After departure the crew should be aware of the symptoms and report any occurring symptoms immediately to the person in charge of medical care. The ship-owner/operator should avoid making crew changes in the ports of an affected country. The Master should give careful consideration to granting any shore leave whilst in impacted ports. The ISPS requirements on avoiding boarding by unauthorized personnel should be strictly enforced while in port.
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The Master should ensure that the crew is aware of the risks, how the virus can be spread and how to reduce the risk.
Ebola information aimed at ship masters/ crews / owners - Overview: The three global shipping related bodies ICS, IMEC and ITF have issued a joint advisory: see here. You may find such examples here, and the WHO travel advice here. UNICEF has compiled a number of such posters in French, English and Portuguese. A number of informative posters have been made by the health authorities in the affected countries and by intergovernmental agencies.
Information to crew about these measures is therefore vital. Information posters and general advice: According to the WHO, the Ebola virus is not airborne and infection can be prevented by means of basic sanitary measures. See more information here, in our previous update. Link Note that several land borders between the affected countries are closed, and preventive health measures are in place. The World Health Organization (WHO) has labelled the outbreak as a “Public Health Emergency of International Concern” and reported a death toll of 1145 as per 15 august.
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