The “Global Health Emergency Guide” has been released by the International Chamber of Shipping and it aims to help shipping companies prepare, act and recover from any future global health emergency.
The guid sets out a step-by-step action plan that can be implemented within the safety management system and incorporated into the company crisis management plan.
Content includes:
- Roles and responsibilities for all ship and shore teams, including crewing, crisis management and communication teams
- Seafarer health and wellness and supporting crew’s mental health
- Reducing risk of an outbreak on board
- Crew change protocols for crewing and for seafarers
- Procedures in the event of an outbreak in port and at sea
- Access to medical care on board and at port
- Emergency communications planning
- Re-assessing protocols and implementing lessons learned after a global health emergency
- Maintaining compliance with international regulations, including the WHO International Health Regulations 2005, the ILO Maritime Labour Convention 2006 and the FAL Convention
Each part comes with a toolkit of more than 30 checklists, posters, templates, and forms to help companies implement their protocols.
The guide is priced at GBP 180.
Further details can be obtained from the International Chamber of Shipping.
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