x    x  x   x  x  x   x 
Hong Kong     x  ✓  x x    ✓    ✓    x    x      ✓     ✓     x     ✓     x     x  x   x  ✓ x  ✓
India        x  x   x   x     x      ✓    x   x    x   x   x    x     x     x   x    x  x  x   x 
Indonesia x  x   x   x    x    x   x   x     x     x    x    x     x      x    x    x  x  x   x 
Japan x  x   x   x   x   x   ✓    x      x     x    x   x    x      x    x    x  x ✓   x  
Korea x   x      x     x    ✓      x     ✓   x   x   ✓    x  ✓   x     ✓  x   x  ✓ ✓  ✓ 
Malaysia x   x    x   x    x    x    x    x      x     x    x    x     x      x    x   x  x  x    x  
Myanmar x   x     x    x     x     x     x      x        x       x       x       x      x      x      x     x  x  x    x  
Philippines ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓   ✓    ✓  ✓   ✓    ✓   ✓    ✓     ✓     ✓       ✓       ✓      ✓    ✓   ✓     ✓   
Singapore ✓   ✓     ✓    ✓    ✓     ✓    ✓     ✓      ✓     ✓       ✓       ✓      ✓     ✓    ✓   ✓   ✓   ✓   ✓  
UAE x   x     x     x     x     x     x     x      x     x     x     x     x     x     x     x   x  x    x  
NATIONALITY Banglad. Chinese Croatian Estonian Greek India  Indones. Latvian Lithuanian Norwegian Panama Philippine Polish  Romanian Russian Salvador. Spanish Sri Lankan Ukrainian
PORTS   EUROPEAN REGION
Belgium ✓  ✓   ✓    ✓ ✓   ✓   ✓ ✓  ✓  ✓   ✓  ✓  ✓    ✓   ✓   ✓   ✓ ✓ ✓
France ✓   ✓   ✓  ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓  ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓  ✓  ✓ ✓ ✓  ✓ ✓ ✓
Germany ✓ ✓ ✓  ✓ ✓   ✓    ✓ ✓    ✓   ✓ ✓    ✓     ✓  ✓ ✓  ✓   ✓ ✓ ✓
Gibraltar ✓ ✓  ✓   ✓  ✓    ✓    ✓    ✓    ✓   ✓    ✓  ✓ ✓  ✓    ✓   ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Greece ✓   ✓   ✓  ✓ ✓   ✓    ✓   ✓   ✓   ✓    ✓    ✓    ✓    ✓     ✓    ✓  ✓ ✓  ✓ 
Latvia ✓   ✓    ✓   ✓ ✓   ✓     ✓      ✓    ✓ ✓   ✓     ✓     ✓     ✓      ✓     ✓  ✓ ✓  ✓ 
Netherlands ✓ ✓ ✓  ✓  ✓    ✓    ✓  ✓  ✓   ✓   ✓   ✓   ✓   ✓     ✓     ✓  ✓ ✓ ✓
Norway  ✓   ✓   ✓   ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓   ✓  ✓  ✓   ✓  ✓ ✓   ✓    ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Poland ✓   ✓      ✓       ✓      ✓      ✓     ✓    ✓   ✓  ✓   ✓    ✓      ✓     ✓    ✓    ✓  ✓ ✓   ✓  
Russia ✓ ✓  ✓   ✓   x      ✓      ✓    ✓    ✓     ✓     ✓     ✓   ✓   ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ ✓  ✓ 
Spain ✓ ✓  ✓   ✓  ✓  ✓ ✓  ✓      ✓      ✓     ✓     ✓     ✓   ✓    ✓     ✓  ✓ ✓   ✓  
Turkey ✓ ✓   ✓     ✓   ✓     ✓      ✓      ✓      ✓     ✓    ✓    ✓    ✓    ✓     ✓   ✓  ✓ ✓   ✓  
UK ✓ ✓ x  x x  ✓  ✓  x  x  ✓   ✓   ✓  x    x     ✓    x  ✓ ✓   ✓  
Ukraine ✓   ✓      ✓       ✓     ✓     ✓     ✓    ✓   ✓     ✓     ✓    ✓    ✓     ✓     ✓    ✓  ✓ ✓   ✓  
NATIONALITY Banglad. Chinese Croatian Estonian Greek India Indones. Latvian Lithuanian Norwegian Panama Philippine Polish Romanian Russian Salvador. Spanish Sri Lankan Ukrainian
PORTS   AMERICAN REGION
Argentina x  x  x x  x  x  x x x  x x  x x  x  x x  x x x
Brasil x  x  x x  x  x  x x  x   x x  x x  x  x x  x x x
Canada x  ✓   ✓  ✓  ✓   ✓    ✓    x   x   ✓  x   ✓     ✓      ✓     x   ✓  x x ✓
Chile x x x x  x   x x x  x   x   x   x   x   x  x x  x x x
Mexico x  x  x x  x   x   x    x    x   x  x  x x  x  x x  x x x
Panama x x  x  x x  x  x    x    x  x  x  x x  x  x x  x x x
Salvador x x x x   x    x  x   x   x  x x x x  x  x x  x x x
Venezuela x x  x  x x  x  x   x  x x x x x  x  x x  x x x
USA  x   ✓   ✓   ✓  ✓   x  ✓     x      x    ✓  x  ✓   ✓    ✓   x  x  ✓ x ✓
NATIONALITY Banglad.  Chinese Croatian Estonian Greek   India    Indones. Latvian Lithuanian Norwegian Panama Philippine Polish   Romanian Russian Salvador. Spanish Sri Lankan Ukrainian
PORTS   AFRICAN REGION
Egypt ✓ ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ ✓   ✓ ✓  ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓  ✓  ✓ ✓ ✓
Ghana x  x  x  x  x  x   x  x  x x x  x  x  x  x  x  x x x
Kenya ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ ✓ ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ ✓  ✓  ✓ ✓ ✓
Morocco x  x  x  x  x  x  x  x x x x  x  x  x  x  x  x x  x 
Namibia ✓  ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓  ✓  ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓  ✓ 
Nigeria ✓  ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓  ✓  ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓  ✓ 
S.Africa ✓  ✓  ✓ ✓ ✓  ✓  ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓  ✓  ✓  ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Togo ✓  ✓  ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓  ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓  ✓  ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓

Last updates: 24 February, 2021

Notes

  • Above mainly refers to commercial fleet sign on crew
  • Different restrictions apply for cruise crew
  • Kindly note that ATPI is not responsible for the content of external websites cited.

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Sources for the Crew Change Matrix
WHO travel guidelines  ATPI office network
IATA (COVID-19 Travel Regulations Map) Wilhelmsen
Isos (with login) S5
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Alerts Japan tourism ministry
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