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Latest news on the coronavirus from the NMA

Here you will find the latest news from the Norwegian Maritime Authority related to the corona virus and the possible challenges this presents for shipping. Read more about how the situation can affect our case handling time and priorities.

Protocols for crew change in Norway
Extending the validity of personal certificates
Validity of trading certificates and vessel instructions

  • Vaccination offered to foreign seafarers
  • Exemption from the quarantine hotel requirement for seafarers signing on vessels in Norway
  • New entry rules from 29 January 2021 – exemptions for seafarers
  • Guidelines for crew changes in Norway during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Update - Extending the validity of personal certificates, medical certificates and CRA
  • Update concerning quarantine rules for ships arriving in Norway from the United Kingdom
  • Paris MoU puts crew change challenges on the agenda
  • Extending the validity of all vessel certificates, company certificates and vessel instructions expiring before 1 July 2021
  • Expired employment agreements
  • Increasing the possibility of performing remote ISM, ISPS and MLC audits
  • Paris MoU guidance on COVID-19 updated and available for the industry
  • IMO-Guidelines for crew change
  • Provisional Certificates of Nationality/Registry and Continuous Synopsis Records (CSRs) as PDF copies only
  • Covid-19 and registrations in the Norwegian Ship Register (NIS/NOR)
  • Risk assessment and emergency preparedness in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Allows for remote ISM audits
  • Paris MOU guidance regarding the impact of COVID-19
  • Guidance for preventing the spread of the corona virus on board ships
  • Supervision of newbuildings, conversions and registrations during the coronavirus pandemic
  • Postponement of IMO meetings
  • Exemption from the requirement for training positions
  • Postponement deadline for payment of vessel fees
  • Seafarers may be exempt from completing the practical part of selected courses up until 1 July 2020
  • Documentary requirements for change of crew
  • Regarding hours of rest and manning
  • Implementation of ISM audits – extended deadline
  • NAV only issues sea service books for seafarers on vessels engaged on foreign voyages
  • Measures to prevent the spread of the coronavirus
  • Update on the coronavirus in the shipping sector
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